Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 1 of 27)

Seattle, Wash. 28113

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'The distinction of being the oldest attorney in point of years of continuous practice in the city of Tacoma belongs to General James M. Ashton, who has practiced law here for forty-five years, a period that practically embraces the history of this city. During these momentous years he has not only been prominent in a professional way but has also been an active factor in affairs which have figured in the growth and development of the community, so that he is eminently entitled to personal mention in a history of this locality. His birth occurred in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on the 28th of August, 1859, his parents being Joseph and Nancy (Wynn) Ashton, who came of English and American forbears, respectively. His father was actively engaged in the conduct of a mercantile enterprise and was also a trader on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence river, being interested in a number of sailing vessels.

James M. Ashton was left an orphan when still but a baby. In 1870, at the age of eleven years, he went to Nebraska with an uncle, Thomas B. Stevenson, who was a partner of Kit Carson. Subsequently he went back to his native province, where he spent one year in college, after which he returned to Nebraska and traversed the region south to Mexico. In that part of the country, which was then wild and unsettled, he was employed as a cowboy for four years. On the expiration of that period he once more returned to the province of Ontario and entered the law department of Toronto University, from which he was graduated in 1882. On again crossing the border into the United States he made his way to Denver, Colorado, with the intention of engaging in the practice of law, but shortly thereafter, in company with Warren B. Hooker, took a trip through New Mexico, Arizona and old Mexico and then visited Los Angeles and San Francisco, reaching the latter place in the summer of 1882. 'There he heard of the Puget Sound country and its wonderful possibilities but did not hear of Tacoma. He made his way to Seattle in the same year but was sent over to Tacoma to be admitted to the bar. General Ashton arrived here with a cash capital of seven dollars and fifty cents but almost immediately was retained in two law suits, from which he received sixty dollars in fees. Thereupon he decided to locate here. Mr. Hooker also determined to remain in Tacoma and they entered into a partnership which existed until 1884, when Mr. Hooker returned east to be married and continued his residence in that part of the country. Later he attained considerable prominence, served as a member of congress from New York and subsequently was a justice of the supreme court of that state. General Ashton has practiced law in Tacoma continuously from 1882 to the present time, and it is safe to say that no member of the Tacoma bar is more highly esteemed and respected than he. While he has conducted a general practice, he specializes in maritime and corporation law, in which he has attained notable success.

General Ashton was united in marriage to Miss Mary Frances Davies, daughter of David T. Davies, a native of California, general manager of the Carbon Hill coal mines in Pierce county, Washington, where he was an early settler.

General Ashton is affiliated with a number of fraternal, civic and social organizations, namely: Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, A. F. & A. M.; Tacoma Chapter, No. 4,

R. A. M.; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, K. T.; Afifi Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.; Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Union Club of Tacoma; the Rainier Club of Seattle; the Arlington Club of Portland, Oregon; the Pacific Union Club of San Francisco, California; the Fircrest Golf Club of Tacoma; the Tacoma Golf and Country Club; the Lincoln Memorial Association, of which he is a life member; the American Red Cross Society, of which he is a life member; the Navy League of the United States, of which he is a life member; the American Defense Society, of which he is a life member; the Association of the Army of the United States; and the National Rivers and Harbors Congress.

General Ashton is interested in many local business enterprises, being a director and vice president of the Tacoma Grain Company and a director of the H. C. Weaver Productions Company and others. In 1922 his business connections carried him into the far Arctic, where he spent five months upon the historic schooner "Iskum." He has long been a member of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and has been active in its affairs from the time of its organization. He is also an active supporter of the Boy Scouts of America. He was for many years an active member of the Washington National Guard and in the early 90s was state commander of the Guard, with the rank of brigadier general. He served as captain during the Chinese riots of 1883-85 and was ranking captain in charge of the troops immediately after the great Seattle fire of 1889. In 1887 he organized and commanded Troop B, being its first captain. In his political alignment General Ashton has always been a stalwart republican and has maintained a keen interest in public affairs, on which he keeps well informed. He -was selected to second the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt in the national convention of 1900. A man of rugged strength of character, vigorous mentality and a splendid personality, he has long enjoyed the highest measure of confidence and esteem throughout the community.

William F. Geiger

In one of the most exacting of all callings William F. Geiger has attained: distinction, being today recognized as one of the most successful educators on the coast. He is a well educated, symmetrically developed man, his work having long ago brought him prominently to the notice of the public. Of scholarly tastes' and studious habits, he keeps abreast of the times in advanced educational methods, and his administration of the schools of Tacoma has been able and constructive. ;

Mr. Geiger was born in Peoria, Illinois, on the 23d of January, 1870, and is a son of Frederick and Lena (Hofer) Geiger, both of whom are now deceased. He secured his elementary education in the public and high schools of Peoria and then entered Dartmouth College, where he was graduated in 1892. Returning to Illinois he served as a high school teacher and principal until 1904, when he came to Seattle, Washington, as principal of the Broadway high school, where he remained until 1911, when he came to Tacoma as principal of the high school. In January, 1912 he succeeded J. G. Collicott as superintendent of the city schools, and has held that position continuously to the present time, a longer period than has been served by any past superintendent. Possessing an alert and vigorous mentality, progressive and up-to-date in his ideas, and with the firm conviction that only the best educational equipment is good enough, he has been a forceful factor in maintaining Tacoma's educational system at the highest possible standard, with the result that toda this ee a picond place to no other city in that direction. :

During Professor Geiger's administration a splendid buildi earried out, including the following new pualdiness Corte eee i school, Roosevelt school, Stanley school, and seven intermediate schools Madison Manitou, Arlington, Dash Point, Regent's Park, Northeast Tacoma and Mar L én; while a number of additions and valuable improvements have been made * nities buildings. _This has comprised the largest and most comprehensive buildin record of any similar period in the history of the Tacoma schools. Also during thee ears the boys' parental farm of sixty acres and the girls' parental school at Sixt sfoufth and M streets have been founded. While the school equipment program i on forward so well, equally careful attention has been paid to the curriculum andthe teaching personnel, both of which compare favorably with those of any other cit ; Professor Geiger has devoted himself indefatigably to the duties of his alana and has gained an enviable standing in the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens, who have long since recognized and appreciated his earnestness of purpose his ability and his accomplishments. ;

On July 1, 1897, Mr. Geiger was united in marriage to Miss Laura Meyer of Quincy, Illinois, and they are the parents of four children, namely: Frederick M., who is with J. T. Steeb & Company, of Tacoma; Jeanne, who is the wife of Charles H. Shons, of Watertown, Connecticut; Helen M., who is assistant to the registrar at the College of Puget Sound; and William A., who is a student in the Stadium high school.

Politically Professor Geiger is a democrat, while fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the Royal Arch degree, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, is a member of the library board and for the past three years has been chairman of the budget committee of the Community Chest. His religious affiliation is with the First Congregational church. In 1922, on the occasion of the thirtieth reunion of his class, Dartmouth College conferred on him the degree of Master of Arts. Mr. Geiger is deeply interested first of all in the personal welfare and comfort of the public school pupils, and maintains as close a relationship with them as is possible. He has always stood ready to cooperate in all movements for the betterment of the public welfare and holds the confidence of those who know him.

In the front rank of the eminent medical practitioners of Pierce county stands Dr. F. J. Cullen, of Puyallup, where he commands a large and remunerative practice. A thorough education, careful professional training and extensive experience have well qualified him for his life work and he has been more than ordinarily successful.

Dr. Cullen was born in Kokomo, Howard county, Indiana, on the 25th of December, 1888, and is a son of John and Mildred (Wristley) Cullen. His parents were born in Ireland, whence they came to the United States in their youth, and were married here. Both died at Kokomo, Indiana. Our subject received his elementary education in the public schools of his native state and then entered the Indiana College of Pharmacy, where he was graduated in 1907. He then matriculated in the medical school of the University of Colorado, where he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1913, after which he came to Tacoma, Washington, and spent a year as interne in the Northern Pacific Hospital. He then located in Okanogan county, Washington, where he practiced his profession for eight or nine months, after which he was in Lewis county until the outbreak of the trouble on the Mexican frontier, when he enlisted in the medical corps of the United States army, receiving a commission as first lieutenant. He was in active service there until the United States entered the World war, when he was sent overseas with the Tenth Field Artillery, with which command he also saw much active service. He took part in the fight at Chateau Thierry and the Meuse-Argonne drive, besides other engagements, and was for some months with the Army of Occupation, remaining in service until September 6, 1919, when he was honorably discharged, with the rank of major. He had been badly wounded by a high explosive shell and was confined in the hospital for two months. He rendered conspicuous service and received several army citations. :

On returning to civil life, Dr. Cullen came to Puyallup and has since devoted himself closely to the practice of his profession. He specializes in internal medicine and also practices surgery, in which he is a skillful and successful operator. He has well equipped offices in the Karshner building and enjoys a large practice among the representative people of the community.

