Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 3 of 27)

Philip Garland

One of the largest and most important industrial establishments in Pierce county is the plant of the Tacoma Veneer Company, at 1549 Dock street, Tacoma and of which Philip Garland is secretary and treasurer. This company , the Foe cessor of the Veneer Products Company, which was organized by A. J Ritehié on December 29, 1920. On November 21, 1923, the Tacoma Veneer Company was organized, with the following officers: Harry T. Nicoli, of Portland, Oregon, president; George J. Perkins, of Portland, vice president; William C. Bailey manager Rod Philip Garland, secretary and treasurer. The first company occupied the old Pacific Steel & Boiler Company plant, which was erected during the war for the specific purpose of manufacturing boilers. That company made but little progress, but under the present management the growth of the concern has been stead ; and substantial. The old building has been greatly remodeled, with a complete ae of new machinery and equipment, as well as a new fifty thousand gallon water tank and tower. The plant occupies two hundred and fifty feet frontage on Dock o re site Seventeenth street, extending back three hundred and fifty feet ith nae oe 2 the harbor and private rail facilities. a Rn dw. apie e products of the plant consist of laminated wood - - ae Zee ae abe woods, Douglas fir being saan ies me pe e carload a day, or about seventy thousand feet of glued th ; stock, Much of the stock is made up to specifications di fo ; ere wainscoting and trunks, and is shipped to jobbers alr 4 ae ot Meee ae i : mer Be eles td a and New Zealand, being shipped only ne carload hone rete ee a ae ve hundred men are employed, working in two the annual payroll runs to about i inaceae hea au on yes an ped with a sprinkler fire i i hts ide ecko uptodate plant of the a een ane om In every respect is one of the most ilip Garland, who h i : ; Hei er a a hernias ce aad saee work as secretary and treas- Company, was born in Minneapoli iden es se 4 ee ee et es apolis, Minnesota, in 1890, and is a son of Cc. C d aroline Garland, the latter of whom died in Maine. The father 5 eS engaged in banking, is now retired and is living in Tacoma. After completing the public school course, Philip Garland entered the University of Maine, where he was graduated in 1912. Later he took a postgraduate course and was graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 1917. He was then appointed by the United States shipping board to the production division of the emergency fleet corporation, with headquarters in Seattle, and there served until the close of the war. In 1921 he came to Tacoma and soon afterward took part in the organization of the company with which he is now identified.

Mr. Garland was united in marriage to Miss Grace Scatchard, of New York city, and they are the parents of three children, Philip, Jr., George and Wade. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Phi Gamma Delta college fraternity, the Order of Hoo-Hoos, the Rotary Club and the Orpheus Club, and in his political stand he is independent. A man of strong character and marked individuality, he has made a definite impress on the people of this community and is held in high esteem by all who have been associated with him in any way.

The science of osteopathy has an able representative in Tacoma in the person of Dr. Herbert W. Stotenbur, whose offices are located in the Fidelity building, where he is meeting with a very gratifying measure of success. He is a native of Tacoma and is a son of Dr. H. A. and Flora (Bridges) Stotenbur, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Indiana. His parents came to Tacoma in 1900, and the father has been successfully engaged in the practice of osteopathy here since 1903.

Herbert W. Stotenbur secured his elementary education in the public schools of Tacoma and then entered the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons at Los Angeles, where he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy, in 1925. He also had one year of medical work at the University of Southern California. He was interne in the Monte Sano Hospital at Los Angeles for one year, and then returned to Tacoma and has since been engaged in the active practice of his profession.

On August 10, 1922, Dr. Stotenbur was united in marriage to Miss Vesper E. Stonier, who is a native of Illinois. The Doctor is a member of the Young Men's Business Club and belongs to the Pierce County Osteopathic Society, the Washington State Osteopathic Society and the American Osteopathic Association. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the republican party and takes a commendable interest in public affairs. Affable and courteous in manner, closely devoted to his life work, and a man of sterling qualities, he commands the esteem and good will of all who know him.

Ben L. Andre

Of the merchants of Pierce county, none has shown a finer spirit of enterprise and aggressiveness than has Ben L. Andre, whose general merchandise store at Fife, just out of Tacoma, has become one of the most important mercantile establishments of the county. Beginning in a small way, Mr. Andre adopted a business policy that in its results has abundantly vindicated the soundness of his judgment, and the splendid prosperity which has crowned his efforts has been well merited. Mr. Andre is a native of Ohio, born on the 3d of July, 1880, and is a son of Edward and Catherine (Cranston) Andre, both of whom also were natives of Ohio, where the father followed the occupation of a farmer. They were the parents of three children: Mrs. Ruth Moore, Ben L. and C. E. Both parents are deceased, the father dying i n e mother in 1924. " ae ete secured his education in the public schools of Scioto county, Ohio, and in 1898, when seventeen years of age, he enlisted for service in the Spanish- American war, being stationed in Porto Rico during the greater part of his service. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war and on his return home was engaged in farm work for about a year. He then went to work in a shoe factory, but soon afterward went out as a traveling salesman, which occupation he followed until 1902, when he came to Tacoma, Washington. He went to work for the Tacoma Grocery Company, pushirig a truck for a few months, and the company then sent him out as a traveling salesman, in which position he served three years. He was ambitious to enter into business for himself, and in 1905 he bought a small stock of merchandise and opened a store at Fife, a suburb of Tacoma. He has devoted himself closely to this enterprise, in the management of which he has shown much originality and keen perception, and the business has through the years enjoyed a steady and substantial growth, until now his annual sales amount to one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. He carries a stock valued at between forty and fifty thousand dollars, with a total investment of over seventy thousand dollars.

Mr. Andre handles a large and complete line of general merchandise, including dry goods, shoes, hardware, wire, fencing, roofing, farm implements, hay, feed, gas, oil, fresh meats, and kindred lines, and the motto over his door, "The Store That Has It" expresses the policy which he is following, for he believes that when a farmer comes into his store and, not being able to get what he wants, goes into the city for it, he has in a measure lost a customer. Another evidence of Mr. Andre's alert methods is the little paper which he issues monthly and sends to about five hundred of his customers and prospective customers, and which contains many useful hints and information, and well selected humor. Also, if a farmer has anything which he wishes to sell or exchange, it is advertised in this paper free of charge. In this way Mr. Andre keeps in close touch with the people of his community. Mr. Andre bought an acre of ground near his store and in 1916 erected a fine, modern home.

In 1904 Mr. Andre was married to Miss Clara Multer, who was born in Ohio, a daughter of Fred and Agatha Multer, the former of whom was a butcher. Both are deceased, the father dying in 1900 and the mother in 1924. Mrs. Andre died July 12, 1919. To Mr. and Mrs. Andre were porn four children, as follows: Floyd, born in Tacoma, June 7, 1905, who was graduated from high school and is now attending the University of Washington; Roy, born at Fife, October 2, 1906, who was graduated from the Fife high school and is now a student in the State Agricultural College at Pullman; Willard, born August 28, 1909, who is in high school; and Lois, born October 22, 1915, who is in grammar school. Mr. Andre served Gh some time as a member of the school board at Fife and is a strong supporter of good schools and improved roads.

Aldrich Fox

The Golden Eagle Dairy, owned and operated by Aldrich Fox, is one of the best known dairies in the western part of Pierce county, Mr. Fox having shown himself a man of progressive ideas, sound judgment and persistent He eee H is a native of Switzerland, his birth having occurred in 1870, and is a son of Moi r d and Agatha (Kaelin) Fox, both of whom are now deceased, the father dyin in hi native land in 1888 and the mother passing away in Spokane Washin ne a 1915. To them were born twenty-two children, four of whom are livin 4 ae ich: Louis, Alex and Remedi J. B Bane ety era

came direct to Tacoma, Washington, where he lived for a few year d i ) went to California and worked on dairy farms in Sacr t 6 ile Pane n and San Francisco and other parts of northern Calif ia. H ee sri large dairy of his own, which he operated until 1910 rihen h ota reas and bought seventeen acres of land at Gardenville in th oP ay wianecgms tion, four and a half miles northeast of Puyallu 'He pana ene pes ey cra ay gaan to the precehuheit a ee Mess oe ae ae é airy, and has been eminently successful. He milks fift of high grade Holstein cows, and also has thirty- vepverhead unproductive cows, as well as registered fine Acric eee a Ora fine, modern house and large and well arranged barns, installed an icin al Peak now has a splendid equipment for conducting his business under the a es ane circumstances. He retails milk in Tacoma and has built up a large oe oeeeare

In 1900, in California, Mr. Fox was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Fox, who was born in Switzerland, a daughter of Joseph Fox. Both of her parents died in their native land. Mrs. Aldrich Fox died May 31, 1921, leaving the following children: Mrs. Anna McDonald, Aldrich Louis, Josephine, Frank, Mary, Alex, Elizabeth: and Joseph. Mary was graduated from the Fife high school and is now a student in the State Normal School at Bellingham. Mr. Fox is a member of South Tacoma Camp, Modern Woodmen of America.

