Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 20 of 27)

Joseph Zehnder was educated in the public schools of Switzerland and in 1888 came to the United States. As soon as he had attained his majority, he was taken into the dairy business as an equal partner, the firm being known now as Zehnder Brothers. A cousin, Richard Zehnder, is also a member of the firm, and they all work together, sharing alike in the profits. Joseph Zehnder has devoted himself closely to the upbuilding of the business and has shown himself a man of sound judgment and keen discrimination. On November 11, 1902, he was united in marriage to Miss Zoe Wright, who was born in Belleville, St. Clair county, Illinois, a daughter of Henry and Anna (Machota) Wright, the former a native of England and the latter of Bohemia. Mr. Wright was a machinist by trade and also worked in coal mines. He died in Illinois in 1882 and is survived by his widow. They were the parents of three children, Elizabeth, John A. and Mrs. Zehnder, who by her marriage has become the mother of three children: Martin, who is married and has a son, Robert, born August 10, 1924; Fred, at home; and Agnes, who graduated from high school and is now at home. The Zehnder brothers have long been recognized as among the most progressive and enterprising citizens of their section of the county and, because of their persistent industry, their consistent lives and their friendly manner, they have well merited the high esteem in which they are held by all who know them.

; The late John Fraser MacFarlane well deserves mention with those who stand in the front rank of the able, progressive and successful business men of Tacoma as his position was an enviable one throughout the locality long honored by his citizenship. He was a man of indomitable energy, tireless in the prosecution of his plans, and the success which crowned his efforts was but the legitimate fruitage of his labors. He carried forward to successful completion whatever he underns and ee ane: were in strict conformity with the standard ethics of commercial life, so that he enjoyed to a mar i healer ie atic! - : arked degree the respect and good will Mr. MacFarlane was a native of Ontario, Canada, and i He secured his education in the schools of te neighborhood ond ee rehne until twenty years of age, when he went to Detroit, Michigan, and for about two years was engaged in mechanical construction work. He then went to Winnipe Canada, where for eight or ten years -he was employed in the mechanical de are ment of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. In March, 1891, he came to atiind' getd went to work in the machine shop of the A. B. Todd Company, proprietors of a well known machine shop and foundry. He remained there for some time, and then became superintendent of the Dry Dock Company, which responsible acraan a held ae a number of years. In 1906 he organized the Nickerson-MacFarlane achinery Company, which was for several years located at Dock and Fifteenth streets. C. C. Doud was admitted to the firm, as a silent partner, and about 1909 the plant was moved to a location on the water front, where they drectéd a good set of buildings. Subsequently Mr. Doud bought Mr. Nickerson's interest in th busi ness and about one year after the close of the war Mr. MacFarlane owin : t vl health, retired from the business. Later, however, he was persuaded to veaer end take over the management of operations, and continued in the presidency of the company up to the time of his death, which occurred November ZO OZAR

On the 19th of June, 1890, Mr. MacFarlane was united in marriage to Miss Edith Holding, who was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a daughter of Henry and Martha Holding, the former born in Toronto and the latter in South Carolina. Mrs. MacFarlane is a descendant of a long line of American ancestors, her father's family having settled in Virginia in a very early day. In her young girlhood her family moved to Illinois and later located in Detroit, where she was living at the time of her marriage. To Mr. and Mrs. MacFarlane was born a daughter, Lura, who graduated from the Annie Wright Seminary, in Tacoma, and later became the wife of Captain Oscar Kain, of the United States army, who was stationed for a time at Honolulu with the First Infantry Regiment, of the Thirteenth Division. They are now living in Kentucky.

Mr. MacFarlane gave his political support to the republican party, though he was too busy a man to hold office. He belonged to Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and attended the Presbyterian church. A public-spirited man in all that the term implies, he was ever interested in enterprises tending to promote the public welfare and withheld his support from no movement for the good of the locality. His personal relations with his fellowmen were ever pleasant and agreeable and he was highly regarded by all, for he was obliging and straightforward in all the relations of life and genial and pleasant in his social intercourse.

The name of the late C. H. Manning deserves a place on the list of the enterprising, progressive and successful citizens of Pierce county, for he contributed much to the material, civil and moral advancement of his community, while his admirable qualities of head and heart and the straightforward course of his daily life won for him the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Mr. Manning was born in New York state in 1837, and his death occurred in the spring of 1910, at the age of seventy-three years. After completing his education in the public schools, he learned the trade of carpentering and cabinetmaking. In 1877 he came to the Pacific coast, stopping in Seattle for a short time, and in 1878 came to Tacoma, where he followed his trade, and engaged in contracting and building, his home being on old C street for a number of years. He then went to Puyallup, where he was engaged in the same line of work, and also lived at Lakeview, Vancouver, Portland, Steilacoom and other places until 1903, or the following year, when he came to Roy, and established his permanent residence. ;

In 1878 Mr. Manning engaged in the evergreen tree seed business, at first in a small way, but as the years passed the business steadily grew until it attained an important place among the leading industries of this section of the county, the Manning Seed Company enjoying a wide reputation, extending even to foreign countries. The company handles all kinds of evergreen tree seeds, which are sold chiefly for reforestation purposes, all the seeds being procured from native trees of Oregon and Washington, and during the proper season from five hundred to a thousand people collect seeds for this company, many of them being farmers who do this along with their regular work. They send in the raw material, cones, from which the seeds are secured. The business has grown from a small, unpretentious plant at Bolton Prairie until now it is recognized as the largest concern in its line in the west. Since the death of Mr. Manning, the business has been carried on by his sons, Joseph A., William P. and C. H. Mr. 'Manning at one time entered a homestead at Wollochet Bay but did not prove up on it. ; :

While living in New York state, Mr. Manning was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Lasher, a native of that state, who died in 1913. They became the parents of the following children: Joseph A., who lives in Portland, Oregon, is married and has two children; William P. is married and lives in Tacoma; Mrs. Mary Brown, who was born in Iowa and now lives in Tacoma, is the mother of one child, Franklin E.; C. H., who lives in Roy, where he owns a tie mill and other property, is married and has seven children; Lottie L. is the wife of H. L. Wolf, a merchant in Roy, represented elsewhere in this work; Rose is the wife of J. V. Kidd, of Seattle; Grace is the wife of George Taylor, of California, and they have one child; and

Mrs. Clara Hall, who lived in Tacoma until her death. Mr. Manning was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and Custer Post, G. A. R., at Tacoma, and served two terms as county assessor. He was widely recognized as a man of sound judgment, sterling integrity and exemplary citizenship, and during all the years of his residence in Pierce county enjoyed an enviable reputation for his substantial qualities and fine personality.

George P. Wright

One of the largest and most important wholesale houses in Tacoma is that of the Tacoma Grocery Company, of which George P. Wright is the president and general manager. Mr. Wright has not only been active and successful in his business affairs, but in matters affecting the welfare of the municipality he has been a prominent figure and a potent factor, his efforts having resulted in measures looking to the distinct benefit of the city. Mr. Wright was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1865, and was reared and educated there. In 1886 he came to Washington, locating first in Spokane, but later engaging in farming near Walla Walla.

In 1897 he came to Tacoma, having been appointed to the office of state grain inspector by Governor John R. Rogers, which position he held until after the Governor's death, when he was succeeded by a political appointee of the opposite party to which Governor Rogers' successor belonged. In the meantime Mr. Wright had assisted in organizing the Tacoma Grocery Company and had become a substantial stockholder therein.

In 1904 he was elected mayor of Tacoma and was reelected in 1906. His first opponent was Mayor Louis D. Campbell, and his opponent in 1906 was W. L. McCormick, secretary and treasurer of the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company, and at that time president of the Pacific National Bank. At the beginning of his services as mayor, the city water consisted of a small and unsatisfactory supply derived partly from small springs and creeks and partly from wells near South Tacoma. The fire hazard was great, and the water supply totally deficient for sprinkling purposes in the summer time and all the supply of a questionable quality. The population of the city had outgrown these temporary sources. The light and power situation, too, was of a temporary character and deficient in point of service. Electrical power was being purchased from private corporations which owned hydro-electric power developments, Tacoma owning only the distributing system in the city and dependent on purchasing the power with which to operate this distributing system. The service up to this time had been very unsatisfactory. i

Mayor Wright, after due investigation of both of these utility services, decided on a radical departure from anything that had been heretofore presented to the people. The proposal on the water question was to abandon temporary make-shifts and go to a stream sufficient to provide a large future supply by gravity. This project was eventually carried out by the construction of the Green river water supply system owned and operated by the municipality, which has proved a complete success providing the best quality of water at a reasonable cost and thereby paying up all the previous indebtedness which had been piled up against an inadequate supply amounting in all to about six million dollars. The Green river gravity supply system cost something over two million dollars, but its earnings have been sufficient and the water rates have from necessity been made high enough to pay not only its own construction and operation, maintenance and so forth but al ' millions that had been previously wasted on make-shift propositions. : saa aaa: : sea - the light and power situation was even more radical wi ut to a greater success. It was no less a scheme than to inaugurate. a municipally owned hydro-electric generating power system and the location for th first unit was selected on the Nisqually river at La Grande. This was subs pot after the Mayor had -elimi here Mg oe y ad gone out of office, but all the preliminary stages looking to it ere ees were worked out by him before his retirement ea e contests preceding the elections, when these two que a i to the voters, were very trying and were bitterly opposed Wy tae Wiha aks the press of the city in part, but public opinion finally sustained the M a 'th polls on both these great questions, so that Mr. Wright seems justified a SE to be the father of the municipal ownership of Tacoma's public utilities and Eatatrad of water and of light and of power as the original installation of the Nisqually power plant made possible the later development of the power plant on the Skokomish river, now known as the Cushman power plant. Business responsibilities prompted the Mayor to retire in 1908, but his party refused to listen and insisted on his renomination, as his administration had been very progressive and the town had prospered and grown as a result. A third term was refused by the people as Mr. Wright was a democrat and at that time compelled to be nominated under a party designation for the democrats controlled only twenty-five per cent of the votes. The aroused opposition found it necessary at this time to bring about his defeat, which was followed, during the term of his successor, by the inauguration of a commission form of government and the adoption of a new charter.