In 1914 Dr. Cullen was united in marriage to Miss Ida Gibson, who was born in Ellenburg, Washington, a daughter of Henry and Jane (Vance) Gibson, the former of whom is deceased, while the mother is living with her daughter, Mrs. Cullen. Doctor and Mrs. Cullen are the parents of one child, Marjorie. The Doctor is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the Royal Arch degrees, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Amer- ican Legion, of which he is a past commander. He is now serving his second term as president of the Puyallup Chamber of Commerce, and he was the second president of the Kiwanis Club. In every relation of life he has proven true and loyal and is widely recognized as a man of well defined opinions and as a public-spirited citizen. Kindly and sympathetic, cordial and friendly, he has won a host of warm and loyal friends throughout this community and commands the respect of all who

William Ross Rust

The conditions under which industrial and commercial enterprises of magnitude are prosecuted in this age of phenomenal advancement in all lines of human activity, demand men who are forceful and of strong potentiality, courage and judgment. Numbered -among such representatives in the personnel of the men who have been identified with the civic and material progress of the commonwealth of Washington, and indeed of the west, stands William Ross Rust, of Tacoma. Invulnerable integrity and high purpose have characterized his life, and he has made an indelible impress on the annals of the communities with whose interests he has been identified, his long and active career having been one of close identification with business interests of great magnitude.

Mr. Rust was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 1st of August, 1850, and is a son of L. C. and Hettie W. (Niles) Rust, the former a native of Delaware and the latter of Baltimore, Maryland. Both were descendants of English-Quaker settlers, who came to America at an early date. L. C. Rust was engaged in the wholesale dry goods business in Philadelphia until 1854, when he moved to Bourbon, Illinois, where he remained until 1861, going then to Arcola, that state. There he became a merchant and grain dealer and he prospered, but in the early '70s he met with financial reverses and lost his fortune. He died at Arcola in 1876. His first wife died at Bourbon, Illinois, in 1856, and he later married her sister, Emily W. Niles. He became the father of the following children: William Ross, the immediate subject of this sketch; Henry D., who died in 1870; Cora, who married William Brown of Iowa, and died in 1916; and Helen, the wife of Dr. H. L. Vradenburg, of York, Nebraska.

William Ross Rust attended the public schools at Bourbon and Arcola, Illinois, and then entered the University of Kentucky as a member of the class of 1869. After completing two years' work there, he returned home and devoted himself to his father's business. In the summer of 1876, the year of his father's death, Mr. Rust started west, lured by the discovery of gold in Colorado, and arrived at Black Hawk, that state, his money gone, but rich in ambition and enthusiasm. For a time hard work was his lot, his first employment being in a stamp mill on a twelve-hour shift, alternating from month to month between day and night duty. In his father's warehouse in Illinois, he had had experience in the operation of stationary engines, and six months after going into the mill he became engineer of the plant. Soon afterward he was made foreman, which position he held for about two years. During this period he diligently studied mining methods and conditions. His next place was as foreman of the ore sampling department of the Golden Smelting Company, and then for one year he served as the agent of this concern. Early in the '80s there came an imperative need for public sampling works for mine owners and operators, and, quickly sensing his opportunity, Mr. Rust assisted in organizing the Black Hawk Public Sampling Works, of which he was later part owner and manager. This enterprise was attended with marked success, but Mr. Rust, who was desirous of a wider field of effort, sold his interest in the company in 1883 and, going to Denver built the Denver Public Sampling Works. He remained there until 1887, when he disposed of the Denver plant and made a trip to Mexico, and on to the northwest country, looking into the mining and smelting possibilities of those regions.

Eventually Mr. Rust came to Tacoma, Washington, selecting it as a good site for a smelter. However, local business conditions were not favorable at that time and he returned to Colorado, where he engaged in ore buying at Aspen. In this he was successful, but the Tacoma proposition still appealéd strongly to him and in the winter of 1889 he disposed of his Colorado interests and organized the Tacoma Smelting & Refining Company, controlled by him and a few friends. In February, 1890, he returned to Tacoma and bought the old smelter, which had been poorly built and required complete remodeling, so that it was on September 15, 1890, before fire was lighted in the crucible of the first stack, and it is a noteworthy fact that these fires have never gone out, a fact which has abundantly vindicated the judgment of the man whose vision led him to select this location and has been a constant testimonial to the wise management of the company. At the inception of the work thirty men were employed, handling from fifty to sixty tons of ore a day, while twenty-five years later the company employed sixteen hundred men and handled two thousand tons of ore daily, the value of the business jumping from approximately one million two hundred thousand dollars the first year to over thirty million dollars. The panic of 1893 made operations extremely difficult for the concern, but, mainly due to the determination, personal labors and shrewd management of Mr. Rust, success ultimately crowned their efforts. He was indefatigable in his efforts during that discouraging period ana tnere were no duties connected with the smelter which he did not perform, acting at various times as superintendent, assayist, bookkeeper, and even weighed ere. In 1898 Mr. Rust interested several mining companies in the enterprise, and in the following year Darius Ogden Mills, the eminent financier, became interested in the company. Contracts were made to ship concentrates of the Treadwell mine in Alaska and of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Tacoma. This constant source of business served as a dependable nucleus and from that time the company expanded its operations rapidly. In 1890 the original lead smelter was built, in 1902 copper furnaces and converters were constructed, and in 1905 the first electrolytic copper refinery on the Pacific coast was established, with a capacity of two million pounds a month, which was later increased to fourteen million pounds. It was then, as now, the largest single enterprise of its kind in the northwest, and its subsequent career has been one of uninterrupted prosperity.

In the fall of 1904 the American Smelting & Refining Company, a Guggenheim interest, opened negotiations with Darius Ogden Mills, through John Hays Hammond, for the purchase of the smelter. At Mr. Mills' request, Mr. Rust went to New York and discussed with Mr. Mills the price of the smelter if sold, and they agreed upon four million dollars as a reasonable figure. Mr. Rust then conferred with Daniel Guggenheim, an old acquaintance of Colorado days, who was handling the negotiations for his people. Mr. Rust placed the selling price of the smelter at four million dollars and Mr. Guggenheim made a counter proposition of one million dollars, which Mr. Rust declined and further stated that if it was desired later to purchase the smelter its price would be five million dollars. In 1905 Mr. Rust'was in New York on business and was called upon by Bernard M. Baruch, who stated that Mr. Guggenheim wished to see Mr. Rust concerning the purchase of the smelter. Mr. Rust replied that he was packed and ready to return to Tacoma, where Mr. Guggenheim could see him. Mr. Baruch finally persuaded him to give Mr. Guggenheim another appointment, when Mr. Rust was told that the Guggenheim interests would buy the smelter at his price, which he gave as five million dollars, plus five hundred thousand dollars that had been spent in improvements. This was agreed to, with a stipulation that Mr. Rust remain in charge for at least five years, at a salary of twenty-five thousand dollars a year. On the following day this transaction was consummated, the purchase price of five and a half millions was paid in cash, and the control of the smelter passed to the American Smelter Securities Company, a subsidiary of the American Smelting & Refining Company. The smelter at that time represented original stock and invested capital of about five hundred thousand dollars. The stockholders had received ten per cent in dividends and by this sale were given eleven times the amount of their original investment. Mr. Rust remained in charge of the smelter until January 1, 1916, when his resignation became effective, and thereafter he gave his time and attention to his numerous other important interests.

Prior to his association with the Guggenheim interests, Mr. Rust had recognized the possibilities in Alaskan mining development and had acquired small holdings there. After the sale of the smelter he became the active head of the Morgan-Guggenheim interests in the west and was mainly responsible for the entry of their concerns into the Alaska fields, among his activities being the organization of an exploring and prospecting party, which located valuable ore lands in Alaska. Mr. Rust became president of the Northwestern Commercial Company, which became the holding company in control of all the Morgan-Guggenheim operations, including the Alaska Steamship Company, the Northwest Lighterage Company and the Northwest Fisheries Company. The Northwestern Commercial Company ceased operations about 1912 and was later dissolved, its subsidiary companies transacting independent business. In addition to the responsibilities of these concerns, Mr. Rust became a director of the

In 1909 Mr. Rust, with a few friends, purchased the Chichagof gold mine, on Chichagof island, fifty miles north of Sitka, Alaska, and he owned a large interest and was president of this company, whose mine is one of the richest in the world, but he sold his interest in this concern in 1923. In ten years it produced gold to the value of thirteen million dollars, of which more than six million dollars were paid to the stockholders in dividends. On Christmas day, 1918, in appreciation of his services as head of this company, its stockholders presented Mr. Rust with a handsome loving cup made from one hundred ounces of gold from the Chichagof mine. This cup, which is of surpassingly excellent workmanship, was designed and made by Gault Brothers, of Washington, D. C., and bears the inscription, "Presented to William: R. Rust, Esq., by the Stockholders of the Chichagof Mining Company as a token of the fidelity, skill and suecess with which he has directed the affairs of the company. Christmas, 1918."