One of Tacoma's enterprising and progressive business men is J. G. Wingate, secretary of F. S. Harmon & Company, furniture manufacturers. A lifelong resident of this city, he has been a witness of and a participant in the wonderful growth and development of the community during the past quarter of a century, and has been a definite factor in the prosperity of the company with which he is identified.

Mr. Wingate was born in Tacoma in 1891 and is a son of Robert and Sara J. (Davis) Wingate, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father came to the United States in boyhood and went to work in the coal mines of Pennsylvania, acquiring an expert knowledge of mining. In an early day he came to California, later went to Oregon and in the early '70s came to Tacoma. He discovered the Wingate coal fields and others and became prominent as one of the early and successful mine operators of Washington. During his later years he made his home in Tacoma, where his death occurred in 1906. His wife died in 1923.

J. G. Wingate attended the public schools of Tacoma, graduating from high school, and then was a student in Whitworth College. He attended Cornell University two years and in 1913 entered the employ of F. S. Harmon & Company. In 1917 Mr. Wingate enlisted in the medical department of the United States army, and served at Camp Lewis until the close of the war, when he returned to his former position with the Harmon furniture company, of which he was made secretary in 1920.

In 1914 Mr. Wingate was united in marriage to Miss Helen Harmon, of Tacoma, a daughter of Fremont S. and May (Lawrence) Harmon, the former of whom is represented by a personal sketch on other pages of this work. To Mr. and Mrs. Wingate have been born two children: Jean, aged eleven years; and James, aged six. Mr. Wingate has always supported the republican party and fraternally is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which order he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the American Legion. He likewise belongs to the Tacoma Golf and Country Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a worthy example in all that constitutes true manhood and good citizenship and stands deservedly high in the esteem of all with whom he comes in contact.

. Mitchell, a highly honored practicing physician at Sumner, is a native of ies age iti at Chehalis, Lewis county, on the 7th of October, 1886. He is a son of T. B. and Sarah Jane (Gant) Mitchell, natives respectively of New York state and Oregon. The father, who had followed the vocation of farming in the east, was a veteran of the Civil war, having served as a captain in the Twenty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. He came west in 1867, taking up a homestead near Chehalis, which he operated for many years, and eventually moved into Chehalis, where his death occurred in 1904. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Reuben Gant, came to Oregon in 1845, being one of the pioneers of the locality ots McMinnville, Yamhill county, in the Willamette valley, and there Mrs. Mitchell was

Dr. Mitchell received his preliminary education in the public schools of Chehalis, graduating from high school, and then attended Whitworth College, in Tacoma, subsequently entering the medical school of the University of Minnesota, where he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1911. He then spent a year as interne in the city and county hospitals in St. Paul, and in July, 1912, came to Sumner, Washington, where he has been actively engaged in the practice cf his profession to the present t-me. For about a year after coming here he was associated with Dr. Corliss, after which he practiced alone until 1923, when he admitted to partnership Dr. Gilshannon, with whom he is still associated. _Dr. Mitchell is a general practitioner-and surgeon, and his skill and ability have gained him an enviable standing among the successful physicians of Pierce county.

On September 28, 1912, Dr. Mitchell was united in marriage to Miss Pearla Robbins, who was born at Tacoma, a daughter of Herbert L. and Anna (Hikus) Robbins. The Robbins family which has been long established here, came originally from the south. To Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell have been born three children, namely: Margery M., Lester C. and Whiting B., Jr., all of whom were born in Sumner. The Doctor is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in the United States Medical Corps, with which he served one and a half years as a first lieutenant. He was in northeastern France eleven months, in evacuation hospital work, and on his return to this country at once resumed his practice. The Doctor usually spends a month each year at the Mayo hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, and keeps fully abreast of the times in all matters pertaining to medical knowledge and practice. He has served several terms as health officer of Sumner, and is a member of the Commercial Club and the Rotary Club. He belongs to the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and maintains professional relations ,with the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Public Health League of Washington.

Charles H. Hyde

Charles H. Hyde is a prominent representative of business interests in Tacoma as president of the West Coast Grocery Company at 1732 Pacific avenue, one of the oldest wholesale grocery concerns in the northwest. It succeeded the Thompson & Pratt Grocery Company, established about 1886, and was organized under its present name in July, 1891, with the following officers: William J. Thompson, president; Charles H. Hyde, vice president; and Q. F. Casper, secretary and treasurer. Charles H. Hyde purchased the interests of his associates about 1892, at which time the official personnel of the concern was changed as follows: Charles H. Hyde, president; Colonel Griggs er Le pear sea ee T. Redman, secretary. The present officers are: Charles ne yde, president; A. A. Pentecost, vice president; Robert : é ohn eilbieateelte obert H. Hyde, secretary; and C. O. The West Coast Grocery Company was located first on A street, near the pre site of the power house in Tacoma. About 1894 the concern purchased the are of Reese, Crandall & Redman and removed to the quarters of that firm at 1928 Pacific avenue, where the Younglove Grocery Company is now located. About 1896 the West ieee ld ee installed at its present address - 1732 Pacific avenue, in ullding one hundred by one hundred and twenty feet isi ies +: basement. This the company a Oe purchased after having leased th years and subsequently also bought the adjoini ildi pe teedner ts 5 g joining building, seventy-five b h and twenty feet, and three stories in hei : 7 aac 1 ; ght. The concern has its own sidi penile eel A coffee and spice plant, seventy-five by one hundred ihe ea ae pce Es C ptt and there is a private garage in connection The West 'oast e pany employs from eighteen to twenty travelin ' ee its prenes over Washington and part of Oneedes, Their nea Fah See Bi uae eu Alaska, where the company maintains an office in Juneau aad 'G etchikan. An extensive business has been developed i th i f vegetables and fruits which are marketed as the '"Amocat"' Praia as, Tyce alae

Charles H. Hyde, the directing head of this prosperous tk i a farm in the town of Caroli At i 2 Sartendha' ostiben hee eee ha ine, Tompkins county, New York, September 9, 1847. This greater part of his life thereon, devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits. He also studied law, however, and practiced that profession for a time. He entered the army soon after the outbreak of the Civil war, was promoted to a captaincy and afterward won the rank of major for gallant conduct in the field. Major R. H. S. Hyde served in the Eastern Army and was with Sheridan in his famous campaign in the Shenandoah valley. His demise occurred in the year 1884. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Louise Dederer, was a native of New Rochelle, Westchester county, New York.

Charles H. Hyde spent the first fourteen years of his life on the home farm and pursued his education as a public school pupil in the winter months. Subsequently he was employed in a store at Tuckahoe, New York, for a year and during the succeeding three years attended Homer Academy of Homer, New York, and Ithaca Academy of Ithaca, New York, providing the necessary funds for his education by teaching. On leaving the classroom he obtained a position in a store at Owego, Tioga county, New York, where he was employed from 1865 until 1872, when he formed a partnership under the firm name of Hyde & Winters, dealers in general merchandise and produce, which was maintained until 1891. In that year he sold his interest in the business and journeyed westward to Washington, arriving in Tacoma on the ist of April, 1891. Soon thereafter he purchased an interest in the business of Thompson, Pratt & Company, one of three wholesale grocery concerns in Tacoma. This firm was organized by New York men, some of whom Mr. Hyde had known before coming west. They had comparatively little experience in the wholesale grocery business and considered themselves fortunate when Mr. Hyde consented to take charge. In July, 1891, as above stated, the West Coast Grocery Company succeeded the firm of Thompson, Pratt & Company.

Aside from his important business interests as president of the West Coast Grocery Company, Mr. Hyde is a factor in financial affairs as a director of the National Bank of Tacoma. He is also a past president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and fraternally is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, while in politics he is an independent republican. His appreciation of the social amenities of life is indicated by his membership in the Tacoma Yacht Club, the Union Club, the Country Club, of which he has served as president, the Fircrest Golf Club and the Tennis Club, and also the Polo Club and the Country and Golf Club of Owego, New York. He is also a trustee of the Ferry Museum.

On the 2d of February, 1880, Mr. Hyde was united in marriage to Carrie Augusta Woodford. They are the parents of one son, Robert H. Hyde, who is associated with his father in business as secretary of the West Coast Grocery Company. He pursued a high school course in Tacoma and is also a graduate of the Pennsylvania Military College at Chester.

Addison Stewart

Addison Stewart, who is a native of Washington, where he has always lived, has performed his full part in the development of this state, and has been particularly interested in the advancement of Pierce county, of which he is an honored and respected citizen. He is directly descended from the historic Stewart family of Scotland and exemplifies in his own makeup the sterling characteristics of that race. He was born in Tacoma, on the 21st of March, 1873, and is a son of Abraham W. and Jerutia (White) Stewart. His father was born in Illinois about 1830, and the mother was born in Indiana in 1837.