After this time Mr. Wright engaged in the activities of his former business connections and in addition, carried on large operations as a general contractor in street paving, sewer construction, water mains, sidewalks, and general public improvements in and out of the city. Later he took a contract for over one million dollars with the city of Tacoma for the construction of the pipe lines over a length of twenty-seven miles, as a part of the Green river gravity water system.

Mr. Wright also did a contracting business in territory as far east as the Columbia river and as far west as Tide Water in Snohomish county and later during the period of the World war operated the Wright Shipyards in Tacoma and turned out seven ships of the Ferris type for the United States shipping board in a short period of time. When this yard shut down at the armistice it was going at the rate of one complete ship per month and operating a force of about one thousand men.

Leaving the shipyard, Mr. Wright moved into the active operation of the Tacoma Grocery Company as president and general manager. With him are associated his two sons, Horace and George, the former vice president and assistant manager, the latter treasurer, cashier and accountant. Mr. Wright is independent in political affairs and is a member of several Masonic orders, the Elks and the Woodmen of the World, and also belongs to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. Besides the Tacoma Grocery Company he has several other substantial interests and business properties.

Mr. Wright is essentially a man of affairs, sound of judgment and farseeing in all that he has undertaken, so that he has well merited the splendid prosperity which has come to him. In all the relations of life he has proved signally true to every trust, his personal integrity being beyond question, while by his genial and kindly attitude toward those with whom he comes in contact he has won the friendship and good will of his fellowmen.

H. C. Christensen, who conducts a thriving feed business at 1122 Puyallup avenue, Tacoma, was born in Denmark, in 1860, and is a son of H. O. and Annie Christina (Fredricksen) Christensen, of whom the former died when the son was but a baby.

H. C. Christensen attended the public schools of his native country and remained at home until he was nineteen years of age, when, in 1879, he emigrated to the United States. He first located in Nebraska, where he was employed at farm work several years, after which he went to Omaha, where he was employed in a grocery store until 1888, when he came to Tacoma. Here he was for awhile employed in clearing off building lots but in 1889 he went to the vicinity of Roy and engaged in farming until 1901. During this period he also conducted a dairy business, keeping twenty-five cows. In 1901 he returned to Tacoma and entered the employ of the Northwest Grocery Company, with which concern he remained eleven years, having charge of the wholesale buying and shipping of feed and flour. In 1912 he started his present business under the name of the Farmers Feed and Seed Company. During the first year he had a partner, but his son, John Christensen bought this partner's interest, and in turn sold his interest to his father two years later. At the present time Mr. Christensen is conducting a large retail feed business, also carrying a full line of seeds as a side line.

was born in Denmark, and whose death occurred in 1899. To their union were born four children, as follows: Andrew, who died at the age of nineteen years; John, who lives in Sumner, and is married and has two sons; Franklin, who assists his father in business; and Dora, who is the wife of Isaac A. Hoffman, of Tacoma, and they have a son. Mr. Christensen is a member of the Danish Brotherhood and his religious connection is with the Lutheran church. He is recognized as a splendid citizen, of commendable personal qualities and well deserves the respect which is accorded him throughout the community.

Hans Johnson

One of the most progressive and wide-awake business districts of Tacoma is that of K street, where are located some of the best stores and most enterprising business men of the city. Among these is numbered Hans Johnson, who is successfully conducting a dry goods and clothing store at 1114 K street. Mr. Johnson was born in Ludington, Michigan, and is a son of Hans and Mattie Johnson, the latter of whom died in 1916. The family came to Tacoma in 1890, and the father has for many years been connected with the Tacoma Trading Company, being still a resident of this city.

The subject of this review secured his educational training in the public schools of this city and then took a commercial course at the old Tacoma Business College, | after which he secured a position as stenographer and shipping clerk with the Pacific Brewery & Malting Company, where he remained for five or six years. Determined to go into business for himself, he then located at Ruston, where he opened a general store. After operating this business about eight years, he sold the store to his brother Alfred and took over the management of the Ruston Hotel, which he had owned for several years. He conducted the hotel until 1918, when, on being drafted into the army, he sold it, but was not called into service.

In 1918 Mr. Johnson returned to Tacoma and bought the W. S. McLeod store and in the following year purchased the business of A. Nasser Company, which two stores he consolidated inte the present store at 1114 South K street. He carries a full line of dry goods and men's, women's and children's clothing and shoes as well as auxiliary lines, and has built up a large trade. Besides this estallichinen? Mr. Johnson has another dry goods store at Puyallup. By careful attention to his affairs ad 3 Sasa ahon always to satisfy his customers, he has not only gained prosperity, but also, what is more i i i i ee eo mportant, the friendship and good will of all

While living at Ruston, Mr. Johnson was united in marria i Lucile Rainey, a native of Virginia and a daughter of J. T. See Mees a brought their family to Buckley, Washington, when Mrs. Johnson was but a child Her parents still live in Buckley, where she was reared and educated. To Mr d Mrs. ghasgn has been born a daughter, Lucile Cynthia Jane. : . 'io r. Johnson is a member of the Benevolent and Pro i Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Chamber of Commerce seri ats sae mes Age ie He is a man of strong personality, energetic methods and etic ideas, and his efforts in a business way have met with a large measure of success.

One of the largest and most im i i : portant lumber mills in the vicinit : a pepe or rere pie 'Company, located at McKenna Of oa ntine H. May, of Seattle, is the vice president and chief '6k i * May, ¢ J controll wie W: H. Goodwin is in actual charge of operations at McKenna scree, tae ogg ae ee Srp Gate game and R. Halliday is office manager and scittatt - 41. Goodwin. was born in Waupaca county, Wisconsin, i i : of John W. and Elizabeth (Olmsted) G i ' shat ae Mea oodwin, the former born in ane ie in Ontario, Canada, near the boundary line. The fahceantink 4 Geen ie fe ivil war, for which he enlisted in young manhood, and later became "2sViniee isconsin. He was a river and mill man, and later operated setinills Goh: his

W. H. Goodwin received his early education in a typical pioneer schoolhouse, built of logs held together by wooden pins. The school was attended by the children of five or six families and was in session about three months each year. Mail was received in the settlement once each week until the coming of the railroad. Mr. Goodwin had one year of high school work and at the age of sixteen years, he went to work in the factory. He walked four miles, worked eleven hours a day, and his wage was sixty cents a day. He followed the woods and lumber business until 1904, most of the time in Wisconsin, though he made several trips to the eastern and southern parts of the country. He usually spent his winters in the woods and the summers in the mill, being employed in practically all positions. In 1904 Mr. Goodwin -went to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he was employed in a mill for three years. In the fall of 1907 he came to McKenna, Pierce county, and went to work for the Salsich Lumber Company, whose plant was located at the end of the Tacoma & Eastern Railroad. In 1915 the mill became the property of the McKenna Lumber Company, of which R. B. Tweedy, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the principal stockholder. Since the reorganization the plant has been greatly enlarged and Mr. Goodwin has had charge of all inside and outside work on the ground, while, since February, 1926, he has also been sales manager. The company manufactures all kinds of rough and finished lumber, lath and shingles, and specializes in high-grade stuff for car building. They cut and do their own logging and employ about four hundred men, the output of the mill averaging about two hundred thousand board feet a day.

In 1906, at Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mr. Goodwin was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hendricks, who is a native of Iowa. Her grandfather, George B. Hendricks, a veteran of the Mexican war, was for many years a newspaper editor in Ohio, and was prominent in political affairs of that state. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin are the parents of a son, W. H., Jr., who was born at McKenna. Mr. Goodwin has always supported the republican party and took an active part in politics while living in New Mexico. He is a member of Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Albuquerque Camp, Modern Woodmen of America. He has taken a commendable interest in the affairs of his community and his record since locating here has gained for him the unqualified confidence and good will of his fellow citizens.