Mr. Rust has interests in Pitkin county, Colorado, and other mining centers. Among his official positions are those of trustee and chairman of the executive committee of the Tacoma General Hospital; trustee and a member of the executive committee of the Rainier National Park Company; trustee and vice president of the Consumers Central Heating Company, the Citizens Hotel Company and the H. C. Weaver Productions Company; president of the W. R. Rust Investment Company; trustee of the Cascade Paper Company, Annie Wright Seminary, the Puget Sound Navigation Company, the Standard Gypsum Company and the Western Fiber Furniture Company, and a director of the National Bank of Tacoma. The W. R. Rust Investment Company, a one and a half million dollar corporation, which has extensive realty holdings, completed in April, 1921, the Rust building in Tacoma, a handsome twelvestory structure, which ranks as the best equipped office building in the west. As evidence of his public spirit and its practical application stands the fact that in 1920, although conditions were most unfavorable, Mr. Rust, in order to help sustain industry and give employment, undertook the construction of this building and pushed it rapidly to completion. Another evidence of his remarkable ability to meet conditions as they arise, regardless of the seriousness of the emergency, was manifested in May, 1921, when malicious rumors were circulated regarding the Tacoma branch of the Bank of California, which started a run on the institution. Mr. Rust, as a director of the bank, suggested that the hours during which withdrawals could be made be extended, and he let it be known publicly that his entire personal fortune was at the disposal of the bank. The Bank of California holds place as one of the largest and strongest financial institutions of the Pacific coast, and when the first alarm passed conditions rapidly returned to normal largely owing to Mr. Rust's bold and decisive stand in protection of the public interests.

During the World war Mr. Rust rendered constant service in many capacities and was a member of the committee in charge of the control of mines and the distribution of metals. He was also a member of the committee appointed by the secretary of: war to inspect and report upon the cantonment at Camp Lewis, Washington. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce which was mainly responsible for the establishment of Camp Lewis on the site it occupied. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Community Service, which was most. active in post-war work in securing employment for returning soldiers and sailors and in maintaining the club houses for service men. He was a large contributor to ae fund for the Tacoma Stadium, is a member of the Commercial Club and a member vi ns committee of mining of the State University of Washington. He was one of e argest contributors to the Tacoma General Hospital, which is the finest and best equipped hospital in the west. In brief, every enterprise or. measure calculated to advance the interests of Tacoma or better the public welfare has commanded his hearty support in every possible way.

On August 28, 1884, in Denver, Colorado, Mr. Rust was i i M. Smith, formerly of Black Hawk, Colorado, and they aed ea eters MNES "a children. Howard L., who was born April 11, 1886, and died April 9, 1911, was a graduate of the Tacoma public schools and Whitworth College. Henry Arthur born August 21, 1900, was graduated from the Stadium high school in 1919, and for a time was assistant teller of the Bank of California, but is now secretary to his father and secretary of the W. R. Rust Investment Company. On June 24, 1926, he married Margaret. Baker, a granddaughter of one of the pioneers of Tacoma.

active part in political affairs. In 1916 he was a delegate to the national convention of his party; in 1912, 1914 and 1916 he was a delegate to the state conventions, and during the campaign of 1916 was a member of the finance committee. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in its various branches; the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, while he also belongs to the Union Club, the Tacoma Country Club and the Rainier Club of Seattle. He is very fond of travel and has made three pleasure trips abroad, visiting all the countries of Europe, and also Egypt. In 1910 Mrs. Rust and their son Howard made a tour around the world. Mr. Rust has a collection of art objects and curios acquired during his travels which represent the finest artistic and practical attainments of various periods of civilization. In 1905 he built a beautiful white mansion of pure colonial style at a. cost of more than one hundred thousand dollars, also gaining title to an adjoining property for half that sum. This was the family home until after the death of their eldest son in 1911, when he disposed of it at a fraction of its original cost. He then built a fine residence at 521 North Yakima avenue, a beautiful district overlooking Puget sound.

Personally Mr. Rust is a man of peculiarly strong characteristics, all who come in contact with him being readily impressed by his forceful individuality. His accomplishments are his most enduring monument and they tell the story of his indomitable energy, his persistency of purpose and that optimistic spirit which enabled him in the _ face of most discouraging conditions to stick to his task until he had seen its successful consummation. He has always been quick to recognize and reward faithfulness and efficiency in those associated with him, and his employees were sure of their positions as long as they were loyal and faithful. Because of this he was able to build up a working force who strove always for the good of the company and who in a crisis could be depended upon to remain loyal. This was strikingly exemplified in 1907 and again in 1914, when the Industrial Workers of the World declared a strike against his plant, but in each instance Mr. Rust, backed by his dependable workmen, resisted the dictates of that organization and won the day. His character is the positive expression of a strong nature and, having been true to the highest ideals and principles in business, civic and social life, he has well merited the exalted place which he fills among his fellowmen.

Marshall K. Snell

Among the older members of the Tacoma bar, none holds a higher place than Marshall K. Snell, who has practiced his profession in this city for thirty-nine years past, and for: seven years prior thereto in the state of Wisconsin.

Mr. Snell was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, January 4, 1860, as John Marshall King, being a son of Dr. John King and Mary Marshall, Virginians, the mother distantly related to the "Great Jurist." Both these parents and their two older children died in November, 1864, in the smallpox scourge brought with the returning soldiers, and young Marshall some two years later was adopted from the Soldiers' Orphans Home of Iowa by William J. Snell and his wife, and the name of Marshall King Snell was given to him. With his foster parents he removed to Wisconsin, and spent his childhood on a farm near Trempealeau along the Mississippi. Soon after his twelfth birthday his innate energy and ambition impelled him forth into the world to make his own living and work his way through school. Overcoming the handicap of poverty and lack of preparation, he was graduated from the law class of the University of Wisconsin, at Madison, in 1881. During the earlier years of his practice he established his reputation as an aggressive and successful trial lawyer, handling some of the noted civil and criminal cases of early days, later on representing companies and corporations in litigation growing out of the building of the west, railroad tunneling and extensive irrigation systems. Of late years he has specialized in corporation law, and as a business and investment adviser.

Too active to be limited to his profession, Mr. Snell has been identified with considerable farm and land development, raising improved livestock, and has been particularly active in securing good roads building, not only in the Puget Sound country, but in Whitman county, where he has interests along the Milwaukee Railway. He has done active work in the stock and horse department of fairs, and in the establishment of canneries and encouragement of the berry industry. He was an in the days of the horse; is an ardent sportsman, and is ever Bei ce pvactieal Badiee and help to his farmer friends, or to donate a a for church, school, or hall to some community in which he might be sage ee He was active in all civic and public-spirited organizations of early Tacoma; has served on the park board and retains 'his interest in park work. He is a life member and has been one of the curators of the Washington Historical Society, and was one of the first members and officers of the National Guard, in old Troop B, which served at the great Seattle fire, and made history for the state on many an occasion. He has occupied offices in the same building at the corner of Eleventh street and Pacific avenue ever since its construction thirty-seven years ago.

Mr. Snell was married in 1893 to Miss Bertha M. Denton, from New York state, and a few years later she was admitted to the practice of law in this state, being the first woman to achieve that honor in the state of Washington. Mrs. Snell. is associated with her husband in law practice. They have an extensive historical library at their home, particularly of northwest history, and including one of the few complete sets of territorial laws, codes, journals and reports.

Mr. Snell's son, William Arthur Snell, served as a volunteer with the Twentythird Engineers, Company M, First Army, enlisting from Montana, and saw active service during the World war in France for some twenty-two months.

The second oldest cornice and roofing concern in the entire northwest is the Edward Miller Cornice & Roofing Company, of Tacoma, which was established in March, 1884, the older concern being the J. C. Bayer Company, of Portland, Oregon,» which was established two years earlier. Edward Miller, Sr., was born near Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he was reared and educated. In January, 1884, he came to Tacoma and two months afterward engaged in the cornice and roofing business © at Fifteenth and Commerce streets. Later the establishment was moved to Ninth and Commerce streets and afterward to Twenty-fifth street and Jefferson avenue, from which location it was taken to Fifteenth street and Tacoma avenue. It was next at 940-2 Commerce street, from which it was moved to 1114 Commerce street, and eventually to 1707-11 Market street, where in 1906 the company erected a threestory building, seventy-five by one hundred and twenty feet in size, which has been its home for the past twenty years.