When Abraham W. Stewart was one year old, the family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and there he was reared and educated. In the fall of 1851 he made the long overland trip with ox teams to Washington territory, locating first at what is now Olympia, where he lived several years. About 1855 he came to Steilacoom, where he built a gristmill for Burd Brothers. He was a wagon maker and spinning wheel maker by trade. He took up a homestead in what is now the central part of Tacoma, proved up on it, and cleared off part of it, building a house, in which he lived until 1873. He then moved to Whatcom county, this state, where he took up a preemption claim of one hundred and sixty acres. Here he built a good house, with two fireplaces, and so well was it constructed that the building is still in good repair. He occupied this place until 1883, when he sold it and, coming to Pierce county, bought one hundred acres of land in the Stuck valley, four miles north of Sumner. Part of this was heavily covered with timber and brush, the remainder being swamp land, and to the clearing and draining of this tract he at once directed his efforts, in the course of time creating a splendid farm. In 1884 he built a good house and made many other substantial improvements, and he lived there until his death, which occurred September 12, 1910. His wife passed away September 5, 1902. To them were born nine children, namely: Anna Elizabeth, who is the wife of C. H. Stoltenberg, of Tacoma; William W., deceased; James Edward, of Anacortes, Washington; Joseph A., deceased; Margaret, the wife of Wallace Boe, of Seattle; George L.; Charles A.; Addison, the subject of this sketch; and Mrs. Mary E. Burgilehaus, of Sumner. Abraham W. Stewart was one of the organizers of and an elder in the first Presbyterian church organized in the territory of Washington, and also took an active and effectual part in school matters in the early days, being a well edueated man himself. While living in Whatcom county he served as a member of the board of county commissioners.

Addison Stewart attended the public school at Sumner and completed his education in Whitworth College, at this place. He was reared at home and has always remained on the ranch, which he and his brothers, George L. and Charles A., now own. They are successfully operating it, and also own a forty acre fruit ranch in eastern Washington. Two years ago Mr. Stewart built a fine, modern house on the ranch.

On December 17, 1907, Mr. Stewart was united in marriage to Miss Mattie Alice Eddy, who was born in Minnesota, a daughter of W. C. and Emma A. (Comstock) Eddy, the former of whom was born in Jowa and the latter in Illinois. Her father was engaged in the lumber business in Iowa, but in 1903 he came to Sumner and established a store, which he operated about two years and then sold. He then gave his attention to the building of houses in South Tacoma, which he sold, and after the death of his wife on October 9, 1907, he moved to the Stewart ranch and built a store on the highway, which he is now operating. To Mr. and Mrs. Eddy were born eight children, the firstborn dying in infancy, and the others being: Addie, Frank, Bert and Hallie, who are deceased; Mattie Alice, Mrs. Stewart; Harvey, deceased; and Beulah, who is the wife of A. W. Langdon, of Sumner. To Mr. and Mrs. Stewart has been born a daughter, Alice Boyd, who was born on the old homestead September 2, 1913. They also have living with them a niece, Beulah Lucile Askew, who was graduated from the Sumner high school in 1925. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are earnest members of the First Presbyterian church of Sumner, to which they give generous support, and Mr. Stewart stands for all that is best and worth while in life. In the affairs of his community he has given his support to all measures calculated to advance the general welfare.

Harris Warnick

Among the foreign born citizens of Tacoma who have achieved success and prominence in business circles is Harris Warnick, president of the Puget Sound Manufacturing Company, one of the most prosperous and substantial industrial concerns of this city. His success has not been a matter of mere chance or the Smet Sa pte enaghi a but has been achieved by persistent and deter. mined effort alon t. i i i j ek seemed ong rightly directed lines, and he has well merited the prosperity which

Y v Was 4 and was reared to manhood th PAL his education in the public schools. In 1904 he emigrated to America ae nena: aa e oe bee he remained three years, and in 1907 he came went to work for the Wheeler-Osgood Company, with whi mained thirteen years, becoming a de : wis eAterutie at cd ae , partment superintendent. He w i maker by trade and was familiar with th i i SoM eee I e handling of wood, and in 1920 h ized the Puget Sound Manufacturin i ; adanie

L g Company, of which he became id business was started on a modest scale j suildi ie ees Wise i é e in a building twenty-five by ninet i size, but has enjoyed a steady and continu i 'ilk

: , : ous growth until now the plant occupi mh of eta is two stories high, while the office building and bites gee as ty dis a red feet In Size, two. stories high. The company manufactures has given it a wide and favorable reputation throughout this section of the country. Among the buildings finished with the product of this plant are the First Presbyterian church and the Hotel Winthrop at Tacoma, the Pacific Steamship Company building at Seattle, the Vance Lumber Company hotel, the McDonald office building and many of the better class apartment buildings. The factory product is shipped to contractors and builders throughout the northwest and to Honolulu. From sixty to seventy-five skilled operatives are employed in the plant, which is equipped with the most improved machinery.

In 1902 Mr. Warnick was united in marriage to Miss Fanny Weinstein, of Glasgow, Scotland, and they are the parents of two children, namely: Bettie, who is a graduate of the Tacoma high school and a business college; and Robert, who is now a student in the University of Washington. Mr. Warnick is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and is a charter member of Tacoma Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and gives his political support to the republican party. He is active in the synagogue and is president of the B'nai B'rith. Mr. Warnick has been true and loyal in all the relations of life and has conducted his business according to the highest standards of commercial ethics, his conduct bringing him deserved popularity.

In the front rank of the successful lawyers of Tacoma stands W. C. Broenkow, member of the well known firm of Williamson, Freeman & Broenkow. He was born in Germany in 1875 and is a son of Carl and Elizabeth Broenkow, the latter of whom died in 1880. Im the following year Carl Broenkow and his son came to the United States, locating in North Dakota.

In 1887 W. C. Broenkow came to Tacoma with an uncle and here continued his public school studies, graduating from the high school. He then entered Leland Stanford University, California, where he was graduated in 1897. On his return to Tacoma he took up the study of law with Judge Ira A. Towne, and was admitted to the bar in January, 1899. He then became western manager for the Philadelphia Securities Company, holding that position for thirteen years, and during the following seven years was chief deputy collector for the United States treasury department for the district of Washington, retiring from that position in 1920. He then became a member of the law firm of Williamson, Williamson & Freeman, the name of which was changed to that of Williamson, Freeman & Broenkow. He makes a specialty of federal taxation and corporation practice, in which he is regarded as an authority and in which he has met with eminent success.

In January, 1902, Mr. Broenkow was united in marriage to Miss Ethel M. Crain, of Tacoma; and they are the parents of one child, Walter, who was graduated from Leland Stanford University in 1925. He is now taking postgraduate work in law at that university. In political affairs Mr. Broenkow maintains an independent attitude, but is deeply interested in matters affecting the welfare of the community, and he served three years, 1910-13, as a member of the Tacoma board of education. He is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Phi Gamma Delta college fraternity. Throughout the range of his acquaintance he is highly esteemed for his ability, his integrity and his kindly manner.

In all that constitutes true manhood and good citizenship, H. W. Edmondson, a substantial and well known merchant of Tacoma, is a worthy example, and none stands higher than he in the esteem and confidence of the community honored by his residence. Mr. Edmondson was born in Toronto, Canada, November 28, 1861, and is a son of Robert and Betsey Edmondson, the former of whom was a stonecutter ness college. When eighteen years of age he secured a position as clerk in a grocery store in Toronto, where he remained three years, and then went to St. Paul, Minnesota, as accountant for a railroad contractor. In 1888 he came to Tacoma and for two years worked as a clerk in a grocery store. In 1890 he opened a store of his own at 1002 South Eleventh street, where he remained until 1900, when he moved to 1101 South K street, where he continued for many years. He met with a very satisfactory measure of success, and in 1923 he sold his business and retired. However, idleness was entirely foreign to his nature, and in 1925 he again engaged in business, forming a partnership with H. L. Smith and buying the Sherwood grocery at 1101 North Cushman street, to which he is now devoting his time and attention.

Mr. Edmondson has been married twice - first, in 1888, to Miss Margaret Trotter, of Toronto, Canada, who is now deceased. To this union were born three children, namely: Duncan, who is engaged in the grocery business in Wallace, Idaho; Norman, who is a civil engineer in Portland, Oregon; and Jeannette, who is the wife of James Bruce, of Tacoma. Later Mr. Edmondson was married to Miss Charlotte Caldwell, of Boston, Massachusetts.

Mr. Edmondson is a stanch republican in his political affiliation, while his religjous connection is with the Presbyterian church. He is a member of State Lodge, No. 68, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite and Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystie Shrine. He has earned the right to be called one of the progressive men of his community, having fought his own way upward to a position of independence and honor, and in every relation of life his voice and influence have been on the side of right, so that no man stands higher than he in the esteem of his fellowmen.