American Mortgage Company

One of the strongest and most influential financial institutions of Pierce county is the American Mortgage Company, of Tacoma, of which Maunsell Mitchell is president. The company was organized in 1916 with a capital of fifty thousand dollars and two employees. This action was the outcome of experiments in 1915 by Maunsell Mitchell, who was then engaged in the real estate mortgage business, and began the buying of automobile time sales contracts. The experiment proved so encouraging that he, in association with A. C. Sturley and L. R. Hunter, now vice president and secretary respectively of the American Mortgage Company, organized the Ameriean Finance & Safe Deposit Company, at the same time buying out the People's Safe Deposit Company. From the start the business was very successful, substantial profits being made, and by 1920 it had grown to such a volume that it was decided to increase the authorized capital stock to four hundred thousand dollars, and about one hundred thousand dollars of the additional capital was raised. Then came the panic of 1920-21, which forced so many companies into bankruptcy, but from which the American Finance & Safe Deposit Company emerged without any impairment of its resources, though the profits were very slightly in excess of the dividend requirements. At that time the directors determined to put the company in an impregnable position as a protection against future financial panics, and began to set up large reserves, creating a surplus which has increased very rapidly in the last four years, until the surplus and reserves now amount to approximately one hundred and forty thousand dollars. In 1921 the company added a department to deal in securities, putting in charge of the same MacAllaster Mocre, who is now treasurer of the company. In 1923 it secured control of the Industrial Loan & Investment

Company, with assets of over fifty thousand dollars, by an exchange of the company's own preferred stock for the preferred and common stock of the Industrial Loan & Investment Company, and merged that company, thus adding materially to the assets without corresponding increase in the common stock. In 1924 the company still further extended the scope of its activities by securing from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company the right to act as its loan correspondent for the city of Tacoma. To that territory Puyallup and Olympia have since been added and the name was changed to American Mortgage & Safe Deposit Company, which more completely represented the company's activities. During the same year, the officers associated with themselves a number of other gentlemen and established the First Mutual Savings Bank of Tacoma, which occupies part of the company's offices and is growing very rapidly.

By the end of 1925 competition in the safe deposit vault business had grown very severe, and the directors thought it wise to negotiate for the disposal of the safe deposit business while it could be sold at a profit. This was done early in 1926, and the company's name was then changed to its present style, its working capital being augmented by the cash received for that part of the business. During the last ten years, the company has made the remarkable record of having done over one hundred fifty million dollars worth of business without the loss of a dollar to one of its noteholders or default on its dividend payments. In 1926 it was apparent that if the company was to continue to keep pace with the development of the territory in which it operated it must again increase its resources. The directors presented to the stockholders, in a special meeting during the month of October, 1926, a request for ratification in increase in the capital stock by six hundred thousand dollars, which the stockholders almost unanimously granted. When this stock is disposed of it will give the company a working capital of one million dollars and a surplus of one hundred and forty thousand dollars. The company has been fortunate in having an able and conscientious board of directors, and the officers have managed its affairs in a manner that has won for them the highest commendation by all who have been familiar with the history of the company.

Ray W. Clark

One of the most competent and best known hotel men of the west is Ray W. Clark manager of Hotel Winthrop, which is universally acknowledged to be one of the neat hotels on the Pacific coast. This splendid institution, the pride of Tacoma, is a worthy monument to the value and efficiency of civic cooperation. Tacoma had ee felt the need of a really first-class hotel and this feeling had its culmination in 1922. when a subscription campaign was begun, with a one and a half million dollar hotel as its goal. This campaign was eminently successful and the magnificent building which represents the fruition of this effort now represents, with its furnishings, an investment of two and a quarter million dollars, and Hotel Winthrop stands today amon the really notable hotels of the country. It is owned by the Citizens Hotel Corporati 4 of Tacoma, the officers of which are as follows: H. A. Rhodes praataenee E ". Griggs, vice president; W. R. Rust, vice president; and F. D. Hill setretit oh : ith the following gentlemen compose the board of trustees: J. L. Carnal Peak Ss Bake Edwin Gregory, A. B. Howe, J. A. Eves, A. G. Pichard, Dr. J. A. LaGasa, S. R. Balkwill, William R. Lee and John S. Baker. The hotel is operated by D. M. Trmard Ine ; f California, which company operates a chain of splendid hotels along the Pacific 6 «4 a ce net ages se hotel is a guarantee of the highest type of sell

Ss modern, fire-proo uilding, which is located at the corner of Ninth st Broadway, immediately took its place as one of the most important at ara le centers of Tacoma and has been the scene of many of peer hehe eons functions of the city, including some of the most whee inane nnd nae ee ti "i for many of the civic clubs of the city, including the Advertising Club, the Ki rosa pi) So sp ne ete seer Lumbermen's Club, the One Hundred Per due 'Club, gant, were selected with the prime view of making the guests feel at home while here. An up-to-date feature is the presence in every room of a desk telephone, over three hundred instruments being installed in the building. The lobby, lounge, main dining room, ball room, grill, and the indoor playground on the roof, are all examples of the best efforts of decorative and furnishing artists, while the hotel personnel has been maintained at a standard that has made the Winthrop famous for a service that satisfies.

Ray W. Clark, who has been one of the most important factors in the operating success of the Hotel Winthrop, is a native son of Washington, having been born at Walla Walla, on the 9th of August, 1893. His parents, James William and Florence (Lee) Clark, came with their respective families to Washington by covered wagon across the plains in pioneer days, the father settling at Princeville, Oregon, and the mother at Walla Walla, in which city their marriage occurred. In early life the father was associated with leading hotels and steamships, but later devoted his attention to farming for many years and is now retired from active affairs and is living in Seattle.

Ray W. Clark secured a good public school education and took a course in a business college. In 1908 he became a bellboy in the Oregon Hotel at Portland, where he remained five years, and then went to Seattle, Washington, where he served as mail clerk in the Frye Hotel. He then went back to Portland, where he became assistant manager of the Multnomah Hotel, and was later assistant manager of the Umpque Hotel at Roseburg, Oregon. He next was assistant manager of the Olympian Hotel, in Olympia, Washington, which position he held until May, 1925, when he became assistant manager of Hotel Winthrop, and on December 12, 1926, was made manager. This is a position of great responsibility in a hotel of this class, requiring ability, discretion, tact and soundness of judgment equal to the demands of the largest business houses, but Mr. Clark has abundantly demonstrated his qualifications for the position.

On January 18, 1916, Mr. Clark was united in marriage to Miss Kathryne G. Baldwin, of Portland, Oregon, and they are the parents of three children, namely: Ray W., Jr., aged twelve years; William, aged seven years, and Mary Edna, aged four years.

Mr. Clark is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in April, 1918, in Company M, Three Hundred and Sixty-first Regiment, Ninety-first Division. Later he was transferred to the Thirteenth Division and detailed for service in the School of Arms, in which he served until the close of the war, not being ordered overseas. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias, the Loyal Order of Moose and the American Legion, and also belongs to the Gyro Club, of which he is vice president, the Advertising Club, the Traffic Club, the Young Men's Business Club, the Tacoma Country Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Greeters of America, being chairman of the board of directors of the Greeters of Tacoma and Western Washington. He served as the first secretary of the Western Washington Hotel Men's Association. Politically he gives his support to the republican party. He is a man of cordial and friendly manner, courteous and accommodating in his relations to the public, and of high ideals and sterling qualities of character. His record as a hotel man has gained him a host of warm and loyal friends throughout the coast region, and he is deservedly popular among his associates and acquaintances.

S. A. Todd

The "Evergreen Fruit Ranch" has long been recognized as one of the best improved and most up-to-date fruit farms in northwestern Pierce county and its owner, S. A. Todd, has gained a high reputation for his progressive and enterprising methods of conducting it. He is a native of Allen county, Indiana, born on the 20th of December, 1860, and his parents were Jesse and Julia Ann (Stover) Todd, the former a native of New York state and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father devoted his life to farming, and his death occurred in 1896, while the mother passed away in 1898. They were the parents of ten children, namely: Sarah Jane; Morgan B., deceased; Elmira; S. A.; Marietta, deceased; Christina; Jesse P.; Amanda E., deceased; Minnie and George B. é

S. A. Todd attended the public schools of Indiana and then remained on the home farm until 1886. In 1887 he came to Tacoma, Washington, and for awhile was employed at railroad work, later working in a sash and door factory in Tacoma. He went back to Indiana on a visit and remained there ten years, during which time he followed carpentry. Returning to Pierce county in 1900 he bought twenty acres of land on section 20, township 22 north, range 4 east, a part of the old Benton donation claim. It was practically all wild land, without buildings of any sort, and a vast amount of work was required in order to get it in shape for planting. It is now practically all in fruit, thirteen acres being in berries and the remainder in fruit trees. He has secured splendid crops. He is now experimenting with irrigation, pumping the water from wells, and the results this far have been very satisfactory and the crops in 1926 were unusually good.