The concern has specialized as roofing and sheet metal contractors, in which they have always commanded their full share of the local trade. They employ from fifteen to twenty-five men, all of whom are experts in their respective lines, and the firm has gained an enviable reputation for the high quality of work and right business principles. Mr. Miller devoted himself closely to the development of this enterprise and was regarded as an able business man and upright citizen. While living in Wisconsin he was united in marriage to Miss Frances Hartman, who was born and reared in Milwaukee, and to them were born three children, namely: Oscar, who is now secretary of the Edward Miller Cornice & Roofing Company; Arthur, who also is identified therewith; and Edward, Jr., who is vice president and manager of the business. Edward Miller, Sr., died June 20, 1922, and is survived by his widow, who now makes her home with her son, our subject.

Edward Miller, Jr., who was born in Tacoma, November 7, 1886, attended a preparatory school in Tacoma, and then entered the New York Trade School, where he was graduated in 1908. He immediately returned home and became identified with his father's business, to which he has closely devoted himself, and, in the capacity of manager, has achieved distinctive success. He is a wide-awake, progressive business man, who has long commanded the respect of all who have been associated with him, and in all of his affairs has shown a foresight and practical judgment that would have insured success in any undertaking.

In January, 1909, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Bess Kindred of Tokeland, Pacific county, Washington, a daughter of W. S. Kindred, who Gis a pioneer settler in that locality. Mr. Miller is a member of Evergreen Lodge, No, 51, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted

Scottish Rite; Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is also a director in the Puget Sound National Bank. He belongs to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, and in his political views is a stanch republican. A man of straightforward manner, square in all his dealings, and cordial and unaffected in his social relations, he is deservedly held in high esteem wherever known.

J. E. Dickens

The Dickens family bears the distinction of being one of the most prominent of the early families of Steilacoom, where its founder here, Julius Dickens, became an active and influential man in local affairs. He was a native of Sweden, where he secured a splendid education, being able to converse in five or six languages, including English. In 1866 he arrived in the United States and in 1871 came to Steilacoom. He had had extensive newspaper experience in his native land, and in 1872 he established the Puget Sound Express at this place, which he edited and published until his death, in October, 1877. He was married to Miss Ellen Hughes, who was born at Yelm Prairie, Washington, and whose death occurred in September, 1876.

Among their children was J. E. Dickens, who was born at Steilacoom, November 6, 1874. He secured his education in the public schools of this city and in a business college in Tacoma. In 1894 he engaged in a mercantile business in partnership with F. H. Chelius, under the firm name of Chelius & Dickens, but in 1897 Mr. Dickens sold his interest therein and went to Idaho, where he remained until 1918. During these intervening years he became identified with political affairs of that state and served sixteen years as deputy county auditor of Owyhee county. Later he was for several years connected with the State Hospital and for a short time was engaged in the abstract business at Silver City. In 1918 Mr. Dickens returned to Steilacoom and bought an interest in the general merchandise business of J. M. Smith, which has since been conducted under the firm name of Smith & Dickens. They carry a large stock of such goods as are demanded by the local trade and enjoy an excellent patronage throughout this section of the county.

In 1899, in Idaho, Mr. Dickens was united in marriage to Miss Jeane Cameron, who is a native of Michigan, a daughter of A. G. and Agnes (McLean) Cameron, both of whom are deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Dickens has been born a daughter, Gordon, who is the wife of R. L. Clithero, of South Tacoma, and they have three children, Laura Jeane, Gordon and John Dickens. Mr. Dickens is a member of Steilacoom Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Boise, Idaho. He is a member of the Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce and is at this time a member of the city council.

George W. Duncan

The Wood Products Company of Tacoma, though not an old concern, has rapidly come to the front among the successful and growing industries of this city and has gained a reputation which extends to the Atlantic coast. Its splendid success has been due largely to the vigorous and progressive business methods of its president, George W. Duncan, who has devoted himself closely to its interests and who has gained marked prestige in business circles as the result of his achievements. Mr. Duncan was born in LaSalle county, Illinois, on the 20th of March, 1882, and is a son of Charles and Grace Duncan. The father, who was for many years an active mining engineer, is now deceased and is survived by his widow, who still lives in cates W. Duncan is indebted to the public schools for his education, and he also took a course in a business college. For several years he devoted his attention to mining, and in 1907 went to Seattle, Washington. Soon afterward he went to Alaska, where he spent two years, and then came to Tacoma, where he followed mining until 1923, when he established the Wood Products Company of Tacoma. The plant is located at 1612 Center street, covering about two blocks of ground, about half of which is occupied by buildings. It is chiefly a remanufacturing plant and planing mill, the products of which are sold all over the eastern part of the country. Mr. Duncan makes goods to order and also manufactures much general stock goods, which are in constant demand. About twenty-five men are employed and the plant is operated to full capacity, the business enjoying a steady and gratifying increase. '

In 1914 Mr. Duncan was united in marriage to Miss Frances Chamberlain, of Berkeley, California, and they are the parents of three children, George, Mary and John. Mr. Duncan is an independent democrat in his political views and is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a man of sterling character, fine public spirit and cordial and friendly manner, qualities which have won for him the admiration of all who know him.

After long identification with the lumber interests of the middle west Robert Laird McCormick came to the Sound country, where, as secretary of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, he was active in the control of the interests of the largest timber corporation of the world. While an extremely successful man, his extensive business interests constituted but one feature of his activity. Unlike a great majority of those who have mammoth commercial concerns under their direction, he manifested a most public-spirited devotion to the general good, and direct and tangible evidences thereof were frequently cited. He never seemed to lose sight of his opportunity to further the general welfare, and his business interests were of a character that contributed largely to public prosperity as well as to individual success.

Mr. McCormick was a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred at Bald Eagle farm, in Clinton county, October 29, 1847. He possessed the characteristic industry, thrift and tenacity of purpose of his Scotch-Irish ancestors. His father, Alexander McCormick, was born at Goat Island, Pennsylvania, in 1817, served as a private in the Civil war, and was a Presbyterian preacher. He passed away in Sedalia, Missouri, in 1877. He had long survived his wife, who died in 1849. She bore the maiden name of Jane Hayes Laird and was born in Union county, Pennsylvania, in 1820,-her last days being spent in Clinton county of that state. She was of Irish- English lineage, and both the paternal and maternal ancestors of Robert L. McCormick numbered those who won fame in the military service of this country.

Between the years 1854 and 1861 Robert Laird McCormick attended the graded schools of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and in April of the latter year went with Company B, Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, to Harrisburg, but he was then not yet fourteen years of age and the government would not accept him for military service at the front. He afterward became a student in Saunders Military Institute at West Philadelphia and after leaving that school took up the study of law under the direction of George White, an attorney of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Subsequently he spent several months in the general office of the Pittsburgh & Erie Railway Company and later became a clerk in a general store at Tiffin, Ohio, where he remained for a year. In March, 1868, he accepted the position of cashier with the Laird-Norton Company, lumber manufacturers of Winona, Minnesota, and thus took his initial step in the field in which he was destined to rise to great prominence. When the confinement of the office undermined his health he opened a retail lumber yard at Waseca, Minnesota, conducting a profitable business there until 1882, when he made his way to the timber regions of Sawyer county, Wisconsin, and in partnership with A. J. Hayward, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, erected a sawmill and thus laid the foundation for the business which was developed under the name of the North Wisconsin Lumber Company, one of the foremost lumber concerns of the middle west, Mr. McCormick becoming its secretary, treasurer, manager and part owner. About the enterprise which they there established the flourishing city of Hayward grew up, and in J anuary 1884, in partnership with F. Weyerhaeuser, multimillionaire of St. Paul, he organized the Sawyer County Bank, which was said to have the largest individual responsibility of any financial institution in Wisconsin. He further extended the scope of his activities when in 1890 he organized the Northern Grain & Flour Mill Company of Ashland, Wisconsin, of which he became secretary and treasurer. The company maintained an office in Chicago, with two elevators in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, having a capacity of two million bushels. Mr. McCormick also became president of the Mississippi & Rum River Boom Company of Minneapolis; secretary and treasurer of the Mississippi Lumber Company of Clinton, Iowa; treasurer of the New Richmond (Wis.) Roller Mills Company; president of the Northern Boom Company, Brainerd, Minnesota ; vice president of the Mississippi Valley Lumber Association, Minneapolis; vice president of the Flambeau Land Company, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; vice president of the St. Paul Boom Company, St. Paul, Minnesota; president of the Mississippi Land Company, Minneapolis; and president of the board of trustees of the Ashland Academy, Ashland, Wisconsin.