John A. Peterson

Among the sons of Norway who have come to this country and achieved suc-- cess and at the same time have in large measure contributed to the development and prosperity of their adopted country, specific mention should be made of John A Peterson, who is highly regarded in Pierce county. He was born in Norway i 1860 and is a son of Peter and Johanna (Wade) Peterson, the former of whom was a farmer by vocation and both of whom died in their native land. They were the parents of seven children, namely: Martha, who still lives in Norway; Ole and Annie, deceased; John A., of this sketch; Elizabeth, who lives in Tacoma; Loui deceased; and Peter, who lives in Tacoma. Reaper

John A. Peterson received a good education in his nati i the public schools and graduating from a technical college. He cecaincanewaee until 1882, when he came to the United States, settling in Nicollet county, Minne sota, where he was employed as a farm hand for about a year. He then twent +5 Minneapolis, where he went to work for Jim Hill, the railroad magnate, on th vey and construction of the Great Northern Railroad. Mr. Peterson was e oI one chiefly in Montana, selecting the easiest grades through the valleys and eatee "th eerie ene aig alia ag work incident to the construction of a pation ew country. ere he gained not only valuable experi b received physical benefit, building up a strong and rugged c tite oantriaae Sos gave up railroading and learned the plasterin e er ianen a i contract plastering, which business he followed ual. (95 eeeee De een Roxie ot county, Montana, where he lived for two years, engaged in farming and ; Hae at his trade. In January, 1897, Mr. Peterson came to Tacoma Washi fore ae in the following month he joined the first gold rush to the Yukon, h he seen an nips for ps four years, with fair success. SS ea ae ee eturning to Tacoma in 1900, Mr. Peterson bought thirty a in ti jeu na ese known as the old Alden place, which had fs ances 5 sabes extent, including about a half acre of berries, an old house and a dh nas He started to plant more berries and also established a dai eee oe Bi gules years. He was successful there, and in 1905 he built 3 a " ated. ra : 2 ouse i with the eeepton af tosvanginen engaged Sn plaster contracting there until 1924, he built a nice home, which i eg chee: Bich Hanks melt ; he still owns, and he has also built a fine, modern eles low on the ranch, which was completed in 1921 and is handsomely furnished. In 1925 he also built a modern fourteen apartment building in Tacoma, which he still owns and from which he derives a nice income. He now has about three and a half acres of the ranch in berries, which he has cultivated intensively, and which have yielded as high as ten tons to the acre. He has done well whatever he has undertaken and has gained an enviable reputation for his progressive and up-to-date methods, through which he has won well merited prosperity.

On June 8, 1884, in Minnesota, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Johanna Marie Langlow, who is a native of Norway, a daughter of Lars and Anna Helena (Gjerde) Langlow, the latter of whom died December 17, 1926, in Norway. Mrs. Peterson's parents never left their native land, and the father followed the vocation of farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1893. To Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have been born two children: Anna, who was born in Minnesota, died June 28, 1902; and Esther, also born in Minnesota, is the wife of Ted Cook and they have two children, Ted, Jr., and Joan Marie. Mr. Cook is the noted cartoonist and feature writer of Los Angeles, Califonia, and is now employed by W. R. Hearst on the Los Angeles Examiner.

Mr. Peterson is a member of the Sons of Norway and was for several years president of the Coast body of that order. At the age of fifteen years he was confirmed in the Lutheran church. He has taken a keen interest in the welfare of his home community and rendered effective service as a member of the city council. While a member of that body he surveyed and laid out the present water system of Puyallup, doing a good piece of work at a minimum of cost to the town. He is a consistent advocate of progress in all lines of public service and has been a distinct asset to his locality. By a straightforward and commendable course he made his way from a humble start to a respected position in the business world, winning the hearty admiration of the people of his adopted country and earning a reputation as an enterprising and broad-minded citizen which the public has not been slow to recognize and appreciate.

Joseph A. Meyer

In the death of Joseph A. Meyer, Pierce county lost one of its worthy and most highly respected citizens. He was essentially a man of affairs, sound of judgment and energetic in methods, and his efforts were rewarded with a fine measure of success. To these qualities were added sterling integrity and uprightness in all his dealings, so that throughout his community he commanded confidence and respect. Mr. Meyer was born in Switzerland in 1858 and his death occurred July 9, 1914, at the age of fifty-six. He was a son of Joseph and Anna Meyer, both of whom died in their native land. They were the parents of six children, four of whom are living in Switzerland.

Joseph A. Meyer was educated in the schools of his native country and remained at home until 1884, when he came to the United States. He first located in Missouri, but later moved to Sacramento, California, where he was engaged in the dairy business. In 1895 he came to Tacoma, Washington, near which city he rented a ranch, on which he ran a dairy for five years. In 1900 he bought sixty acres of timber and stump land near North Puyallup, it being a part of the Indian reservation, and immediately set to work to clear the tract and get it into cultivation. He built a good set of farm buildings and in the course of time cleared it all, developing a valuable ranch. He kept forty cows and was more than ordinarily successful in the operation of the place, to which he devoted his attention until his death. He was a hard worker and a good manager and was numbered among the leading dairy farmers of his section of the county. é

On July 25, 1904, Mr. Meyer was united in marriage to Miss Mary Thun, who was born in Austria, a daughter of Thadeus and Rosa (Korger) Thun, the former of whom is still living in Austria, the mother having died December 16, 1925. They were the parents of six children: Mary, John, Louis, Frank, deceased, Thedus and Amalie. Frank was a soldier in the World war, was a prisoner three years in Siberia, and was later killed while serving on the Italian border. To Mr. and Mrs. Meyer was born a son, Joseph A., Jr., who was born on the ranch at Puyallup, April 8, 1905. He was graduated from the Puyallup high school in 1923 and is now learn- ing the machinist's trade in Tacoma. Mrs. Meyer came to the United States January 10, 1904, coming direct to Tacoma, where she was married soon afterward. In 1915 she built a fine, modern house on the ranch, where she is now living. Part of the land is in fruit and the remainder is leased for dairy purposes. The grounds surrounding the house are well kept and attractive and the home, which is well located on the Pacific highway, is a very comfortable and valuable property.

On June 19, 1916, at Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Meyer became the wife of William Haiker, who was born in Austria, December 30, 1874, a son of William and Annie Haiker, both of whom died in their native land. He came to the United States about 1900 and first located in Columbus, Ohio, later going to Arizona, and in 1916 coming to Tacoma. Mr. Haiker is a bridge carpenter by trade and was employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.

William Joseph Fisher

Peculiar honor attaches to the individual who, practically unaided, starts out to make his own way in the world, removes one by one the obstacles in the pathway of success, and by the master strokes of his own force succeeds in making his way to the front and winning for himself a prominent place among his fellowmen. Such is the record, briefly stated, of the late William Joseph Fisher, who was one of the most successful merchants and substantial citizens of Tacoma. His life constituted an important element in the history of this community over a long period of years. He lived to see and take a prominent part in the later day growth and development of the city and was one of its wisest counselors and stanch supporters.

Mr. Fisher was born in Keokuk, Iowa, August 12, 1858, and was a son of William J., Sr., and Ernestine Josephine (Hooyer) Fisher, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Holland. William J. Fisher, Jr., spent his boyhood days in Montrose, Iowa, where his father was engaged in a mercantile business, and there attended the public and high schools until he went to work in his father's store. When twenty-one years of age he moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, where he established a general merchandise store, which he successfully operated for eleven years. In 1890 he came to Tacoma and soon learned of a store which had gone into the hands of a receiver. He bought the stock and within two weeks after his arrival here was in active business, his store being located at 1022 Tacoma avenue. In 1893 he formed a partnership with Messrs. Sanford and Stone and opened a store at 1116 Tacoma avenue, where they continued until 1898, when they moved to 916-18 Pacific avenue, where they operated under the firm name of Sanford, Stone & Fisher. About 1907 Mr. Fisher and 'his associates, together with a Mr. Lane, established another store in Seattle, under the name of Sanford, Stone & Fisher, later becoming Sanford, Lane, Stone & Fisher, this enterprise being continued until 1912, when it was sold. In 1894 Mr. Fisher and Mr. Stone established a store in Everett, under the name of Stone & Fisher. Later Mr. Fisher bought his partner's interest and continued the business under his own name. It is now known as The Fisher Company and is still owned by the family. At one time Mr. Fisher also had stores in Olympia and Bellingham, which he operated a few years and then sold. The Tacoma store was continued on Pacific avenue until 1906 under the old ownership, but in that year Mr. Sanford sold his interest and the firm established the store at its present location on Broadway, under the name of Stone Fisher & Lane. A number of years later Mr. Fisher bought the interests of Messrs, Stone and Lane and, excepting a few small stockholders, he held all the stock. Mrs. Fisher, who is now the majority stockholder and a director, is vice president of the company, which is now known as Fisher's Department Store, one of the largest and most important enterprises in its line in the northwest. Mr. Fisher devoted himself indefatigably to the interests of his business, in the management of which he showed outstanding ability and sound judgment. He was progressive in his methods and conducted his store on principles that gained the confidence and held the patronage of all who dealt with him. He attained a high and influential place in the business circles of his city and was uniformly regarded as one of its representative citizens

On September 15, 1880, Mr. Fisher was united in marriage to Miss Ella May Spencer, who was born in Montrose, Iowa, and is a daughter of Hiram W. and Ann (Carpenter) Spencer, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have a son, Harry C., born in 1890, a graduate of the Taras high school and Cornell University. He was married to Miss Viola Schwaegler, and they have one child, Jene Marie. Mrs. Fisher was formerly president of the Fisher Company, but made her son president, so that he might better manage the business. Politically the republican party commanded Mr. Fisher's allegiance and support and he was always deeply interested in public affairs, on which he kept well informed. He was a member of Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In his young manhood he was a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church, but later attended the Congregational church, to which he gave liberal support, as he did to all worthy benevolent and charitable organizations, though he was unostentatious in his giving. While devoted closely to his business affairs, he never allowed the pursuit of wealth to warp his kindly nature, but preserved the warmth of his heart for the broadening and helpful influences of life, being to the end a kindly, genial friend and gentleman, beloved by his friends and associates and held in the highest esteem by all who came in contact with him.