On July 30, 1886, at Ossian, Indiana, Mr. Todd was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Shoe, who is a native of Ohio and a daughter of Amos and Julia (Runyan) Shoe. Mrs. Todd comes of long-lived antecedents, her grandfather, Stephen Shoe, having lived to be one hundred years of age, and his wife died at the same age in Defiance, Ohio. Her paternal great-grandfather died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the remarkable age of one hundred and fifteen years. He came to the United States from Berlin, Germany, when he was thirty years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Todd have been born ten children, as follows: Mrs. Norha Goodier, who is the mother of four children, Kenneth, Clifford, Warner and Wilda; Mrs. Loduska Estabrook, who is the mother of five children, George A., Harold, Howard, Audrey and Margaret; Mrs. Vivian Goodale, who has two children, Ruth and Mildred; Sylvester G., who is married and has two children, Glen and Jean; Mrs. Pansy Lowe, who is the mother of one child, Frank; Mrs.. Virtue Mundell, who has three children, Earl, Robert and Louise; Mrs. Lotm Larsen, who has a daughter, Lillian Alice; Mrs. Creadith Dillman; and Marion Helen and Melmoth, who are at home. All of the children received good educations and all are gifted in music. They have a band of their own and most of them are also good vocalists.

Mr. Todd is a member of Puyallup Camp, No. 5512, Modern Woodmen of America; and he and his wife are members of Tacoma Camp, No. 1463, Royal Neighbors of America, and Mrs. Todd is also a member of the Ladies of the Maccabees at Tacoma. From generation to generation the family has been identified with the Methodist church. Mr. Todd has taken a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the farmers and fruit growers of his locality, belonging to the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers Association, and was for six years a director of the Fruit Growers Union. In addition to fruit raising, he also has about a thousand laying hens, which have in two ways proven a good investment, both for their eggs and for the fertilizer, which is applied to the land. Mr. Todd has shown excellent foresight and judgment in his operations here and he is now reaping splendid results from his efforts, deriving a very nice income from his ranch. Personally he is a man of sterling character, with many likable qualities, and has a host of warm and loyal friends throughout the community.

Gaius H. Wallace

Gaius H. Wallace, who is making a commendable record as deputy collector of United States internal revenue, is also serving for the second term as mayor of Ruston, which is really a part of the city of Tacoma but has a separate government His birth occurred at Easton, Pennsylvania, on the 27th of March, 1878, his parents being' Francis and Maria (Hay) Wallace. The father, who was a nates of Ohio was killed in an accident while in railway service in the year 1881, when his son, Gaius H., was a child of three. The mother departed this life in December 1924. The two surviving members of the family of six children are Gaius H. and Frank M. Wallace, the latter a resident of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Wallace of this review began his education as a public school pupil in the city of his nativity and for seven years pursued his studies in Omaha, Nebraska to which place he had accompanied his widowed mother. He enlisted in the United States army at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, becoming a member of Company B, Ninth United States Infantry, with which he saw active service in China and in the Philippines during a period of three years and five months. It was in September, 1901, that he arrived in Pierce county, Washington, and acke ted the position of foreman in the plant of the great Tacoma Smelting Conpaay at

Ruston. With this concern, which has the largest pay roll in Tacoma, he continued until 1912, when he became assistant superintendent for Nelson Bennett, tunnel contractor. Subsequently he embarked in the grocery business, successfully conducting an enterprise of that character at Ruston for six years.

Taking an active part in civic affairs of importance and having become popularly known as a prominent and influential worker in the ranks of the republican party, Mr. Wallace was elected mayor of Ruston in 1925 and was reelected two years later. His administration has been characterized by various measures of advancement and reform and has fully justified the confidence and support of his constituents. Mr. Wallace has also served most acceptably as director of public schools for a period of seven years. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church, while fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has filled all of the chairs. He has become widely known as a most capable public official and has a host of friends and admirers in the city of his adoption.

In 1907 Mr. Wallace was united in marriage to Miss Alice Boyd, of Iowa, daughter of J. S. Boyd. They are the parents of two children: Francis J., who is seventeen years of age and is a member of the class of 1928 in the Tacoma high school; and Mae E., a maiden of fourteen summers, who is also a high school pupil.

The record of R. L. Golding since coming to Pierce county has been one of hard and persistent labor through a long period of years, success at length crowning his efforts, so that today he is so situated as to be able to take things easier. He has made many good improvements on his fine farm near Roy and is numbered among the progressive and up-to-date farmers of that locality. Mr. Golding was born in Indiana on the 23d of March, 1867, and is a son of Thomas Golding, also a native of the Hoosier state. In 1848 the father drove an ox team from Ohio to Colorado, where he engaged in mining. He returned east but later went to Kansas, where he took up a homestead, which he proved up, and there lived until 1885, when he came to Washington. His later years were spent with his sons at Hart's Lake, where his death occurred in 1906. The mother died in 18738. They were the parents of three children, R. L., Lindley and Etta, the two last named being deceased.

R. L. Golding secured his educational training in the public schools of Kansas and in 1886 came to Tacoma. Soon afterwards he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land at Hart's Lake, which he proved up and eventually sold. In 1904 he bought one hundred acres on section 7, township 16, range 3, about ten acres of which was cleared and on which stood an old shack and some poor farm buildings. He now has sixty acres of the land cleared and cultivated, raising good crops of hay and grain, with vetch and peas for silage. In 1908 he built a fine, modern house and in the following year erected a large and substantial barn. He keeps fifteen good grade Guernsey cows and about a thousand chickens. He now has the ranch leased to his son-in-law, V. T. Ingham, and has retired from active farm operations.

On February 4, 1893, Mr. Golding was united in marriage to Miss Anna Wesserling, who was born in Nebraska, the daughter of John Wesserling, a native of Germany. Her father came to the United States about 1866, settling in Wisconsin, where he engaged in farming. He went from that state to Iowa, and thence to Nebraska, of which state he was a pioneer. He entered a homestead, on which he built a sod house and engaged in farming there until 1884, when he came to Washington and acquired a farm at Rapjohn lake, where he lived many years. Eventually he moved to Cashmere, Washington, where his death occurred in 1910. The mother passed away in 1880. They were the parents of eight children, Lillian, deceased, Henry, William, Louis, Anna, Amy, Susie and one who died in infancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Golding have been born four children, as follows: Edward, who is married and has two children, Gordon and Loren; Earl, who died September 27, 1925; Lillian M., who is the wife of V. T. Ingham and the mother of a son, Robert; and Bertha, who is the wife of Norval Smith and has a daughter, Jean. .

Mr. Golding has always shown a deep interest in the roads and schools of his district. He served as road supervisor several years and has built four miles of road for the county. He helped to organize the Hart's Lake school district and served several years as a member of the school board. He possesses to a marked degree the essential qualities of good citizenship and his record has gained for him the unqualified respect and good will of his fellowmen, while his sociable and kindly nature has made him popular with all who have been associated with him.

Henry Hewitt, Jr

The late Henry Hewitt, Jr., whose extensive and important business interests made him an empire builder, had attained the age of seventy-eight years when he departed this life in Tacoma on the 2d of May, 1918. A native of England, he was born at Gisburn, Yorkshire, October 22, 1840, a son of Henry Hewitt, who was also a native of that country and about 1840 crossed the Atlantic to the United States, settling first in Racine, Wisconsin, where he successfully conducted business as a contractor and also became an active factor in civic affairs. He afterward removed to Chicago and took a contract on the Lockport canal. He proved a loyal and public-spirited citizen of his adopted land and at the time of the Civil war, while beyond the age of enlistment, did active and beneficial service in helping to secure recruits for the federal government. He afterward removed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and secured the contract for grading Grand avenue. His business ability won him success, so that he died a wealthy man, passing away at Menasha, Wisconsin, at the advanced age of eighty-three years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Proctor, was also a native of England, and a year following her husband's removal to the new world, she joined him in this country. Of their children, Mary, Nancy and Henry were born in England, while William and Frances were born in the new world. Mrs. Henry Hewitt, Sr., passed away in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, in 1857, at the age of fifty-five years.