During that period in which he was operating most largely in Wisconsin and the middle west Mr. McCormick was prominently associated with public interests there and was the leader in many public-spirited movements which resulted in the benefit and upbuilding of the district in which he lived. He was a recognized leader in political circles and always a stanch republican from the time when he cast his first presidential ballot for General Grant in 1868. When living in Waseca, Minnesota, he served as councilman and mayor of that city and was elected to the state senate for the term of 1880 to 1882. When Sawyer county, Wisconsin, was organized in 1883, Governor J. M. Rusk commissioned Mr. McCormick as county treasurer and by later election he was continued in that office for six years, while for two years he served on the county board of supervisors. He was also president of the Hayward Free Library Association, its reading room containing more than two thousand volumes.

Mr. McCormick also had active connection with the educational development of Sawyer county, where as a pioneer settler he took the initial steps in developing and improving the district. He became officially connected with the schools there in 1883 and on the 24th of July of that year, when the town board of supervisors separated the town of Hayward, which comprised all the territory of Sawyer county except the Indian reservation, into four school districts, R. L. McCormick became treasurer of district No. 1, which included the village of Hayward. Later he served for several years on the board of school directors and in 1898 was unanimously elected its president. In 1892, when it became necessary to provide more school room to accommodate the pupils of the village, a new building was erected which was appropriately named the McCormick school. In 1893 Mr. McCormick was elected president of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and continued in that connection until his removal from the state.

In the year 1899, when the timber supply of Wisconsin and the middle west had largely become exhausted, Mr. McCormick turned his attention to the northwest. The following year the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company was organized and capitalized for six million dollars, and Mr. McCormick became secretary of the largest timber corporation in the world. The head offices of the company are in Tacoma, and from this point Mr. McCormick directed the business. He was also president of the Lumberman's National Bank and the Pacific National Bank of Tacoma and an officer of the Lumbermen's State Bank of Hoquiam. He was likewise a director of banks in South Bend, Elma, Kelso, Montesano and Raymond, Washington, and was president of the First National Life Insurance Company of Tacoma. ied

In the northwest, as in the Mississippi valley, he took a most active interest in public affairs, ever recognizing the duties and obligations as well as the privileges of citizenship. He was well acquainted with many of the prominent republican leaders of the country and as a delegate attended the national party conventions which nominated Garfield, McKinley and Taft. He was once a candidate for the Tacoma mayoralty but was defeated, and in 1910 Pierce county urged his nomination for United States senator but ill health caused him to withdraw his name. At the time of his demise, which occurred in Sacramento, California, February bs 1911; Mr. Mc- Cormick was president of the State Historical Society of Washington and president of the Ferry Museum, and was a trustee of the College of Puget Sound at Tacoma, to which he gave generously of his time and money. A handsome bust of Mr. McCormick has been placed in the Ferry Museum building, which he helped to erect, and it is a valuable contribution to art, as well as a lasting memorial to a man true to his ideals. grt g

He held membership with the Sons of Veterans, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of the War of 1812. He was very prominent in Masonic circles, taking the various degrees of the York and Scottish rites, and at one time was grand commander of the Minnesota Knights Tempiar. His remains were in-

A contemporary biographer said of him: "Mr. McCormick long occupied a central place on the stage of activity. His influence was ever felt as a strong, steady, moving force in the industrial, social and moral projects of the community. He possessed a most charitable spirit and gave generously for the aid of his fellowmen, doing everything in his power to ameliorate the hard conditions of life for the unfortunate. His career was remarkably successful, but through it all he remained the same genial, courteous gentleman whose ways were those of refinement and whose word no man could question. In business affairs he was a born leader, but withal he was singularly modest, and faithful in his friendships. He was fixed in an honest hatred of all shams and exhibited in every judgment of his mind a strong common sense that iJlumined every dark corner into which he looked."

On the 11th of September, 1870, occurred the marriage of Mr. McCormick and Miss Anna E. Goodman, a daughter of Daniel and Minerva (Mills) Goodman and a native of Seneca county, Ohio. They became the parents of three children, but the daughter, Blanche Amelia, born in 1873, has passed away. The sons are William Laird, born in 1876, and Robert Allen, born in 1885. The former was a member of the Wisconsin state legislature when but twenty-four years of age and is now secretary of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. The younger son is engaged in the real estate business in Tacoma.

The following article appeared in the Tacoma Daily Ledger in 1926: "Construction in the near future of a splendid branch library building on the site purchased by popular subscription of north end residents at North Twenty-sixth and Adams streets was assured Thursday by the munificence of Mrs. Anna. E. McCormick, widow of the late R. L. McCormick, of 421 North Yakima avenue, who announced the gift of twenty-five thousand dollars for the purpose. The announcement of the generous gift to the people of Tacoma was made in a letter addressed' by Mrs. McCormick to Mayor M. G. Tennent. It is contemplated that about twenty thousand dollars of the gift will be devoted to the construction of the library building and the balance used to furnish it. The library board was given a generous amount for the operation of the public institution for the coming year, in the 1927 budget of the city, and will be able to operate the branch as soon as it is completed, it is understood. 'My idea in making the gift was simply to make possible the building of a library branch where the residents of the north end have given a site for one, and so to make possible for young and old the pleasure that books can give,' said Mrs. McCormick after the arrival of the letter had brought rejoicing to the mayor's office. 'I understand that heatobiversinntee ya ready for service this coming year. It would be my idea that

Ayo: » CC perating with the library board, make the arrangements for the building and furnishings.' Mayor Tennent stated last evening that he would gladly act to bring about the early fulfillment of the wishes of the donor in any way wished 'If the city of Tacoma will build a suitable branch public library building for the residents of the north end of the city on the lots purchased for the purpose by popular subscription, costing approximately twenty-five thousand dollars, I agree to ae t this sum to the city of Tacoma for the purpose,' wrote Mrs. McCormick to the on 'with the understanding, however, that the building shall be designed, built, fu mere he > s F : ' , furnished and operated by the city of Tacoma, the materials to be purchased from T firms.' The north end has been without a branch library service since the di diend! ance of the former Mason branch library several years ago. Last year the idan the north end raised funds to purchase a corner one hundred b Rant ae twenty-five feet as a site for 'a new branch." selbst ae jah ek

The profession of law has a worthy representative i oot e James Garvey, who has been in euntinubins oeeeae ae Rear 7 hail sa a witness of and a participant in the splendid' growth which has characte ad aie city during this eventful period and has been actively identified with m > ae movements which have contributed to the community's development ar ath the He has long enjoyed a reputation as an able and skillful lawyer and h progress. a large and representative clientele. as commanded

Mr. Garvey was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on the 7th of April, 1863, and is a son of John and Bridget (McGrath) Garvey, both of whom are deceased. They removed to Minnesota in 1867, and he was reared on his father's farm. He attended the public schools, the College of the Sacred Heart at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and the law schools of the University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota, and in 1889 came to Tacoma. In the same year he was admitted to the bar here, and from that time to the present has actively practiced his profession, in which he has received distinctive recognition.

On December 17, 1902, Mr. Garvey was united in marriage to Miss Mable Hill, who was born in Marine City, Michigan, a daughter of John J. and Frances C. (Darling) Hill, who came to Tacoma in 1900. Mr. Garvey is nominally a democrat in his political alignment, but is inclined to be independent, voting according to the dictates of his own judgment. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and belongs to the Pierce County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. In every relation he has been loyal and true, standing consistently for the best things in community life, and he is highly respected by his fellowmen.

Among the men who by their successful business efforts have contributed to the general prosperity of Steilacoom and at the same time have taken a proper interest in the civic welfare of the community stands William A. O'Donnell, who is engaged in the real estate and insurance business, bearing the distinction of being the pioneer in the insurance business in this locality. Mr. O'Donnell was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1845, and is a son of Patrick and Elizabeth (Hannah) O'Donnell, the former of whom died in his native land. When our subject was nine years of age, his mother brought her eight children to the United States, locating in New York state, where the father's relatives lived. Her death occurred in Michigan in 1886.

William A. O'Donnell attended the schools of Ireland and secured about three months of schooling after coming to this country. In his boyhood he went to work for an uncle in New York state, but they had trouble due to religious differences and he returned home. He then packed his personal effects and started out to make his own way in the world. He was fortunate in quickly finding work, and soon afterward got in touch with his brother Edward, who had located in Michigan. The latter sent him money with which to pay his fare to that state, but instead of using it for that purpose, the young man sent the money to his mother and then saved his earnings until he had sufficient to get him to Michigan. When he arrived there the principal characteristics of the country were woods, swamps and Indians. He engaged in farm work, hiring out for five dollars a month. He was a good worker and gained the good will of those by whom he was employed. However, farm wages did not satisfy him and soon afterward he went to work in the lumber camps, where he spent fifteen or sixteen winters, while during the summers he worked on the river, delivering logs to the various mills. He acquired a thorough knowledge of the lumber business, worked hard and made money. One winter, at his brother's request, he ran the logging camp, where he showed his versatility, being able to shoe horses and oxen and do all other necessary mechanical work about the camp. This was - his last winter in the woods: In the following spring there was a bad log jam in the river, and he took the contract to separate the logs and deliver them to their respective owners, a tremendous task, but he had the logs delivered in twenty-seven days. He then built a store building and was engaged in the general merchandise business for seven or eight years at Saginaw, Michigan, after which he sold out and then for two and one-half years was engaged in the manufacture of barrels, headings and staves for the salt industry, at Crow island, Michigan.