George Henry Stone

An outstanding figure among the successful and influential business men of western Washington is George H. Stone, who for nearly four decades has been identified with important commercial and financial affairs in Tacoma and other cities of this state. His operations have been extensive in scope and have been crowned with a measure of success attained only by those whose abilities and efforts are directed along right lines. He was long a dominating power in connection with the retail business interests of this section of the state, and after his retirement from that field of enterprise he conducted other important interests, achieving a position as one of the substantial capitalists of Washington and standing as an admirable type of the progressive and broad-minded man of affairs.

Mr. Stone was born in Oxford, New York, June 4, 1851, and is a son of Joshua Bennett and Anna (Matteson) Stone, the former a native of Rhode Island of English descent and the latter of Brookfield, New York, and of Welsh ancestry. Mr. Stone's family has been long established in this country, coming here prior to the war of the Revolution. He spent his early boyhood days in his native town, where he attended the public schools and Oxford Academy, and he also took a course in H. G. Eastman's Commercial College. When about seventeen years of age he went to work as a clerk in a general mercantile store, where he remained four years, and then became a traveling salesman through New York state, following that line of work about four years, a part of the time with the old well known house of A. T. Stewart & Company. He then located at Clyde, New York, where he engaged in the dry goods business for himself. He was successful but at the end of five years he sold that business and moved to Norwich, New York, where he bought out John O. Hill & Company, in whose store he had formerly worked. After four years at Norwich, he sold out and, in 1889, came to Tacoma, Washington. Here he formed a partnership with William J. Fisher and opened a store on Pacific avenue. This was a successful venture and about five years later they established a branch store at Everett, Washington. Encouraged by their success there, they established a chain of stores in Seattle, Olympia, Everett, Bellingham and Tacoma, which enabled them to buy in larger quantities and at better prices, and thus sell their goods at prices which attracted trade. Their volume of business grew to about a million dollars annually, their success being due to their close application, their, sound and farseeing judgment and rigid adherence to the highest commercial ethics. They successfully conducted these stores for a number of years, when, Mr. Stone and his partner having reached an age when further expansion and added responsibilities seemed unwise, and also for the reason that. their multitudinous business duties were demanding so much of their time that. they could not give proper attention to social and religious matters or other financial interests, they sold their Olympia, Bellingham and Seattle stores. Mr. Stone later severed his connection with the Stone & Fisher department store, which had become one of the best known commercial institutions of this city, and, in partnership with Franklin T. Hickeox, organized the Stone-Hickcox Investment Company, of which Mr. Stone is president, Mrs. Louise Stone Hickcox, vice president, and Mr. Hickcox, ere and treasurer. This company works in financial channels in connection with the

National City Company, a world-known institution of the highest financial rank. This enterprise has been very prosperous and is numbered among the solid and substantial investment companies of Washington.

In 1880 Mr. Stone was united in marriage to Miss Grace Pinckney Beebe, who was born in Norwich, New York, a daughter of Dr. Seneca and Louise P. (Hill) Beebe, both of whom were natives of the Empire state. Mrs. Stone died September 6, 1920. They had two children, of 'whom one died in infancy. The other, Louise Pinckney, who was born in New York and educated in the public schools of Tacoma, is now the wife of Franklin Thomas Hickcox, who was born in Wisconsin in 1884, a son of William C. and Lucy (Carter) Hickcox, the former of whom was born in New York, while the latter was a native of England. He spent his boyhood days in his native state, receiving his elementary education in the public schools and then entered the University of Wisconsin, at Madison, where he was graduated. He later took a course in the law school of the University of South Dakota. He is a member of the Delta Phi Delta, a law fraternity, and the honorary fraternity of Beta Gamma Sigma. He had specialized. in business administration. In 1909 he removed to Tacoma and became head of the business administration department of the Stadium high school, where he remained three years. He then entered the employ of the Stone & Fisher Company in Seattle, as advertising manager, and when that firm sold out to the Fraser-Paterson Company, he remained with the latter in a similar capacity. In 1913 he was married to Miss Louise Stone and came to Tacoma as general superintendent of the Stone & Fisher department store, remaining until the sale of the business to the Fisher Company. His health failed and he was unable to follow his desire to enlist for service in the World war. In 1918 he entered into partnership with George H. Stone, as the Stone-Hickcox Investment Company, with which he is still identified. The purpose of the corporation is to invest private funds in bonds and mortgages. Mr. Hickcox is a republican in' his political views and is a member of the Presbyterian church, of which he has been an elder for many years. He has long been a teacher of the young men's Bible class in his Sunday school, which class has grown in membership to over one hundred. To Mr. and Mrs. Hickcox has been born a daughter, Gratia Stone Hickcox.

Mr. Stone has been a lifelong supporter of the republican party and is an earnest member of the First Presbyterian church, of which he has been an elder for over forty years. He has maintained a deep interest in the welfare of this society and gave about twenty-five thousand dollars towards the erection of the new church edifice. His city and his state have been dignified by his upright life and splendid achievements and he stands as an honored member of a striking group of men whose influence in the commercial and civic life of the community has been of a most beneficial order.

The medical profession has a worthy representative in Tacoma in the' person of Dr. George C. Wagner, who for nearly four decades has faithfully and ably ministered to the ills of the people of this locality; and at no time during this long period of service has he failed to command the fullest measure of confidence and tes on ne aes of his fellow citizens, for not only has he been more than ordinarily successful as a practitioner, but his sterlin i iri have marked him as worthy of esteem. eT ee Dr. Wagner was born in Ontario, Canada, on the 8th of November, 1859 and is a son of Dr. William H. and Margaret Elizabeth (Dixon) Wagner. "the father being a successful physician. After securing his elementary education in the public schools, our subject matriculated in the medical school of McGill University, at Montreal, Ontario, Canada, where he was graduated, with the degree of Dosher of Medicine, in 1881. He then engaged in the practice of his profession at Dickinson's Landing, Ontario, succeeding his father and brother, and remained there until 1888 when he came to Tacoma, where he has practiced medicine continuously to the preg ent time. He first occupied a small office on Tenth street, between A street and Pacific avenue, but in 1893 he bought his present location, which was at that time all in stumps, and built the splendid residence which still stands there. He has

In 1893 Dr. Wagner was united in marriage to Miss Heartie D. Griggs, daughter of Colonel C. W. Griggs, the founder of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, and one of the pioneer residents of Tacoma. To Dr. and Mrs. Wagner have been born two children. Martha became the wife of Archie M. Edwards, of Santa Barbara, California, and they have two daughters, Heartie Ann and Anita. George Corydon, Jr., who is identified with the lumber business as the representative of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company in New York, was married to Miss Eulalie Merrill, of Seattle, Washington, and they have a son, George C., the third.

Dr. Wagner gives his political support to the democratic party, though he has never taken a very active part in public affairs. He is a member of the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Socially he is a member of the Union Club and the Tacoma Country Club. He has been affable and friendly in manner with all classes of people, and has stood ready at all times to encourage and support any laudable measures and enterprises for the general good. By a life consistent in motive and because of his many fine qualities he has long enjoyed the sincere regard of a vast acquaintance and stands as one of the representative professional men of Tacoma.

Louis Gonter

Louis Gonter is widely known as "the hop king of Pierce county," so extensive and successful have been his operations in that line, and he has also gained recognition as a man of strong individuality and excellent personal qualities, long enjoying the highest measure of esteem on the part of his fellowmen. Mr. Gonter was born in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, on the 3d of October, 1861, and is a son of Heinrich (III) and Catherine (Shaff) Gonter, the former of whom was a manufacturer of pottery, owning his own plant. Both parents are now deceased, the mother dying in 1884 and the father in 1902. The mother was twice married, having by her first marriage three children, Martin, Susanna and Catherine and by her second marriage five, Louis, Johannes, Elizabeth, George, and Lena, deceased.