After attending the public schools at Kaukauna and Menasha, Wisconsin, Henry Hewitt, Jr., continued his education at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, to the age of sixteen years, when he started out upon his business career, being first employed at driving a team, while later he acted as timekeeper and team driver in connection with his father's coritract work in Menasha, spending twelve hours per day in active labor. He continued with his father until he reached the age of twenty-two years and then entered the contracting business on his own account. He made a trip into the wilds of Michigan, traveling one hundred and seventy miles through dense forests to what is now Iron Mountain and Florence, looking for timber. He built the lock and dam at Portage City, Wisconsin, the contract amounting to over one hundred thousand dollars. He took as pay for that work lands from the Fox River & Wisconsin Improvement Company. The work was started at. Portage City on the Wisconsin river and was continued down the Fox river to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where Mr. Hewitt also built a lock and dam. He and his father built a dam at Governor's Bend on Fox river, acquired fifty thousand acres of land for this contract, all of which Mr. Hewitt, Jr., disposed of at the completion of the work and non the ee ae acquired a very comfortable competence. After the Civil war all remaining lands and especially the timber lands were retai = itt, Jr., while the father took the son's bank stock in excha neaae ies ean feet 1888 Mr. Hewitt was engaged in logging, lumbering, banking and mining, controllin STnsiy vp aes a interests of that character. He served for ten years "4 cashier o e Bank o enasha, of whi i i Se ee eee ; hich he had been one of the organizers, taking

His attention attracted to the opportunities of . it solved to become a factor in the development of wat sone Eopdu prea vea ster ing that its rich natural resources would offer splendid chances to acquire iatart a Accordingly he arrived in Tacoma in January, 1888 - an utter epee H 'hit first gone west in 1886, at which time he built a smelter at Nogales Arizona i t ing it for eighteen months. He then took a trip through California inspecti ent redwood forests, and for a time remained at San Francisco where h t ae h ; were using fir three to one against redwood, and he did : i bite ree

7 , not see particu there for one who desired to engage in the lumber business Grays Harbor district was better, at Grays Harbor and Snohomish, upon Tacoma and became associated acres of timber land. He then formed a company in connection with A. G. Foster, C. H. Jones, his brother-in-law, and C. W. Griggs, and subsequently they were joined by some railroad men and also by George Browne. The company organized under the name of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company and attained a position among the foremost corporations handling lumber and milling interests in the northwest. For fifteen years Mr. Hewitt remained an officer of the company and he continued on its board of directors to the time of his death, being the largest individual stockholder. His holdings in timber lands in the northwest exceeded those of any other resident on the Pacific coast. He was also heavily interested in coal, coke and copper projects and was president of the Wilkeson Coal & Coke Company, and a director of the Connellsville Coal & Coke Company and its largest stockholder. He also had large holdings outside of Washington, being the principal owner of several mining properties in British Columbia. He also had a half interest in six thousand acres of mineral lands or more in the northern peninsula of Michigan and had thirty thousand acres in Arkansas, and was interested in producing mines and timber lands in those states. In addition to his other interests Mr. Hewitt was president of the Hewitt Land Company and president of the Hewitt Investment Company, and principal owner of both, two corporations said to be rated at several million dollars.

In Menasha, Wisconsin, Mr. Hewitt was married to Miss Rocena L. Jones, a native of Vermont and a daughter of Daniel Jones, a successful manufacturer. The children of this marriage are five in number: William, John, Henry, Clara and Mary. The younger daughter is the wife of C. W. Lea, of Seattle, and the elder daughter is the widow of Albert Sutton, an architect of Tacoma, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. The sons became associated with their father in his business interests and he trained them to take over his gigantic investments. The eldest son, William, a very successful logger, married Bessie Brewer, while Henry wedded Hilda Vaeth, a daughter of Richard Vaeth, one of the old-time settlers of Tacoma.

In his political views Mr. Hewitt was a republican, and while he was tendered many public positions he always declined to serve. He was a life member of the Union Club. His widow and children are all members of the Congregational church, and while Mr. Hewitt was not a member, he contributed generously to the support of this and other churches. Mrs. Hewitt has always taken a most active and helpful interest in church work and in charity. Mr. Hewitt stood for all that works for the progress and upbuilding of his city and the northwest and was closely associated with the Hon. R. L. and Mrs. McCormick in the work of erecting the magnificent State Historical building and Ferry Museum of Tacoma.

Your Committee on Memorials regrets to have to report the death of a generous benefactor of the Washington State Historical Society and the Ferry Museum - Henry Hewitt, Jr., who departed this life in Tacoma on the 2d day of May, 1918. in the seventy-eighth year of his age. He was born at Gisburn, Yorkshire, England, on October 22, 1840. A few months after his birth he was brought by his parents. to the United States. He attended school in Menasha, Wisconsin; continued his education at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, until the age of sixteen years, when he started on a business career of remarkable success. At the time of his death he was president of the Hewitt Land Company and the Wilkeson Coat and Coke Company. In Wisconsin he amassed quite a fortune in the timber business. He owned fifty thousand acres of timber land in that state mostly disposed of before coming to Tacoma in the year 1888. In Menasha he served for ten years as cashier of the Bank of Menasha. In company with the late Colonel C. W. Griggs, Senator A. G. Foster, C. H. Jones, a brother-in-law, George Browne, and others, the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company was organized. He served as an officer for fifteen years and continued on its board of directors until his death. With the Rockefellers, the Colbys, Wetmores, Whitneys _and other capitalists, the city of Everett was founded in 1892; and, as the most important and active member of the syndicate, he became popularly known there as "the father of Everett."

Besides his widow, Mr. Hewitt left three sons, William, John and Henry, and two daughters, Mrs. Albert Sutton of Tacoma, 'and Mrs. C. W. Lea of Seattle.

It is as the warm friend, promoter and benefactor of the Washington State Historical Society and the Ferry Museum that we became most intimately associated with him. In April, 1904, by the payment of one hundred dollars, he became a life member of the Ferry Museum. December 9, 1905, he was elected on its board of trustees. When the citizens of Tacoma purchased the site on which to erect the building, he contributed one thousand dollars to the fund of ten thousand dollars paid for the site. The property was deeded jointly to the Ferry Museum and to the state of Washington. At an expense of ten thousand, five hundred and ninety dollars, Mr. Hewitt had the fourth floor in the south hall of the Ferry Museum constructed. This floor is known now as the Henry Hewitt, Jr., Hall.

In March, 1911, Mr. Hewitt was elected president of the Washington State Historical Society, succeeding the late Robert L. McCormick. His warm interest in our society was constantly evidenced by his advocacy of its claims and purposes, his attendance upon its meetings, and his liberal contributions towards its support. His ripe judgment was of great benefit to the society. Like his predecessor, President McCormick, he took a deep interest in the early history of the state of Washington.

The women of Tacoma are under special obligations to him for his frequent direction that the fourth floor of the south hall of the Ferry Museum building should be always open to them as a meeting place for their clubs, lectures, etc.

Your Committee can but faintly express its regret for the death of Henry Hewitt, Jr., for to him, more than to any other citizen, we owe the success of the Washington State Historical Society and of the Ferry Museum.

Anton Roesli

The little republic of Switzerland has contributed to Pierce county some of its most desirable citizens, who have been definite factors in the development and improvement of the county in a material way and supported all measures for civic and moral betterment. In this class is found Anton Roesli, one of the up-to-date and prosperous fruit raisers of the northwestern part of the county.

Mr. Roesli is a native of Switzerland, his birth occurring on the 8th of March 1864, and he is a son of Anton and Mary (Beurkle) Roesli, both of whom were lifelong residents of that country. In their family were six children, of whom five are living. Anton was given the advantage of a public school education, and at the age of twelve years went to work as a farm hand, being so employed until 1887, when he came to the United States. He first located in Minnesota, where he lived about a year, and then came to Tacoma, Washington. Here he entered the employ of the street car company, helping to build the line, and remained in the city four years. In 1899 Mr Roesli bought a team of horses and did teaming for three years, after which he bought some cows and started a dairy on the Indian reservation, carrying on that enterprise nine years. He then bought ninety-three acres of land on the Pacific highway, between Sumner and Puyallup, to which he has since devoted his attention. At first he had -about twenty acres planted to hops but later he took out the hops and began planting fruits and berries, now having: two acres in orchard and three acres in berries, while he also raises other crops, principally potatoes.. He rents part of his land for dairy purposes. In 1924 Mr. Roesli built a new house and barn on his dairy ranch, where he keeps a herd of thirty-five good grade cows. He has given close and unremitting attention to his place, in the operation of which he has attained a well earned success and is now numbered among the enterprising farmers of the district.

On October 29, 1893, Mr. Roesli was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Blaser, also a native of Switzerland, and a daughter of Fred and Rose (Moser) Blaser both of whom died in that country. They were the parents of twelve children of which number five are living, namely: Robert, now a resident of Midland Waehiieion: Fred B., of Puyallup, Washington; Bertha, now Mrs. Roesli; Emily and Alfred both of whom remain in Switzerland. To Mr. and Mrs. Roesli have been born five children: Fred, who is married and has a daughter, Jean; Anton, Jr.; Mrs. Bertha Kandell who is the mother of three children, Arthur, Donald and Robert; Pauline, who is attending business college in Tacoma; and Freda, who is attending the Sumner high school. Mr. Roesli has shown himself to be a broad-minded, public-spirited citizen, giving due attention to all matters affecting the community welfare, and he has earned a high place in the estimation of his neighbors and fellow citizens.