In 1903 Mr. O'Donnell came to the coast. He soon located at Steilacoom and engaged in the real estate and insurance business, in which he has continued to the present time, having been more than ordinarily successful. He has served as ee tice of the peace during the past eighteen years, being regarded as one of the be justices who have served in this part of the county. He is a member of the Holy

Name Society, and his daily life has been such as to gain for him the unequivocal confidence of his fellowmen, who respect him for his sterling character and ability.

Mr. O'Donnell has been married twice - first, in 1864, to Miss Ellen McPhillips, who was born in New York state, and who died in 1900. To their union were born the following children: Mrs. Julia Scallon, a widow who lives in California and is the mother of seven children; Mary, who died in 1908, at Steilacoom; Ellen, who died at the age of sixteen years; John Patrick, who died in early boyhood; and William A., Jr., of Detroit, Michigan, who is married and has six children. There are also five great-grandchildren. On May 15, 1905, Mr. O'Donnell was married to Miss Lucia Rose Rigney, who was born near Mantou Park, Pierce county, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lowry) Rigney. Her father was born in King county, Ireland, and died May 15, 1892, while her mother, who was born in Queens county, Ireland, died November 22, 1889. The father, who had been a member of the police force in his native land, came to the United States in 1847, locating first in New York city, where he was married. He then enlisted in the United States army, in which he served from 1847 to 1852. His regiment was sent to Vera Cruz, but when they reached there the war had ended, so in 1849 they were sent to Vancouver, Washington, on the old ship Massachusetts, and that same year were sent to Steilacoom on the schooner Harpooner. Here Mr. Rigney assisted in the construction of the fort. He was a member of Company M, First United States Artillery, and on the expiration of his period of enlistment he took up a donation claim of six hundred and forty acres of land, and later homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres adjoining, this tract having since been known as Rigney Hill. Here he successfully engaged in farming and became a prominent and influential citizen of the community, serving as a member of the school board and doing much road work. To Mr. and Mrs. Rigney were born ten children, as follows: John L. and Mrs. Anna Eustace, who were twins and both of whom are deceased; James, who died in boyhood; Mrs. Eliza Jane Kanavan, deceased; George, deceased; Mary Ellen deceased, who was the wife of Raymond Cormier; Thomas H., who died at the age of nineteen years; Marcella Catherine, who is the wife of Neil O. Henly, of Steilacoom; Lucia Rose, Mrs. O'Donnell; and Edward M., who died at the age of thirty-three years.

Walter Ely

; One of the largest and most successful creameries in Pierce county is the Henningsen creamery, at 1953 C street, Tacoma, of which Walter Ely is secretary and manager, having been a most important factor in its success. Mr. Ely was born in Umatilla county, Oregon, in 1882, and is a son of J. F. and Eliza (Wattenberger) Ely, whose marriage occurred there. His grandparents were pioneers of Oregon going to that state in the days of the Indian, and there the grandfather became a successful farmer. His death occurred in 18938, and his widow now resides in Portland, that state.

Walter Ely managed his father's farm from the age of thir the same time secured a good education, finishing the public SIRES geen attending a normal school. Subsequently, for a short time, he was engaged in the grocery business, after which he went to work in a creamery, learning the business In 1912 he bought an interest in the Northwestern Butter and Produce Company and became secretary thereof, but in 1917 he sold his interest in that concern and organized the Henningsen Creamery Company, of which he became secretary and manager ae Henningsen being president. They met with most encouraging success and in

23 erected their present fine plant at 1953 South C street. This fine three-story brick building is one hundred by seventy-five feet in size and is well adapted to the purposes of the business. Here are manufactured one million pounds of butter a year, the product, which bears the "Lake Park' brand, being sold throughout Pierce county and in Alaska. In 1920 the company opened a branch plant at Olympia Washington, and in 1921 established another branch at Seattle, these plants - mg a capacity of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds a year. The Tacoma lant employs twenty-five people, and the cream is bought all over western Wishitetch The company takes the cream from about fifteen hundred farmers and every hate three thousand five hundred bank checks for cream are drawn. 2

Oregon. Mr. Ely is a member of Mount Tabor Lodge, No. 52, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar; Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Fircrest Golf Club, the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce. In his political views he is aligned with the republican party. By a straightforward and commendable course he has made his way to a respected and influential position in the business world and has proven himself well worthy of the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.

George C. Dupea

Prominent in the business affairs of Tacoma is George C. Dupea, president of the Atlas Foundry & Machine Company. He has so directed the affairs of the company of which he is the head as to gain distinctive success, and is also interested in other business enterprises of this city. Mr. Dupea was born in Wayne county, near Detroit, Michigan, in 1873, and is a son of Henry and Mary Dupea. The father's death occurred in Detroit and the mother subsequently came to Tacoma, where her death occurred at the age of eighty-four years.

George C. Dupea attended the public schools and a business college, and also took a course in mechanical engineering, and in 1889 came to Tacoma. Here he entered the employ of the Tacoma Foundry & Machine Company, and later was with Moran Brothers in Seattle. He then went to southern California, where he had charge of the pattern and foundry shop of the Meese & Gottfriet Company from 1895 to 1901, when he returned to Tacoma. Soon afterward he and others organized the Atlas Foundry Company, which in 1903 was reorganized as the Atlas Foundry & Machine Company, of which he became president, John Hartman being secretary and treasurer. Both still retain these offices, while David S. Olson has been vice president since January, 1915. The company is engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel castings of all kinds, and also operates a fine pattern shop. The plant, which is located at 3012 Wilkeson street, covers nearly three acres of space there and about seven lots in another place. From sixty to eighty men are employed, and the products are sold throughout southwestern Washington. This is the second oldest establishment of its kind in Tacoma and ranks as the largest jobbing foundry in this locality. Mr. Dupea is a stockholder in the Warren-Fairhurst-Soule Company, of Tacoma, the American Finance Company and the Security Finance and Loan Company, and is a property owner.

In 1897 Mr. Dupea was united in marriage to Miss Carrie M. Harbaugh, to which union was born one child, Eldred E. For his 'second wife Mr. Dupea chose Miss Ruth Jacobs, of Tacoma. He is a stanch supporter of the republican party and is a member of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. He belongs to the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Royal Arcanum and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He possesses to a marked degree the essential qualifications of good citizenship and because of his business ability, sterling integrity and splendid personaiity has long held a high place in the esteem of his fellowmen.

Fred A. Stewart

Fred A. Stewart, of Puyallup, is the scion of old pioneer stock. His father, James P. Stewart, who was of Scotch parentage, was born in Croten, Delaware county, New York, September 21, 1833, a son of William Stewart, who emigrated to this country from Scotland. In April, 1855, he started for the west, by way of the Isthmus of Panama, where he arrived May 16. He took the steamship Golden Gate to San Francisco, California, and two days later embarked for Portland, Oregon. From there he sailed to Salem, Oregon, and thence to Corvallis, that state, where he engaged in teaching school, and also established a mercantile business. During that period occurred the Indian uprising in Washington and Oregon. He took an active part in public affairs and became a man of much prominence and influence. He served one and soon afterward went to the Puyallup valley, where he took up a donation claim of one hundred and sixty acres on the present site of the town of Puyallup, and for many years he was there engaged in the raising of hops. He was one of the organizers of the Pacific National Bank in Tacoma in 1885 and became its vice president. About the same time, in partnership with J. P. Masterson, he established a bank in Puyallup, and he operated that institution until 1890, when he retired therefrom, though he retained his interest in the Tacoma bank. He was successful in the operation of his farm, to which he gave his attention up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1894. Mr. Stewart took a deep interest in public affairs, serving several terms as a member of the state senate. He was active in his support of education and donated the land for the J. P. Stewart school in Puyallup. He was offered, but declined, the post of Indian agent for the Mohawk Indian reservation. He was appointed postmaster of Puyallup and rendered efficient service for eleven years, and he served four years as probate judge of Pierce county. He was one of the pioneer hop growers of this section of the state, having planted his first hops in 1871. He also taught school at Steilacoom, Tacoma, Sumner and Spanaway.