Louis Gonter attended the public schools of his native land and also received a business education. He then remained at home two years, after which he worked out on farms in that neighborhood until 1882, when he came to the United States. He went first to California, where he worked at various occupations about six years, and in 1888 came to Tacoma, Washington. After spending several years in various kinds of work, he bought eighty acres of land in sections 5 and 6, township 19, range 3, a half mile east of Alderton. About half of the tract was cleared, the remainder being in timber, stumps and swamp. He now has it all cleared and drained and in a fine state of cultivation, it being fine river bottom land. He has forty-five acres planted to hops and three acres in red raspberries, while he also raises good crops of potatoes and cabbages. In 1925 Mr. Gonter bought twenty acres adjoining, all fine bottom land, and is now clearing it for cultivation. He has four splendid horses and a few cows. He has prospered in his work, to which he has closely devoted his attention through the years. In 1909 Mr. Gonter built a fine, modern house, which makes a very comfortable and attractive home, and in 1921 built a new hop house, all of the improvements on the place being of a substantial character and making it a valuable and desirable property.

On November 21, 1887, in Stockton, California, Mr. Gonter was united in marriage to Miss Marie Wenzelburger, who also is a native of Germany, a daughter of Chris and Caroline Wenzelburger. Her father came to California in 1851, lured by the great gold rush, and remained in this country until 1868, when he went back to Germany, where he remained eleven years. In 1879 he brought, his family to this country and bought a farm near Stockton, in San Joaquin county, California. Both parents died in Washington, in 1918, within a few months of each other. They had six children, namely: Marie, Mrs. Gonter; Chris, who lives in California; Paul; Mrs. Catherine Gorman, who lives in California; William; and Mrs. Vera Mauermann, whose husband is also a member of a pioneer family of this state. Mr. and Mrs. Gonter are the parents of three children, as follows: George Louis, who was born in California and is married and has four children, Louis, George,

Kathleen and Wilma; Ben H., born in Pierce county, Washington, who is married and has three children, Ben, Marie and Betty; and Mrs. Lena Taylor, who lives in

Order of Elks. He has served four years as a member of the school board and has at all times shown a readiness to cooperate with his fellow citizens in the furtherance of all measures for the betterment of the community.

Oliver Grodvig

Among the business men of Tacoma who have attained their success entirely through their own unaided efforts and persistent determination is Oliver Grodvig, owner of the Standard Auto Works, at 2320-28 Jefferson avenue, and a man who has impressed his personality on all who have come in contact with him. Mr. Grodvig was born in Fertile, Polk county, Minnesota, on the 30th of August, 1883, and is a son of Even and Johanna Grodvig, who were early settlers in Minnesota, where the father was long engaged in farming. Both parents are now deceased.

Oliver Grodvig secured a good education in the public schools, and in 1900 he came to Tacoma, where he learned the trades of wagonmaker and wheelwright, which lines of work he followed as an employe. In 1918 Mr. Grodvig established the Standard Auto Works at 1856 East Twenty-eighth street, where he remained until 1922, when he located at 2330-32 Jefferson avenue. He has since completed a new building at 2320-28 Jefferson avenue, where he has better facilities for the proper handling of his business. The building, which is of reinforced concrete, has a frontage of one hundred and twenty-five feet, ninety feet deep, and is one story high, though the foundations and walls will carry additional stories if desired. Mr. Grodvig manufactures and repairs automobile wheels, springs and bodies, employing from seven to twelve skilled workmen, and now commands a steady and substantial trade, having gained a wide reputation for the high quality of 'his work and products.

On September 7, 1910, Mr. Grodvig was united in marriage to Miss Nora Scanlon, who was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, whence she accompanied her parents to Tacoma in the early '90s. To this union have been born two children, Dorothy and Lucile. Mr. Grodvig is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Chamber of Commerce, while in politics he is a republican. He is affable and friendly and stands high in the esteem of his fellowmen.

J. C. Scheyer has long been regarded as a plastering contractor of more than ordinary technical ability, doing thoroughly and well whatever he undertakes, while as a citizen he has won and retains the respect and esteem of his fellowmen. Mr. Scheyer was born in Pennsylvania on the 21st of March, 1869, and is a son of J. P. and Elizabeth (Reider) Scheyer, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Pennsylvania. They were married in the latter state and there the father followed the vocation of farming. When our subject was one year old, the family moved to Wright county, Minnesota, of which locality they were pioneers, and there the father bought one hundred and twenty acres of timber land, which he cleared and developed into a good farm.

In that locality J. C. Scheyer secured his schooling and he remained with his father on the farm until he had attained his majority. He then learned the trade of a painter, which he has followed to the present time, also learning the trade of plastering and bricklaying. After working there a couple of years, Mr. Scheyer went to Moscow, Idaho, where he lived for fourteen years, and then, in 1916, he came to Puyallup and has since done his full share of the bricklaying and 'plastering contracting of this locality. He has worked in all parts of Pierce county, and has done the work on most of the schoolhouses and other important buildings. His work has been recognized as of high grade, while his business methods have been in accordance with the highest standard of commercial ethics.

In 1893, in Minnesota, Mr. Scheyer was united in marriage to Miss Louise Carle, who is a native of Germany and a daughter of Carl and Rose (Ott) Carle, who brought their family to the United States when Mrs. Scheyer was about nine years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Scheyer have been born the following children: Fred is studying medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Carl is at home. Elizabeth is the wife of Fred Hagedorn, who is engaged in farming at Moscow, Idaho, and they have two children, Donald and Gerald. Esther is the wife of Otto Hagedorn, a brother of Fred, and who is a general merchant at Orpheus, Idaho, and they have one child, Wilfred. Eleanor, who is a professional nurse, is the wife of Clarence Strenge, of Puyallup, and they have a son, Henry John.

Mr. Scheyer is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, while in his political views and actions he is independent, voting according to the dictates of his own judgment. Three years ago he built a well arranged and very attractive residence, where the spirit of good cheer and hospitality is always in evidence. He is a man of broad views, is progressive in his ideas, and stands for all that is best in community life, so that throughout the community he is regarded as a splendid citizen.

Charles A. Robbins

One of the most competent and popular members of the faculty of the College of Puget Sound is the college registrar, Charles A. Robbins, who has proven himself eminently fitted for the line of work in which he is engaged. A native of Washington county, Indiana, his birth occurred on the 19th of July, 1881, and he is a son of Adam W. and Josephine (Pollit) Robbins. The father, who followed the vocation of farming, is now deceased, and the mother still lives in Indiana.

After completing the public and high school courses, our subject entered DePauw University, at Greencastle, Indiana, where he was graduated in 1904, and then engaged in teaching school in northern Indiana. Soon afterward he became connected with W. R. Grace & Company, of New York city, remaining in that city for awhile, and was then sent as its representative to South America, where he remained six years. In 1911 Mr. Robbins came to Tacoma and entered the employ of the Hague Box & Lumber Company, with which he remained one and a half years, when he became connected with F. S. Harmon & Company as buyer and manager of the factory. In the summer of 1916 he came to the College of Puget Sound as bursar, teacher of Spanish and athletic coach, holding these positions until 1918, when he became a member of the United States legation in Denmark, where he remained until the close of the war: On his return to this country in 1919, he was made financial secretary, registrar, and teacher of Spanish in the College of Puget Sound, and is still filling those positions in a very acceptable manner.

In 1906 Mr. Robbins was united in marriage to Miss Bertha 'Wood, who was born in Montevideo, Uraguay, daughter of Thomas B. Wood, who was a missionary in South America. To Mr. and Mrs. Robbins have been born three children, namely: Rosalie, who was born in Bolivia; and Arthur and Elizabeth, twins, who were born in Lima, Peru. Mr. Robbins is a republican in his political views, and is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon college fraternity and the Tacoma Kiwanis Club. During the years in which he has been identified with the College of Puget Sound he has devoted himself closely to its interests and the welfare of the student body and has rendered helpful and appreciated service. Well educated, cosmopolitan in his. views, and candid and straightforward in all his relations, he has won and retains to a marked degree the confidence and respect of all who have come in

Harold E. Thomas

Among the business men of Puyallup who have by their indomi 2 oc ya PRIEEE and good business judgment achieved pronounced success is Harold E. Thomas, proprietor of "Harold's," the leading lunch, candy and ice cream establishment in this community. Mr. Thomas is a native of Faribault, Minnesota, and his birth occurred on the 21st of May, 1894. His parents, E. A. and Agnes (Ross) Thomas, were natives respectively of Maine and Wisconsin, and are now living in Tacoma, to which city they moved in 1905 and where the father is employed as a steam engineer.

Harold E. Thomas attended the public schools of Minnesota and Tacoma, in addition to which he had two years' work in the Washington State Agricultural College, at Pullman. His studies there were interrupted by the entry of the United States into the World war, when he enlisted in the medical corps of the United, States army. He was sent overseas and was in the service fourteen months, being honorably discharged with the rank of first-class sergeant. On returning to civil life, Mr. Thomas came to Puyallup and bought Wallace's "Palace," the leading confectionery and soda fountain of this place. He ran it two years and then moved to his present location, where he occupies a room twenty-five by ninety feet in size, well equipped in every respect for the convenient and comfortable entertainment of his patrons. The furnishings, which are all new, are neat and attractive, booths are used, and everything about the place is in harmony and good taste. Mr. Thomas makes a specialty of noon-day lunches. He makes his own candies, and the soda fountain is up-to-date in all its: appointments. He also carries a complete line of periodicals. By his courtesy and accommodation he has gained a very gratifying patronage, winning the favor and good will of his customers.