Edward J. Garrison

The Tacoma Rubber Stamp Company, of. which Edward J. Garrison is proprietor, is the leading concern in its line in the northwest and is one of the distinctive industries of Tacoma. The business was established under its present name in 1920. and has enjoyed a steady and substantial growth to the present time. The company manufactures bronze tablets, rubber stamps, vehicle license plates for cities, metal signs, stencils, brass and rubber dies for marking boxes, metal seals, badges, checks, and does wood and steel engraving, being the only steel engravers in Tacoma. In September, 1926, the plant was moved to its present location, at 1109 Commerce street, where it utilizes about four thousand square feet of space, and here four men are steadily employed in the shop, besides a bookkeeper and two traveling salesmen. An important feature has been the making of shingle brands and of log hammers for the marking of logs. Mr. Garrison, who is an expert in his line, has had to teach the business to all of the men now in his employ, all of whom have become proficient workmen.

Edward J. Garrison was born and reared in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a son of W. R. and Meta (Tegetmeyer) Garrison, the former now deceased, while the mother lives in San Francisco, California. He obtained his education in the public schools of his native city and then served an apprenticeship at his present trade there. During the following twenty years he was on the road as a traveling salesman, covering the United States, Canada and Mexico. He then located in Los Angeles, California, where he remained about five and a half years, at the end of which time he came to Washington and had charge of a shop in Seattle about one year. He then went to Arizona for awhile, returning to Washington in 1914. In September of that year he went to Vancouver, British Columbia, and for a year was employed in cutting dies for the insignias for Canadian soldiers. In 1915 he returned to Tacoma and entered the employ of the Acme Stamp Works, having charge of the shop and its business until 1920, when he quit that position in order to start in business on his own account. He has spent practically his entire life from boyhood at this line of work and understands it in every detail. He is enjoying a fine measure of sutcess and his trade is steadily increasing, his patronage coming from a wide radius. He does all of his own designing and insists that every piece of work leaving his plant must be of the highest quality, this being the best reason for his success.

In Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Garrison was married to Miss Edith Frazee, and they have one child, Edna, who with her son, Garry, now 'makes her home with her parents. Mr. Garrison is a member of Fairweather Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and the Loyal Order of Moose, and also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce. He is a man of good business judgment and is active and energetic in the prosecution of his affairs, so that his prosperity is the legitimate result of his well directed efforts. He is a cordial and friendly man and is held in high esteem by all who know him.

Harvey A. Byrd

Harvey A. Byrd, who is connected in an important capacity with the paper mill at Sumner, is a worthy representative of one of the real pioneer families of this state, a family that contributed in very definite measure to the early progress and development of this section of the coast. Mr. Byrd was born at Fort Steilacoom, Pierce county, on the 8th of June, 1859, and is a son of Andrew A. and Sarah (McMillan) Byrd. The father crossed the plains with ox team and covered wagon in a very early day, landing at Steilacoom, where he took up a preemption claim to one hundred and sixty acres, a part of which proved to be in Lake Steilacoom. He built a house there, and also erected the first gristmill in the state of Washington, as well as the first sawmill at Steilacoom. He took an active part in the development of that locality, of which he became a prominent and influential citizen, and his death occurred there in 1863. He was twice married, his first wife dying during the long journey across the plains, leaving a son, Louis, who is now deceased, and who served one term as sheriff of Pierce county. In 1855 Mr. Byrd was married to Miss Sarah McMillan, who died in 1904, and to this union were born three children, Harvey A., of this sketch; Rufus, who died when two years old; and Ollie, who died in infancy.

Harvey A. Byrd received his educational training in the public schools of the Puyallup valley and then was employed at farm work and in logging camps. For many years he has been in the employ of the paper mill at Sumner.

In 1884 Mr. Byrd married Miss Ruby McCumber, a native of Oregon, and to this union were born two children, Andrew, who lives in Tacoma; and Rachel, who is the wife of Roy Single, of Portland, Oregon, and the mother of four children, Jack, Vivian, Gertrude and Stanley. Mrs. Byrd died in 1890, and in 1900 Mr. Byrd married Mrs. Sarah (Girod) Jeaneret, who was born in Ohio, a daughter of Oliver and Rosie Girod, both of whom were natives of Switzerland and are now deceased. Her father came to the United States in the early '60s and settled in Ohio, where he engaged in farming for many years, but later he moved to Indiana, where his death occurred in 1887. Her mother had passed away in 1879. They were the parents of twelve children, namely: Emily; Adele and Eugene, deceased; Peter; Louis and Mary, deceased; Caroline; Henry; August and John, deceased; Sarah, now Mrs. Byrd; and Josephine, deceased. By her first marriage, Mrs. Byrd became the mother of two children, Louis Jeaneret, who lives in King county, Washington; and Henry Jeaneret, a resident of Tacoma. To Mr. and Mrs. Byrd have been born four children. Robert is married. Mrs. Hazel Williams is the mother of two children: Philip, born May 6, 1924; and Duane, born March 5, 1926. The latter is a prize baby, having taken two medals in 1926 and first prize at the Western Washington State Fair at Puyallup. Mrs. Jessie Williams is the next of the family. Grace, the youngest, is a student in the Sumner high school.

Mr. Byrd owns a splendid home and six lots in Sumner, and has long been regarded as one of the community's representative citizens. He is a member of Sumner Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, and is a popular member of the circles in which he moves.

Andrew German

Andrew German, whose birth occurred in Sweden on the 15th of April, 1858, was a son of Carl Gustaf and Maria German, lifelong residents of Sweden. His father engaged in flour milling and was also active in the conduct of a feed store. Andrew German acquired his education in the schools of his native country and after putting aside his textbooks left the parental roof, though still quite young, and turned his attention to contract work on road building. He had attained the age of thirty-two years when in 1890 he crossed the Atlantic to the United States and made his way direct to Pierce county, Washington, settling at Sumner. He purchased a forty-acre tract of school land near Alderton, which was partly cleared, and at once set himself to the task of clearing the remainder of the place. Thereon he engaged in the cultivation of hops until 1895, when he substituted these plants for garden truck planted berries and also began raising chickens. Disposing of his farm in the spring of 1898, he made his way to Atlin, Alaska, where he followed mining for two years On the expiration of that period, in 1900, he returned to Washington and purchased eighty acres of land in the vicinity of Sumner which had been partly cleared. Mr German eventually cleared the remainder of the property and subsequently sold a portion of it. He planted berries, built greenhouses and also raised tomatoes on an extensive scale, being at one time the largest tomato grower in Pierce county. In 1922 he sold out and took up his abode in Sumner, where he is now livin reti d in Pa sire oyment of the fruits of his former toil. D nteha and to them were born seven children of hors SfSee aie pe ie Chae. Mrs. Anna Antonie, a resident of Tacoma; and Adolph. In 1905 Mr. Gérman fae

Adolph German secured a good education in the public schools at Elhi, this county, and remained at home to the age of twenty years. In 1916 he went east and during the succeeding nine years resided in various states, being for two years interested in a garage at Wichita, Kansas. In 1925 he returned to Pierce county and took charge of the Standard Fur Company's fox farm, which is located four miles east of Parkland, on section 25, township 19, range 3. This silver fox farm was established in 1922 by his father, Andrew German, who is president and general manager of the company, Victor Larson being secretary and treasurer, while Adolph German, who owns stock in the enterprise, is acting as general manager. The company began business with seven pure-bred foxes, bought in New York state, and the pack has increased to seventy-two head, of both sexes. They are of the finest stock, their ancestors being prize winners, and they are being shipped to various parts of the country. The company is incorporated for fifty thousand dollars and the land, buildings, fences and other equipment represent a valuation of approximately thirty thousand dollars. The farm is ideally located in one of the higher wooded sections of the county, with the best natural environment for the breeding and raising of the silver fox. The animals are carefully tended and are bred for the highest quality. Mr. German has shown himself well adapted to this work and has been very successful. He possesses good business ability and a splendid personality and has won a host of warm friends throughout this section of the county, who esteem him for his genuine worth.

William Jones

William Jones, who was numbered among the leading capitalists of Tacoma, was born in Stratford, Ontario, in 1855, and passed away on the 5th of March, 1923. His parents were Robert and Susan Jones. His education was that offered by the public schools and on beginning his independent career he served an apprenticeship of four years in Mitchell, Ontario, as an engineer and millwright. In early manhood he removed to Walla Walla, Washington, and there resided for twenty years.

In 1897 Mr. Jones became interested in Tacoma and in that year purchased the property then known as the Gross block. In 1898 he took up his residence in Tacoma but still maintained his grain and farming interests in Walla Walla county. He possessed the foresight, the self-reliance and the business sagacity necessary to carry on large enterprises successfully and served as president of the Jones Scott Company, grain dealers, also of the Cordova (Alaska) Light & Power Company and of the Suburban Land Company; was treasurer and a director of the Pacific Alaska Steamship Company; and a director of the Pacific Light & Power Company and a number of other concerns. He maintained offices in the Jones building in Tacoma.