In December, 1864, at Spanaway, Washington, Mr. Stewart was united in marriage to Miss Margaret McMillan, who was born at Sparta, Illinois, a daughter of Archibald and Jane McMillan, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, but came of old South Carolina stock. The McMillan family came across the plains with ox teams in 1852, when Mrs. Stewart was but four years old. Her father took up a donation claim where the town of Sumner now stands, and also bought three hundred and twenty acres additional, becoming the owner cf six hundred and forty acres. Mrs. Stewart died in 1897, having borne her husband. three sons, namely: Carey L., deceased, who was a member of the state legislature; W. A., deceased, who served two terms as auditor of Pierce county; and Fred A., of this sketch.

Fred A. Stewart was born in Sumner and attended the public schools of Puyallup, finishing his education in the Bishop Scott Academy, a military school, at Portland, Oregon. He then returned home and entered his father's store at Puyallup, which at that time was the largest general store in the northwest, doing an annual business of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The three sons were at that time in the store, of which Carey L. was the active manager. Our subject remained in the establishment until his father's death, when he took over the hardware department, which he ran for eight years and then sold it. In 1918 he bought the store back and ran it for two years, when he again sold it, and has since been retired from active affairs. In 1911 he bought an interest in a plantation of eight thousand, five hundred acres in the state of Chapias, old Mexico, the principal crops of which are rubber, pineapples and bananas, while it also contains much valuable mahogany timber. He owns a large business block in Puyallup and a productive fruit ranch at Walnut Creek, Concord valley, California. He is one of the directors of the Western Washington State Fair at Puyallup and has served five years as a member of the city council of Puyallup. He is a charter member of Puyallup Lodge, No. 1450, B. P.O. E. Mr. Stewart is a proficient musician and for many years has been a member of the Elks Band in Tacoma.

An enumeration of those men of the present generation i won honor and public recognition for themselves and at the State rae rrehe eae the locality to which they belong would be incomplete were there failure to mention ee eben secretary of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, of this : : : x el mn ie ae a ee active part in many phases of the life of his community and Mr. McCormick is a native of the state of Minnesota. born i i of R. L. and Anna A. (Goodman) McCormick, who came to aa RET * The father died here in 1911 and is survived by the mother, who still resides here : R. L. McCormick became a man of considerable prominence and influenc i this city, having been president of the Pacific National Bank, president of th Fi - National Life Insurance Company and connected in an official capacity with e First other banks, and with lumber companies and other business enterprises Hanese president of the Historical Society, president of the Ferry Museum a a ce of the republican national committee for the state of Washington Bieter: |

- W. L. McCormick completed the public school course, and then had one year's work in Yale University, after which he entered the law school of the University of Wisconsin. He was admitted to the bar and practiced his profession in Wisconsin three years. He then came to Tacoma, where he engaged in the practice of law for two years, at the end of which time (1910) he became identified with the Weyerhaeuser lumber interests, being chosen secretary of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in 1921. He is in every way well qualified for this responsible position and is an important factor in that company's operations and success.

On July 14, 1910, Mr. McCormick was united in marriage to Miss Nell Bishop, of West Point, Mississippi, and they are the parents of one child, Jean. He had been previously married to Miss Ethel Robinson, of Chicago, now deceased, to which union was born a son, R. L., who attended the University of Oregon and is now engaged in the milling business. Mr. McCormick has always supported the republican party and has taken an active interest in public affairs, serving as a member of the state legislature while a resident of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the degrees of Knights Templar and the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and also belongs to the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Union Club, the Tacoma Country Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He is genial and companionable, well liked among his associates, and enjoys general good will and friendship.

Fred B. Langford

One of the most important enterprises in a community is that of printing, for it is in a large measure related to the conduct of practically every line of business, and it is efficiently represented in Puyallup by Fred B. Langford, proprietor of the Langford Printing Company, who has gained a splendid reputation both because of his technical skill and his sound business methods.

Mr. Langford was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on the 9th day of June, 1888, and is a son of K. W. and Martha A. (Sloan) Langford, the former of whom was a native of Indiana and the latter of Missouri. The father operated a bakery in Arkansas, and in 1904 the family came to Washington and located in Tacoma, where he cultivated a small garden, being practically retired from business. His death occurred at Orting, Pierce county. He was a veteran of the Civil war, serving as a member of the Thirty-ninth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry.

Fred B. Langford attended the public schools of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and also Springfield, Missouri, where the family lived from 1900 to 1904. At the age of fifteen years he became an apprentice to the printing trade, and on coming to Tacoma he went to work for the Gilkey Box & Paper Company, with which concern he remained two years. He then entered, the employ of the F. F. Hopkins Printing Company, where he was employed as an all-round printer for some three years. About 1909 he bought a half interest in that concern, and about a year later Mr. Hopkins sold his remaining interest to his son, the name of the concern being changed to that of The Quality Press. Mr. Langford ran the business until 1920, when The Quality Press and the Johnson Printing Company were consolidated, he remaining with the concern until 1925 as superintendent of the printing department. Then, because of poor health, he sold his interest in the company and was for a time in a hospital. In February, 1926, he bought his present plant in Puyallup, and has since operated it under the name of the Langford Printing Company. He does all kinds of printing, fancy and plain, and the quality of his work has been his best advertisement, while his methods have been such as to have established him in the confidence cs ee cd Tacoma, Mr. Langford was married to Miss Harriet F. Lee, who was born in Sacramento, California, a daughter of E. F. Lee, who has lived in Puyallup since 1906, his wife having died when Mrs. Langford was very young. Mr. and Mrs. Langford have one child, June, who is now in school. Mr. Langford is a republican in his political views and is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Modern Woodmen of America. He belonged to the Tacoma Kiwanis Club from the time of its organization until 1925, and also belonged to the Chamber of Commerce of that city until coming to Puyallup, since which time he has ve identified with the Chamber of Commerce here. Since locating in Puyallup he has shown a commendable disposition to cooperate in every way with his fellow citizens in all efforts to advance the general interests of the community, where he holds

Probably no field of service could better equip a man for the successful practice of surgery than protracted experience with fighting military forces. Dr. Charles H. Aylen spent two years at the front in France and secured experience that in the civil practice of his profession has proven invaluable to him, he being now regarded as one of the ablest and most skillful surgeons in his section of the state.

Dr. Aylen was born in Pembina, North Dakota, on the 28d 'of July, 1889, and is a son of Russell and Alzyna (Abrams) Aylen. The father, who was engaged in the insurance business, is now deceased, and the mother is still living in North Dakota. Our subject secured his elementary education in the public schools of his native state and then matriculated in the medical school of the University of Manitoba, where he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1915, after which he served as interne in the Winnipeg General Hospital. In 1917 he enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, but was later transferred to the British Royal Army Medical Corps. He was commissioned captain and was overseas two years. At the close of the war he returned to Drayton, North Dakota, and practiced his profession until July, 1920, when he came to Puyallup. He has proven himself highly qualified for practice and has been much more than ordinarily successful in the treatment of human ailments. He has a complete X-ray outfit, in the use of which he is an expert, and he specializes in surgery.

In 1920 Dr. Aylen was united in marriage to Miss Beatrice Hopkinson, who was born and reared in England and who saw much active service as an army nurse during the World war. To them have been born three children, Robert, Charles and Donald. The Doctor is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the American Legion, and also belongs to the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, as well as the Puyallup Kiwanis Club. The republican party has always claimed his allegiance and he has evinced a deep interest in public affairs, particularly such as have concerned the welfare and prosperity of his own community. Kindly and sympathetic, he carries the spirit of optimism and confidence into the sickroom and hundreds testify to his patience and skill under most trying circumstances. Because of his professional record since coming to this locality, as well as for his sterling character and friendly manner, he has gained a host of loyal friends throughout this section of the county.

John W. Horejs

John W. Horejs, who has become well and favorabl i i i : y known in the b of Tacoma as secretary and treasurer of the American Plumbing & Stains Sais rompany, Aion born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is a son of W. and Barbara (Frietchie) orejs. ing i Hon Ae oth parents are now deceased, the mother dying in 1910 and the father John W. Horejs attended the public schools of St. Paul and then entered aoe College, where he was graduated in business administration in 1907 " -) same year he came to Tacoma and entered the employ of Walsh & Gardner be ere he was engaged in inside work until 1919, when, in association with M A. Ropmees ud J. L. Long, he helped to organize the American Plumbing & Steam eee ompany, Mr. Long being president, Mr. Norman, vice president, and Mr panels, secretary and treasurer, which respective offices they are still filling The , heepe sped bie aig eee avenue, with only seven thousand feet of floor scenet y bought out Walsh & Gardner and moved into the buildi tell by that company at 1908 Pacific avenue. Thi i Nab Aaeth oke ee eae hundred and twenty-five feet in size. They carry a complete stock of plumbers' and steam supplies, which they sell throughout eastern and southwestern Washington, and every year that the company has been operating has brought a substantial and gratifying increase in business.