In 1918 Mr. Thomas was united in marriage to Miss Isabelle Hayes, who was born in Spokane, Washington, a daughter of Thomas Hayes, a native of Ireland, who came to Washington in an early day and here engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are the parents of a son, Larry, who was born in Puyallup. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has. attained the fourteenth degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and he also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the American Legion. He is an active member of the Puyallup Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. Politically he is independent of party lines, voting according to his judgment. He is interested in the welfare of his community and stands ready to assist in all movements for the advancement of the public good.

Elisha Cutts Vaughan

Elisha Cutts Vaughan, whose death occurred at his home, 507 North Third street, Tacoma, on March 11, 1903, exemplified to an unusual degree all the essential requirements of good citizenship and the personal qualities which are most esteemed in men - loyalty to friendship, tenderness of heart, fidelity to principle, sincerity of character, courtesy and consideration for others - a culture not acquired in institutions of learning but which is essentially characteristic of a real man Over a long period of years he was actively identified with commercial Stairs in Tacoma, the book and stationery store of Vaughan & Morrill being the leading establishment of its kind in this section of the state, and its suceess was largely due to his progressive and enterprising methods, backed by correct principles. Mr. Vaughan was born February 6, 1841, in New Vineyard, Franklin county. Maine, and was a son of Ira and Mary (Cutts) Vaughan, who also were natives / of that state, the mother having been born at Farmington. He was descended in both paternal and maternal lines from early colonial ancestry, his paternal line being traced directly back to Mayflower stock, while a great-uncle on his mother' side was killed in one of the battles of the Revolutionary war. is : eee C. Vaughan attended the public schools of his native town, but his Siaees bed a e aun ena ue Pee: the young man, at the age of twenty-one years of age, when he sold it. H d meetin TAN 7 he engaged in the manufacture of carriages Aiton ae pia trates Maine, he established a large excelsior facto Falls tinued to operate until 1882, when he cam vallis, Oregon. He ran a grocery store the Tacoma. Without previous experience, he

Returning to ry at Farmington Falls, which he cone to the Pacific coast, locating at Corre about one year and in 1883 came to rae ~ the building of houses, folsome of the dwellings which he er instrument: store on Pacific avenue, near Eleventh street, which he conducted but a short time in that location, moving to 926 Pacific avenue. Buying three printing presses, he discontinued the sale of musical instruments .and thereafter confined his attention to books, stationery and printing. In this enterprise he met with encouraging success and continued the business alone until 1886, when his son-in-law, Charles W. Morrill, came to Tacoma and was taken into partnership. Mr. Vaughan remained in the business continuously up to the time of his death, after which Mr. Morrill was in charge until about a week before his own death in 1916, when he sold the business to Mr. Cole, who in turn sold it to Mr. Martin, who is still carrying on the business in the same location. This store was long recognized as the leading store in its line here and has always enjoyed the confidence of the buying public.

On February 6, 1862, Mr. Vaughan was united in marriage to Miss Mary Case Look, who was born in Phippsburg, Maine, a daughter of Samuel Washington and Elizabeth (Case) Look, the former a native of Georgetown, Maine, and the latter of Farmington, Maine. The Look family is of English extraction and was established in America in early colonial days. Samuel W. Look was a sea captain, the youngest that ever sailed out of Bath, Maine. He quit the sea for a time and engaged in a mercantile business in Maine but in 1851 he disposed of his interests in that state and took command of a vessel that sailed around Cape Horn with passengers for California and the gold mines. There he again engaged in merchandising, establishing a line of trading posts from Oakland to Olympia, Washington. He was eminently successful in this enterprise, in which he engaged for a number of years. He then sailed on the ill-fated steamer "Central America," that was wrecked with a loss of six hundred passengers, including his brother. Although Mr. Look was rescued he lost his entire savings, amounting to approximately a million dollars in gold dust and securities. Upon his arrival in New England, he went out for ship owners, lecturing on the fate of ships. He then opened stores in Farmington and Portland, Maine, which he operated to the time of his death. Mrs. Vaughan attended the Farmington Academy and then learned dressmaking and millinery, which business she followed up to the time of her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan had one daughter, Honey May, who was born November 15, 1864, and became the wife of Charles W. Morrill, but both are now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Morrill were born four children. Frankie, the eldest, died in infancy. Vaughan, who graduated from Whitworth College, at Tacoma, and took post-graduate work at Cornell University, is now president of the American Wood Pipe Company, which he promoted. He married Miss Rhoda Vaeth and lives in Tacoma. Mary Elizabeth is the wife of Louis Love, of Seattle, and they have three children. Louise Ruth graduated from Simmons College, in Boston, Massachusetts, and from the Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma, and is now teaching in the latter institution.

Mr. Vaughan was a republican in his political views and maintained a deep interest in public affairs. He belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and during practically his entire life was an earnest and active member of the Congregational church. He took deep interest in the general welfare, supporting all enterprises for the advancement of the city along normal lines, and throughout the community he enjoyed the unequivocal confidence and respect of his fellowmen.

Garrett Fisher

On the list of successful business men of Tacoma the name of Garrett Fisher occupies a prominent place, for during a long period of years he took an active and leading place in commercial circles, while he was also influential and effective in affairs pertaining to the prosperity and advancement of the city. Mr. Fisher was. born in Montrose, Iowa, in 1865, and is a son of William J. and Earnestine (Hooyer) Fisher, who were early settlers in that state. The father was engaged in mercan-. tile affairs there, and in 1891 he came to Tacoma and engaged in the dry goods. business, with which he remained identified up to the time of his death.

Garrett Fisher attended the public schools, graduating from high school, and then entered the law department of the University of Cincinnati. He never prac-. ticed law, but, following his bent for a commercial career, he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1890 he came to Tacoma and, in partnership with his brother,

W. J. Fisher, Jr., established a dry goods business on Tacoma avenue. They prospered in this venture and the business steadily grew in volume until eventually it was incorporated as the Stone-Fisher Company, of which Garrett Fisher became the vice president. This well known firm attained a place as one of the leading commercial houses of Tacoma, and Mr. Fisher devoted himself closely to its interests until a few years ago, when he retired from active affairs.

On September 23, 1892, Mr. Fisher was united in marriage to Miss Virginia Cushman, who was born in Keokuk, Iowa, and they became the parents of two children, namely: Allan Garrett, who is engaged in the manufacturing business, being vice president and manager of the Fisher Engineer Corporation, of Seattle; and Virginia, who is the wife of Wallace W. Mount, an attorney in Tacoma. Politically Mr. Fisher has ,always supported the republican party, and he served as park commissioner of Tacoma in 1901-2. He was president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce in 1920-21 and took a deep interest in the welfare of his city, an interest which he still retains, though not so active in public affairs as formerly. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Afifi Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., and the Modern Woodmen of America. A man of sterling character, marked business ability, high civic ideals and strong personality, he has long commanded in the largest measure the respect and esteem of his fellowmen.

Oliver L. Beckett

Few citizens of Pierce county can claim a longer residence here than can Oliver L. Beckett, whose dairy and chicken farm is located near Orting. Having been born and reared in this county, he has been an eye witness of the tremendous changes which have been wrought here and has been a factor in the splendid development which has characterized this region. He was born on his father's farm, within a half mile of where he now lives, on the 24th of January, 1867, and is a son of Henry and Hannah (Edmond) Beckett, both of whom were natives of England.

They were reared and married in their native land and in the late '50s came to the United States, locating in Cleveland, Ohio, where they lived several years. In 1860 they came west, locating in San Francisco, where the father established a grocery store. In the fall of 1864 he came to Pierce county, Washington, and took up a homestead, on twenty acres of which our subject now lives. In that early day they had to do their trading at Steilacoom, which required a three-day trip with oxen. The tract was covered with a dense growth of alder, cottonwood and cedar, while fir grew on the high land. Their best early crop was peas, which produced sixty bushels to the acre, and wheat produced from forty to Sixty bushels an acre. All the grain had to be hauled to the gristmill at Steilacoom... In later years hops became the chief crop, being grown from some time in the '80s until 1916. Mr. Beckett took an active part in early public affairs, having served as a school director and road supervisor. He did hauling for the whole valley in his early years here, and he devoted himself indefatigably to the improvement of his homestead; all of which is now cleared. He died in 1905 and his wife in 1903. The became the parents of eight children, as follows: John, born in Cleveland Ohio, July 7, 1858; George W., born in San Francisco, September 2, 1860; Charles W., born in the same city, October 28, 1862; Oliver L., the immediate subject of this sketch, who, with the remainder of the children, was born on the Pierce count homestead; Mrs. Agnes Hatch, of Everett, Washington; Mrs. Annie Patton, of ation Grays Harbor county; Ella, the wife of Walter H. Allen. of Tacoma; nd A ; Ida, es ie of James Coplan, of Orting. < in ane and assisted his father in the operation ot the farm. Eee coe Ar gilny owner of twenty acres thereof, on which he is carrying on dairvi icken raising, and has been m h j i Gees satin Spa ir

Jane Knapp, who is a native of Minnesota daughter - LD rardt inde aeeees lao Knapp, the former a native of New York and the latter of Ohio Her fath ' ee: was a farmer, was a pioneer settler in Minnesota. Our subject's wife came ed Wales ington to visit a sister about 1895 and met her future husband at a hop picking. To Aer were born two children, namely: E. L., of Orting; and Glenn V., who died in

Mr. Beckett is a republican in his political views and a Protestant in his religious faith. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He has done his full duty in all the relations of life and has been active in local affairs, looking to the advancement of the public welfare. In 1918 he served as a member of the superior court jury and in 1920 was a member of the federal jury. Because of his depth of character, his kindly and generous nature and his friendly manner, he has long been held in high regard throughout this section of the county.