Mr. Jones was married on the 21st of February, 1888, at Walla Walla, to Miss Ida M. Stone, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Stone, who removed from New Hampshire to Walla Walla in the early '60s, when that city was but a small settlement. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones died when six years of age.

Mr. Jones was a republican and while never a candidate for office he took an active interest in national politics and served as a delegate to national conventions. He not only had a part in the commercial growth of Tacoma as the head of important companies but he also gave much time and thought to the advancement of the business interests of the city as a whole. For six years he served as president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade and under his leadership that organization accomplished much far-reaching work in behalf of the city. He was as prominent in club circles as he was in the business life of the city and was one of the organizers of the Golf and Country Club and acted for that organization in the purchase of its property. He became the president of the club and he was also connected with the Union Club; the Rainier Club of Seattle, and the Arlington Club of Portland. : Soon after removing to Tacoma he purchased the house which was originally built by Paul Schulze at North Sixth and Yakima streets and this was the family residence until 1919, when he built a home in the Lake district. : :

Mr. Jones manifested an active and helpful interest in community affairs, in several lines of which he was peculiarly successful. In the later years of his life he accomplished much in directing official attention to the Nisqually plains as an

'rable site for a great military post, in the interests of which he made several aaeete the national pian He was also active in the development of the mountain as a tourist resort. He contributed enormously of his time and money to community welfare and in behalf of charities. It was a widely recognized fact that in the passing of William Jones, Tacoma sustained the loss of one of its most prominent, prosperous and influential citizens.

Charles Siegmund

Among the pioneer settlers living in the vicinity of Eatonville who have, through their long-continued efforts, attained a due measure of success, and _whose early labors contributed to the development of the county, Charles Siegmund is entitled to specific mention, as he has not only gained material prosperity but has consistently stood for those measures and policies which have tended to advance the civic and social status of his locality. :

Mr. Siegmund was born in Austria on the 30th of November, 1864, his parents being Charles and Antonia Siegmund. In 1871 the family came to the United States and located in Texas, where they remained until 1882, the father being engaged in farming. In that year they came to Tacoma, where they lived for a time, and then the father returned to Austria, where his death occurred in 1889. The mother died in Arizona, April 22, 1921. They were the parents of seven children, Charles, Johanna, Mary, Lena, Anna, Frank and Antonia.

Charles Siegmund was about seven years of age when brought to this country and his education was gained largely through his private efforts as he had but little opportunity to attend school. In 1882 he came to Pierce county with his parents and in 1885, when he had attained his majority, he located on one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 30, township 17, range 5, near Kapowsin lake. 'The land was densely covered with timber and brush and a great deal of hard and persistent labor was required to get it in shape for cultivation. After erecting a small log house, he began the improvements, which included the building of a road one and a half miles in length. He located on this land'as a squatter and then entered it as a homestead when it was surveyed in 1892. During this time he not only gave his attention to the development of his own property but also worked out and was instrumental in locating a number of other settlers in that district. It was necessary for him to dig two and a half miles of ditches in order to properly drain his land. Eventually he cleared thirty acres of the land, which has proven very productive, and he has kept a herd of twenty head of fine dairy cattle and a large flock of chickens. He now has the place leased and is employed at the Clay City Products Company, brick and tile manufacturers. In 1921 he built a fine, modern residence, provided with up-todate conveniences, including a private electric lighting system, and is now very comfortably situated. Mr. Siegmund has some very valuable clay deposits on his farm, which is also rich in minerals, and the Siegmund Gold Mining Company has been formed to develop the property, capitalized for one million dollars.

On June 18, 1888, at Bellingham, Washington, Mr. Siegmund married Christine A. Wahl, who was born in Newark, New Jersey, a daughter of John and Marie (Gilbert) Wahl, both of whom were born and reared in Germany. They came to this country in 1868, settling in Newark, where the father followed the trade of a cooper, being also a professional musician. In 1879 they went to Kansas, where he was employed at his trade until the spring of 1882, when they came to Tacoma, Washington. In the same year he went to Bellingham and took up a homestead nine miles southeast of that city, the station of Wahl being afterward named in his honor. He cleared a large part of his land and developed a good farm. His death occurred in Bellingham, February 2, 1902. Mrs. Wahl died at Seattle, December 8, 1886. They had five children, namely: Christine A., now Mrs. Siegmund; George; Mary who is the wife of Richard Kohler, of Bellingham; John, deceased; and Mrs. Rose Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Siegmund are the parents of four children, as follows: Viola is the wife of J. Mikelson, of Kapowsin, and they have two children, Lillian and Anna Ruth is the wife of Irvin Bennett, of Tacoma, and they have three children Bernice, Helen and Nadine. Esther is the wife of H. Lindan, who lives near Kapowsin and they have three children, Martha, Ralph and Harold. Christine is the wife of Roy Fiddan, and is the mother of a daughter, Marie, by a former marriage.

Mr. and Mrs. Siegmund have served as members of the school board a number of years, Mrs. Siegmund having also acted for some time as clerk of the Lakehead and Clay City schools. They have shown a commendable interest in everything affecting the welfare and progress of their community, and their relations with their neighbors have always been mutually pleasant and agreeable, so that they command the confidence and respect of all who know them.

Earl J. Trobridge

The firm of Stone & Trobridge has gained a position in the forefront of the electric equipment companies of Pierce county and has an up-to-date plant in Tacoma for the rebuilding of motors, their repair and winding department being well equipped and manned by expert workmen. The company was established in 1922 by Earl J. Trobridge and P. C. Stone, the latter of whom has been connected with the electrical business in one capacity or another for many years and has lived in Tacoma since boyhood. Their specialty is the handling, repairing and maintaining of electric motors and generators, and they also handle new equipment manufactured by the General Electric Company, the Wagner Electric Company and the Century Electric Company, whose maintenance service is also in their hands. They have been very successful in this business and command the patronage of many of the largest industrial concerns of this city and vicinity.

Earl J. Trobridge was born in Spokane, Washington, and secured his education in the public schools of that city and Tacoma, locating in the latter city in 1905. He here learned the trade of an electrician, working first for Mr. Smith and later in the Electric Repair Shop and for other concerns up to the time he embarked in his present enterprise. He has shown himself to be a man of enterprising and up-todate methods and is well worthy the splendid success which has come to him. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Cordial and friendly in manner, he has formed a wide acquaintance and is well liked by all who know him for his estimable qualities of character.

Frank T. Niesen

Frank T. Niesen is one of the leading merchants and highly respected citizens of Spanaway, where he is successfully engaged in the wood business. He comes of one of the old families of Pierce county, his parents having located here more than sixty years ago, and he has spent an active and industrious life here, winning the confidence and good will of all who know him. Mr. Niesen is a native son of Pierce county, having been born at South Tacoma, on the 8th of. February, 1879. His parents, William and Bertha (Schwantz) Niesen, were natives of Germany, the father born on the Rhine and the mother in Berlin. They came to the United States and located at Steilacoom about 1866. The father, who was a miller by trade, leased a mill at Custer, which he operated for a number of years, and later took up a homestead, devoting his attention to farming. To him and his wife were born nine children, namely: Fred, deceased; Anton, who lives in Tacoma; Anna, deceased; Charles W.; Frank T.; Henry; Minnie; William and Bertha.

Frank T. Niesen secured a good public school education, and then learned the carpenter and cabinetmaking trades in Tacoma, following that line of work for twenty years. About 1920 he bought a truck and operated a freight business between Spanaway and Tacoma for about six years. He then engaged in the wood business in Spanaway and is meeting with very satisfactory success. He is an energetic man, giving close attention to his business, which is enjoying a steady and substantial

On September 23, 1903, Mr. Niesen was married to Miss Cecilia Lorenz, who was born in Wisconsin, a daughter of Henry and Mary Lorenz. The parents were natives of Germany, whence they came to the United States in 1871. They settled in Wisconsin, where the father was engaged in farming until 1891, when they came to Tacoma, Washington, where they spent their remaining years, the father dying in 1908 and the mother in 1906. They were the parents of eight children, Frances,

Henry, Mary, Amelia, Frank, Richard, Effie and Cecilia. Mr. and Mrs. Niesen have become parents of eight children, as follows: Mrs. Effie Back, who has two children, Richard L., born June 2, 1924, and Ida Lorraine, born April 8, 1926; William; Mrs. Ancathea Whiteside; Lorenz, who is at home; Frances and Frank, twins, the latter of whom is deceased; Cecilia; and Mary Jane, who died in infancy. Mr. Niesen is a member of Tacoma Eyrie, No. 3, Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is a man of sterling character, has been found dependable under all circumstances and commands public esteem and good will to a marked degree.