On November 27, 1918, Mr. Horejs was united in marriage to Miss Lorene Rector, who was born in Portland, Oregon, a daughter of John and Ella Rector, who now live in Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Horejs' paternal grandfather, J. P. Rector, was a very early pioneer of Oregon, coming to that state in 1845, and locating where Halsey now stands. To Mr. and Mrs. Horejs have been born two children, John W., Jr., and Charles, both born in Tacoma.

Politically Mr. Horejs has always given his support to the republican party. He is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 888, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Tacoma Golf and Country Club and the Gamma Eta Kappa college fraternity. Of enterprising and progressive tendencies, he has evinced marked aptitude for business affairs, has been a prominent factor in the success of his company, and has gained an enviable standing as a man of sterling integrity and candor in all of his relations. For these reasons he is universally regarded as a splendid citizen, a man whose influence has always been exerted for the benefit of the general welfare of the community in which he lives.

One of the most active and successful insurance men in Tacoma is R. E. Mahaffay, who has been identified with this business here for over sixteen years, during which time he has built up a large and steadily increasing patronage throughout southwestern Washington, gaining an enviable reputation as a man of marked business ability and sound judgment in practical affairs.

Mr. Mahaffay was born in Marquette, Michigan, on the 17th of November, 1879, and is a son of Robert J. and Emma (Sudds) Mahaffay, both of whom are deceased. The father followed the lumber business for many years. Our subject attended the public schools, graduating from high school, and then taught school for one year. He next entered the Marquette National Bank as manager of the insurance department, and remained until May 15, 1910, when he came to Tacoma and bought an interest in the Gunston & Heath Company, insurance agents. This proved a profitable venture, and eventually he bought out both of his partners and has since run the business alone. He sells casualty and fire insurance and bonds, employing sev- ne pairs Mr. Mahaffay was united in marriage to Miss Lucille Bell, of Marquette, Michigan, and they are the parents of five children, namely: _Robert and Warren, twins, who are in college; Donald, who is a senior in the Stadium high school; and Ruth and Catherine. Mr. Mahaffay is a republican in his political views and has always taken a deep interest in public affairs, especially those of his own community. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Ivanhoe Commandery, Knights Templar; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he has attained the fourteenth degree; Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also belongs to the Rotary Club and the Tacoma Country Club. A man of fine personal qualities, he is well liked and has a host of warm friends.

Rt. Rev. William J. Noonan

in Tacoma is held in higher esteem by the people generally than the = et William Herre the able and beloved pastor of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church. Father Noonan has shown an ability, devotion and faithfulness in his ministry to this church that ee for him a place in the front rank of the

Ba ecto temltves established in 1892, and was first located in a small oe building at Tacoma avenue and Star street. Later the congregation moved i : street into a frame schoolhouse which had been built by the Dominican Sisters. ou |

1896 a frame church was erected, but was destroyed by fire, and the congregation then occupied the auditorium of Aquinas Academy, of the Dominican Sisters. In 1906 the present fine stone church was erected, being at that time the largest and most imposing in the city. It seats one thousand people and is still regarded as one of the best church buildings of Tacoma. The first pastor was Rev. William M. Emmons, who came from Iowa, and who was succeeded in 1895 by Rev. Anthony Le Blanc, who ministered to the congregation about six years. The next pastor was Rt. Rev. Joseph McGrath, who did such splendid work here, among his accomplishments being the erection of the present church building and the purchase of the priest's residence and grounds. In the spring of 1919 Father McGrath was appointed to the bishopric of Baker City, Oregon, and was succeeded by the present pastor, Father William J. Noonan.

Father Noonan is a native of Tipperary, Ireland, born May 1, 1881, and received his education and was ordained to the priesthood in his native land. In 1906 he came to the United States, coming direct to the Seattle diocese. He was first appointed assistant at the cathedral and in 1907 was made rector of the Sacred Heart parish, at Bellingham, Washington. During his pastorate there he purchased the site for the present parochial church and made a substantial start toward establishing a building fund. While in Bellingham he also cared for the mission churches in surrounding towns. He made a substantial addition to St. Ann's church, Sumas, and secured the donation of the property and the greater portion of the funds for the building of the church in Columbia Valley, near Bellingham.

In April, 1908, Father Noonan was appointed rector of St. James cathedral, Seattle, where he performed splendid and appreciated service up to the time of his appointment to the church at Tacoma. Among the more prominent of his achievements there was the erection of a parochial school, at a cost of seventy-five thousand five thousand dollars, for a site for a future high school. Under the weight of a heavy fall of snow, the dome of the cathedral collapsed February 2, 1916, and Father Noonan faced another tremendous task. However, he proved equal to the extraordinary demands put upon him, and the edifice was reconstructed and its interior made more beautiful than ever, at a cost of one hundred and ten thousand dollars, the cathedral now being one of the most beautiful religious edifices in the country. During those years he also served as chaplain of all the church societies, was one of the founders and a director of the Catholic Social Betterment League and was for many years a director of the Catholic Northwest Progress.

Since coming to Tacoma Father Noonan has built a fine parochial school, which accommodates four hundred pupils, and in many ways has improved the church property here. He is an eloquent and convincing preacher and a kindly and sympathetic pastor, his ministry being actuated by the sole desire to lead his people to the highest standard of Christian living. In the moral and civic affairs of the city he has proven a powerful influence, and throughout the community he has gained the highest marks of confidence and respect, regardless of sect or profession.

David Wright

David Wright, whose splendid farm lies near Sumner, is one of the most successful fruit raisers in Pierce county and stands equally high in citizenship being numbered among the representative men of his section. His birth took place in Polk count Missouri, on the 6th of November, 1866, and he is a son of Willis and Barbara (Pruitt) Wright, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. They moved to Arkansas i 1852 and the father bought land, in addition to which he entered a homestead of : hundred and sixty acres. Altogether, he owned five hundred acres of good and' te Marion county, Arkansas. He raised large crops of corn and cotton, and also i. considerable attention to the raising of cattle and hogs. The mother died in gee ee the father's death occurred in 1888, while he was on his way to Washingto ee were the parents of eleven children, of whom four are living, namely: a ne va lives in Sumner, Washington; David, of this sketch; P. L., who lives in Califarnn and Lucy, who is the wife of Oscar McKee. Robes Hea

When four months old David Wright was carri a i i his mother who walked the one hundred twenty ei one te a later attended the public schools of Arkansas and remained at home until 1888 cy ?

came to Sumner, Pierce county, and for about a year worked in the woods. During the following seven years he worked on Willis Boatman's hop ranch, at the end of which period he leased the ranch, which he operated one year. He then leased the Fred Spinning ranch at North Puyallup, on which he raised hops for six years, after which he leased the Woolery donation claim, near Sumner, and later also bought ten acres of land, on which he raised hops, likewise leasing other land near by. He was eminently successful in the raising of that product, and in 1902 he sold a crop of hops from eighty acres of land for sixteen thousand dollars. In 1922 Mr. Wright took out all the hops and planted the land to Cuthbert raspberries, having also a half acre in rhubarb, in the growing of which he is meeting with very satisfactory success. He has made many substantial improvements on his ranch and is regarded as one of the most progressive farmers of his locality.

On November 6, 1901, Mr. Wright was united in marriage to Miss Annabel McClelland, who was born in Toronto, Canada, a daughter of Angus and Anna (Everlin) McClelland, the former of whom was a native of Scotland, and the latter of England. Mr. McClelland, who is now deceased, came to Tacoma in 1900, but later moved to Walla Walla, this state, where his death occurred in 1916. The mother is still living. They were the parents of eleven children. To Mr. and Mrs. Wright were born four children, namely: Clyde, who is at home; Cecil, who lives in California; and Betty and Harold, who are at home. The mother of these children died December 16, 1918, and on November 14, 1922, Mr. Wright was married to Mrs. Mary (Peters) Davis, who is the mother of six children by her first husband, namely: Ivy, Grace, Florence, Howard, Katherene and Paul.

Mr. Wright has been a member of Sumner Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, for twenty-three years, and the republican party numbers him among its supporters. His success has been won by worthy and honorable means, for he has been square and fair in all of his dealings, and stands high in the community.

William E,. Williams

The life record of William E. Williams was marked by two outstanding qualities, an indomitable persistence in the prosecution of the various enterprises with which he was connected and a public-spirited interest in the general welfare of the community in which he lived. He did well whatever he undertook, being faithful and conscientious in the discharge of every duty, and always commanded the respect and confidence of those with whom he was associated. Mr. Williams was born in Wales, May 2, 1866, and was a son of William and Elizabeth Williams, both of whom were natives of that rock-ribbed country. In 1869 the family came to the United States, making the trip across the isthmus of Panama to California. '