Arthur H. Middleton

Arthur H. Middleton, president and manager of Arthur H. Middleton, Inc., dealers in insurance, surety bonds and real estate, is recognized as one of the progressive and enterprising business men of Tacoma and is meeting with well merited success. He was born at Eagle Grove, Iowa, on the 27th of September, 1895, and is a son of E. H. and Sarah (Bell) Middleton. He attended the public schools, graduating from the Queen Anne high school of Seattle, and then became physical director of the Young Men's Christian Association at Olympia, where he remained one year.

In 1916 Mr. Middleton came to Tacoma and went to work for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, following that line of business until June, 1917, when he enlisted in the navy for service in the World war. He was commissioned ensign and placed in command of the United States submarine chaser No. 293, and served continuously until January, 1919, during which period he was overseas six months. After receiving his honorable discharge, he returned to Tacoma and rejoined the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, with which he remained until September, 1921, when he bought a half interest in the Black insurance agency, which became Black & Middleton. In 1922 Mr. Middleton bought his partner's interest in the business, which he has since incorporated under his own name, and distinctive success has crowned his efforts. He is an active and wide-awake business man, up-to-date in his methods, and has gained a reputation as a man of reliable and trustworthy qualities.

On April 17, 1919, Mr. Middleton was united in marriage to Miss Evangeline Parker, daughter of Judge E. N. Parker, of the Washington supreme court and residing in Tacoma. To this union has been born a daughter, Sally Emma. Mr. Middleton is an active republican in his political alignment, is president of the Young Men's Republican Club of Pierce County and was campaign manager during Mayor M. G. Tennent's last campaign, as well as for Congressman Johnson. He is a member of State Lodge, No. 168, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and an active member of the American Legion. He holds the rank of lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserves and is in charge of the naval activities at Tacoma. He has been a leader in the various Community Chest drives and has served effectively on a number of committees of the Chamber of Commerce. He belongs to the Young Men's Business Club and is interested in everything that relates to the welfare and prosperity of his city and county. A man of strong personality and many likeable personal qualities, as well as of keen business judgment, he has gained a high place in the esteem of all who have been associated with him and is

One of the most complete printing and binding plants in Pierce county is that of the Johnson-Cox Company, at 726 Pacific avenue, Tacoma. This concern was established in 1910 under its present name, by L. A. Johnson and Edward K. Cox, J. E. Owens becoming a member of the company in 1917. The business was at first only a bindery, located at 906 A street, but increasing trade soon demanded larger quarters and they moved to 1007 A street. In 1919 the plant was moved to 726

Pacific avenue, at which time they bought out the Quality Press and the Frayne Printing Company, which were consolidated with their bindery, and from that time on they have also given attention to the printing business. They have met with a fine measure of success and since 1923 have owned their own building.

They now do all kinds of printing and binding, and handle stationery and steel cabinets and other office supplies, specializing in commercial, bank and county work. For the past eight years they have printed the Tacoma Daily Index and for three years the Stadium World and the Puget Sound Trail, and they also print many college and high school year books. They have two ruling machines and other complete bindery equipment, two linotype machines and complete composing room, while their presses are of the latest type and sufficiently large to care for all kinds of work. From twenty-five to twenty-eight people are on the payroll, and their trade territory covers the state of Washington. The present officers of the Johnson-Cox Company are: L. A. Johnson, president; Edward K. Cox, vice president, and J. E. Owens, secretary and treasurer.

L. A. Johnson is a native of the state of Michigan, born in 1883, and is a son of H. and Mattie C. Johnson, the latter of whom died in 1916. The father, who now lives in this city, came here in 1889 and was with Barlow for many years. Our subject came to Tacoma in 1890 and secured his education in the public schools of this city. At the age of sixteen years he began to learn the printing trade and then went out as a traveling representative of Pioneer, Inc., a printing house of this city, with which concern he remained until engaging in business on his own account.

In 1912 Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Mildred Bergh, who was born in Wisconsin, a daughter of E. C. Bergh, who came to Pierce county in 1890 and is now living in Tacoma, though engaged in farming in the Puyallup valley. The mother died when Mrs. Johnson was but a baby. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have no children of their own, but they adopted Murray and Hunter McMurray; sons of Judge T. L. McMurray, who was one of the pioneers of Tacoma and a judge of the superior court. After he and his wife died, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson took two of their five children, to whom they have given the same loving care and attention that children of their own would have received.

Mr. Johnson is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Chamber of Commerce, and has belonged to the Rotary Club since 1914. Mr. Cox is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the Kiwanis Club, and Mr. Owens belongs to the Elks and the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Johnson has shown himself a worthy citizen of his community, having at all times contributed of his best efforts to its progress and upbuilding, and he has won an enviable place in public confidence and good will.

Lorenzo Ghilarducci

Prominent among the enterprising and successful business men of Tacoma stands Lorenzo Ghilarducci, who as a florist has gained a favorable reputation throughout the ty) lead he ae been ae business for over twenty years. His success has been won throug is determined and persistent efforts, i i judgment and marked business ability. ig) ee 5 ele Bae

Mr. Ghilarducci was born in Italy in 1868 and secured his ion i i schools of his native country. In 1883 he came to the Uniteat ate ieadee canege California, where he remained about a year, and then went to British Columbia where he remained four years. In 1889 he came to Tacoma, which has been his home to the present time, this period embracing the wouderfal growth of Tacoma from a small town to its present splendid proportions. In 1899 he went to Alaska spending one year at Dawson and three years at Nome, and then returned to Tacoma. Shortly afterward he engaged in the florist business, in a small way at first but gradually drawing an increasing trade, until now he has a fine shop at 919 Pacific avenue, and a stand in the Winthrop Hotel. He carries a large line of cut flowers ay A a este and accommodating in his relations with the trade. he all who deal with him. He has always given his cy the operation of the business and is well deserving of the Srokpeieg icone us In 1888 Mr. Ghilarducci was married to Miss Erna Lupurini, who also was Boru in Italy, and they are the parents of four children, namely: Joseph, deceased; Della, who is the wife of A. Spence, of Tacoma; Frank, who is in the hotel business in Tacoma; and Lawrence. Mr. Ghilarducci is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Ivanhoe Commandery, Knights Templar; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; and Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and is a life member of Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and is a republican in his political views.

Rasmus H. Lund

Among the able and successful members of the Tacoma bar who are entitled to the highest measure of respect for what they have achieved stands Rasmus H. Lund, who, coming to this country in boyhood, faithfully pursued his ideals and ambition and has attained an honorable place in one of the worthiest of professions.

Mr. Lund was born in Denmark September 11, 1865, and is a son of Rasmus H. and Stine (Fugl) Lund, both of whom are deceased. He remained at home and attended the public schools until the age of fifteen years, when he came to the United States. Here he completed his public school education and then entered the law school of the University of Iowa, where he was graduated in 1890. He was admitted to the bar and engaged in the practice of his profession in Iowa. In January, 1891, he came to Tacoma and from that time to the present has been numbered among the leading members of the local bar.

On April 8, 1892, Mr. Lund was united in marriage to Miss Edna B. Brooke, who was born in Pennsylvania, but was living in Iowa at the time of her marriage. She studied law and in the fall of 1906 was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Washington, and has been associated with her husband in practice. To Mr. and Mrs. Lund was born one child, Narada, who died in July, 1916. In his political views Mr. Lund is a republican and takes a deep interest in public affairs, though he has never aspired to public office. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and he and his wife are affiliated with the Pierce County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a man of broad views, well defined opinions and fine public spirit, and during the years of his residence here has commanded the unequivocal confidence of his fellowmen.

Harold I. Davis

Harold I. Davis, a member and secretary of the well known corporation, Ziegaus, Davis & Sweetland, of Tacoma, has attained a high place in the ranks of the successful business men of this city, having shown himself to be a man of mature judgment and progressive methods. Mr. Davis was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on the 15th of July, 1893, and is a son of Joseph and Dora (Chon) Davis. The father, who was- engaged in mercantile affairs, died in 1910, and the mother still resides in Pennsylvania.