Charles Everett Buckley

In various lines of activity, Charles Everett Buckley has been prominent in Tacoma and enjoys an enviable standing among his fellow citizens. In his present capacity as vice president of the Pacific Savings & Loan Association he is one of the. important factors in the successful operation of that well known organization, while as a wide-awake, public-spirited citizen he is regarded as one of Tacoma's leading residents. His birth occurred in Shelby, Iowa, on the 14th of April, 1872, his parents being William and Nancy W. (Campbell) Buckley, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. It was in 1872, just prior to the birth of their. son Charles, that Mr. and Mrs. William Buckley removed from the Keystone state to Iowa, where they spent the remainder of their lives. William Buckley, who was a veteran of the Civil war, devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits during his active business career.

Charles E, Buckley enjoys 'the distinction of being the oldest living person born in Shelby, Iowa. He completed the public school course of that. state and subsequently entered the Iowa State Teachers College, from which he was graduated in 1895. He pursued a postgraduate course at the University of Chicago and thereafter engaged in teaching in Iowa, serving as superintendent of schools at Anamosa, Iowa, from 1902 until 1906. Being a great student of social conditions and feeling the need of reformatory work in the penitentiaries, it was through his activities that an educational system was established in the Iowa State Penitentiary, located at Anamosa, which was later converted into a reformatory that is now considered one of the best in the United States. Retiring from educational work, he entered me ae eae business as cashier with Niles & Waters, well known pioneer Iowa

In 1912 Mr. Buckley came to Tacoma, Washington, with a view of entering the banking business but was induced to invest in the Northwestern Wooden Ware Company, becoming at that time the secretary-treasurer of the company: and having charge of the sales and financial end of the business. In January, 1925, he severed his connection with that company to become vice president, in charge of loans, for the Pacific Savings & Loan Association, which he has represented as a member of the board of directors for the past eight years. Possessed of sound business judgment and keen discrimination, he has proven the right man for the place.

In 1898 Mr. Buckley was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth McDowell, of Waterloo, Iowa. They are the parents of a son and a daughter: James Everett, who is a graduate of the College of Puget Sound and a member of the Nu Sigma Nu fraternity, and who is now attending the medical school of the University of Oregon; and Helen Elizabeth, who is a graduate of the Washington State College at Pullman, a member of the Delta Delta Delta: fraternity and now the wife of Thomas Beal, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Politically Mr. Buckley is aligned with the republican party. He is a member of the official board of the First Methodist Episcopal church, and a director of the Young Men's Christian Association. He is a Knights Templar Mason and a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the craft. Moreover, Mr. Buckley is a strong advocate of service organizations. He is an honorary member of the Rotary Club, which he has served for many years on the board of directors and on important committees and of which he was chosen president for 1921-22. In 1921 he represented the Rotary Club of Tacoma at the international convention which was held in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was vice president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce in 1920 and is a director of Tacoma Chapter of the American Red Cross. Mr. Buckley has won the reputation of a man who does well whatever he undertakes and has rendered appreciated service in all of these positions. He is keenly interested in everything that relates to the welfare of the community and can always be counted upon to cooperate in all movements for the advancement of public interests. Personally he is a man of cordial and unaffected manner and is deservedly popular wherever known.

Dr. V. E. Mose

In one of the most exacting professions Dr. V. E. Mose is achieving a splendid record, being located in the practice of dentistry at Roy, where he is building up a large and remunerative patronage. He has proven himself well qualified in every way for his professional duties and has established himself firmly in the confidence and respect of all who have come in contact with him. Dr. V. E. Mose was born in Arlington, Washington, on the 9th of April, 1904, and is a son of L. A. and Mary (Murphy) Mose, the latter a native of Canada. The father was brought to Arlington in his childhood, his family being numbered among the pioneer settlers in that section of the state. The parents are now living at Olympia, where the father is the successful owner of a silver fox farm. He is a member of the Masonic order.

V. E. Mose secured his elementary education in the public schools of Arlington, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, after which he entered the dental department of North Pacific College, and was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine, in 1926. On July 20, of that year, he opened an office in Roy, being the only dentist between Yelm, Thurston county, and Tacoma. Personally, the Doctor is a man of pleasing address, courteous and friendly in manner and since coming here has made many friends.

J. T. Smith

To J. T. Smith belongs the distinction of being the owner of the oldest printing establishment in Tacoma and he has personally been identified with it as partner or owner since April, 1889, a period of thirty-eight years, during which time he has enjoyed a splendid reputation among the successful business men of this city. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1859, a son of Quaker parents, William R. and Clara (Croasdale) Smith. The father is deceased, and the mother is now living in Trenton, New Jersey, at an advanced age.

J. T. Smith secured his early educational training in a Quaker school near Philadelphia and at the age of thirteen years began to learn the printing trade, with which he has been connected continuously since. After working for others for a time, he bought a printing plant in Philadelphia, and, in April, 1889, shipped the equipment to Tacoma. Soon afterward he formed the firm of Bard & Smith and established a printing shop in the old Citizens Bank building, their machinery consisting of two "leg power" printing presses. They met with encouragement and in 1890 the firm became Bard, Smith & Ray and moved to 1405% Pacific avenue. Shortly afterward the firm name became simply J. T. Smith, but soon afterward Mr. Smith and two other gentlemen incorporated under the style of the Vaughan & Morrill Printing Company, which title was maintained until 1910, when R. A. Kinney purchased the interests of the other two partners, and the firm became Smith-Kinney Company, Inc. In the same year Mr. Smith bought Mr. Kinney's interest and located at 925 Commerce street, where he remained until 1911, when he came to his present location at 926 Commerce street. The Smith-Kinney Company, Inc., is now owned by Mr. Smith, who is president and treasurer and holds all but a qualifying share of the stock, Edward Rushfeldt being secretary of the company. The company has met with success in general job printing, but is now specializing in books and catalogues. Among the many books issued from this office is "That Something," now in its twenty-sixth edition, and of which over two hundred thousand copies have been sold in this country and abroad. ;

While living in Philadelphia, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Angeline Carn, who is of Welsh descent, and to them were born two children, namely: Mrs. Maude Kinney, who was born in Philadelphia and now lives in San Francisco; and Mrs. Frances G. Britain, who was born in Tacoma and is now at home.

Mr. Smith is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and is the seventh oldest member of the Rotary Club. In 1912 he was elected a member of the port commission, but, through an error, the commission itself was not voted into existence, so the commissioners never held office. However, at a later date the commission was organized, but Mr. Smith was not a member. He has always taken a keen interest in everything relating to the development and progress of Tacoma and has cooperated in every movement for the betterment of the community. Because of his splendid business career and his fine personality he has always been held in the highest regard throughout the community and is today numbered among its representative men.

James M. Chambers

A member of one of the old and highly esteemed pioneer families of Pierce county, James M. Chambers has stamped the impress of his individuality upon his community and has added luster to the honored name which he bears. His well directed efforts and his sound judgment have brought him a large measure of prosperity and he stands today as one of the representative farmers of the western part of the county. He was born on the old Chambers homestead, one mile north of Roy, May 15, 1864, and is a son of Thomson McClain and Esther (Packwood) Chambers, the former born in Ohio in 1839, while the mother was born in 1844, both being now deceased. Thomson M. Chambers came to Washington territory in 1847 with his father, Thomas McCutcheon Chambers, who located on Chambers prairie, near Olympia, the locality being named in his honor. He entered a homestead, on which he lived until he had proved up on the property, when he sold it and removed to Steilacoom, settling on Chambers creek, which also was named for him. Here he took a donation claim of six hundred and forty acres, on which he lived until his death. By his first wife he had eight children, all of whom are deceased and of which number Thomson M. was the youngest. By a second marriage there were born two children, R. L. and Margaret. Thomson M. Chambers, at the age of twenty-one years, took up a homestead near McKenna, Pierce county, but later sold his right and took a homestead of eighty acres one mile north of Roy. This place he improved, developing it into a good farm, and lived there the remainder of his life. During the '50s he spent some time in the gold fields at Cariboo, British Columbia, and he also served in the Indian war of 1855-6. To him and his wife were born nine children, namely: James M.; Mary B. who is the wife of G. Henry Smith, of Parkland, Washington; A. J. Rho lives in Tacoma; David H., deceased; Lillie, who was the wife of H. S. McIntyre, of Spokane; John F., deceased; Maggie, deceased; Thomas L., who lives in Tucson, Arizona: and Robert L., who lives in California. i }

James M. Chambers was educated in the public schools of Pierce county, completing his studies at Olympia. He then took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres a mile and a half north of Roy, being located on section 22, township 18 range 2. He immediately entered upon the task of clearing the land and getting it under cultivation, clearing and draining about twenty acres of the bottom land He built a good house and barn, made other substantial improvements, and lived there thirty-five years. In 1922 he bought his father's old homestead adjoining and now owns two hundred and twenty-five acres of excellent land. He keeps about fifty head of dairy cattle, and his fields produce good crops of corn for silage and about one hundred tons of hay. He has given intelligent direction to his operations and is counted one of the successful and substantial farmers of his section of the count