Eau Claire County, Wisconsin - Chapter 33: Eau Claire Business Houses, 1914

It is not our purpose to write up each individual business house of Eau Claire, but from the following list of business people it will be seen that the city of Eau Claire is well represented in every line of commercial life and business that is to be found in any city of the country, and in some instances the stocks of goods cai'ried by the merchants are as large and well assorted as those carried by merchants in cities twice the size of Eau Claire. The following is a list so far as we know of all the business enterprises in the city:

Allen Land Company, incoi'porated in 1887 ; capital, $55,000. Charles L. Allen, president and treasurer; F. M. Allen, vicepresident and secretary.

Bradford-Culver Timber Company, incorporated in 1909; capital, $100,000. A. E. Bradford, president ; T. B. Keith, vice-president ; B. W. Culver, seeretaiy and treasurer.

Chippewa Valley Light & Power Company, incorporated in 1897 ; capital, $1,265,000. 0. H. Ingram, president ; John S. Owen, vice-president; B. A. Buffington, treasurer; George B. Wheeler, secretary and general manager; A. E. Pierce, assistant manager. ^"~' Culver Realty Company, incorporated in 1906 ; capital, $60,000. A. Emma Culver, president ; Earl S. "Welch, secretary ; B. W. , Culver, treasurer.

Iver Anderson Shoe Company, incorporated in 1911 ; capital, $15,000. Gunder Anderson, president; H. A. Christensen, vicepresident; Iver Anderson, secretary and treasurer.

Cameron Meadows Land Company, incorporated in 1911 ; capital, $110,000. C. L. Allen, president ; Charles J. Kepler, vicepresident ; A. J. Branstad, secretary ; M. B. Baumberger, treasurer. Bartingale Company, incorporated in 1913; capital, $4,000. Robert 0. Bartingale, president and treasurer; Thomas A. Bartingale, vice-president; E. M. Bartingale, secretary.

Campen Clothing Company was incorporated in 1910, with a capital of $25,000. Palmer Campen, president; J. Al Campen, vice-president; George Campen, secretary.

Cary Transfer Company, incorporated in 1913; capital, $25,000. J. B. Cary, president; Leo F. Cary, vice-president; II. V. Cary, secretary and treasurer.

Chippewa Valley Construction Company was incorporated in 1897, with a capital of $100,000. 0. II. Ingram, president ; John S. Owen, vice-president; B. A. Buffiington, treasurer; George B. "Wheeler, secretary and general manager; A. E. Pierce, assistant manager.

Davis & Starr Lumber Company, incorporated in 1886 ; capital, $250,000. William J. Starr, president; I. M. Starr, vicepresident; Burt E. DeYo, secretary and treasurer.

Del Norte Company, incorporated in 1902 ; capital, $1,500,000. N. C. Foster, president; Frank D. Stout, secretary; William Bigelow, treasurer.

Dells Paper & Pulp Company, incorporated in 1894; capital, $1,000,000. W. L. Davis, president; S. R. Davis, vice-president; J. A. Stilp, secretary; J. T. Joyce, treasurer; E. O'Brien, general superintendent.

Drummond Packing Company, incorporated in 1903, with a capital of $125,000. David Drummond, president; John Drummond, vice-president ; F. W. Thomas, treasurer ; D. G. Calkins, secretary.

Eau Claire Bedding Company was incorporated in 1902, with a capital of $5,000. R. H. Loether, president; E. J. Loether, vice-president ; J. H. Mucherheide, secretary and treasurer.

Eau Claire Book and Stationery Company, incorporated in 1885; capital, $40,000. G. C. Witherby, president and manager; E. B. Putnam, secretary and treasurer.

Eau Claire Club, incorporated in 1906 ; capital, $80,000. James A. Smith, president; S. G. Moon, vice-president; Marshall Cousins, treasurer; C. W. Churchill, secretary.

Eau Claire Commercial Club, incorporated in 1908 ; capital, $6,000. R. F. Kennedy, president; G. J. Lange, vice-president; R. K. Bojal, secretary ; G. N. Childs, treasurer.

Eau Claire Concrete Companj', incorporated iu 1904; capital, $20,000. J. W. Ross, president ; H. T. Lange, vice-president : R. K. Boyd, secretary; George M. ChUds, treasurer.

Eau Claire Construction Company, incorporated in 1909 ; capital, $25,000. P]. P. Tibesar, president; G. L. Blum, vice-president; J. T. Tibesar, secretary and treasurer.

Eau Claire Creamery Company, incorporated in 1905 ; capital, $100,000. Guy Speirs, president and treasurer ; J. T. Joyce, vicepresident; F. N. Herrick, secretary.

Eau Claire Dells Improvement Company, incorporated in 1879 ; capital, $200,000. W. L. Davis, president and treasurer; J. T. Joyce, vice-president ; E. S. Pearsall, secretary ; J. A. Stilp, treassurer.

Eau Claire Driving and Athletic Association, incorporated in 1902 ; capital, $15,000. H. D. Davis, president ; George B. Wheeler, vice-president; John S. Owen, treasurer.

Eau Claire Gas Light Company, incorporated in 1894. J. T. Joyce, president; David Driunmond, vice-president; C. Luebkeman, secretary-treasurer.

Eau Claire Grocery Company, incorporated in 1883 ; capital, $100,000. C. M. Merrill, president; A. J. Marsh, vice-president; T. F. Branham, treasurer; C. E. Shane, secretary'.

Eau Claire Press Company, incorporated in 1912. with a capital of $80,000. K. Rosholt, president; E. S. Welch, vice-president; C. W. Fiske, treasurer; P. C. Atkinson, secretary.

Eau Claire Pythian Castle Association, incorporated in 1901; capital, $15,000. G. B. Blum, president; Marshall Cousins, vicepresident; II. Helstrom, secretary; Louis Levy, treasurer.

Eau Claire Realty Company, incorporated in 1902; capital, . $30,000. J. T. Barber, president, W. A. Smith, secretary; S. G. Moon, treasurer.

Eau Claire Savings, Loan and Building Association was organized in 1877 with a capital of .$2,000,000. The present officers are : Dr. E. C. French, president ; William Rowe, vice-president ; J. T. Joyce, treasurer, and J. F. Ellis, secretary.

Eau Claire Sweat Pad Company, incorporated in 1905; capital, $25,000. William Hoeppner, president ; George C. Hoeppner, vice-president; J. F. H. Miller, secretary and treasurer.

The Evaus-Lee Company was incorporated in 190-1; capital, $25,000. J. I. Evans, president; C. S. Lee, vice-president; E. B. Ingram, secretary and treasurer.

Ben F. Faast Land Companj^ incorporated in 1908; capital, $30,000. T. B. Smith, president ; A. J. Keith, vice-president ; Ben F. Faast, secretary and treasurer.

E. M. Pish Company, incorporated in 1902; capital, $35,000. E. M. Fish, president; Ferd Folsom, vice-president; Eda M. Folsom, secretary and treasurer.

Frawley Land Company, incorporated in 1892; capital, $60,- 000. Thomas F. Frawley, president; John G. Owen, vice-president; John S. Owen, secretary and treasurer.

Fremad Publishing Company, incorporated in 1901 ; capital, $4,000. Rev. 0. Refsdal, president; Prof. J. J. Skordalsvold, vice-president ; F. L. Tronsdal, secretary ; William Ager, treasurer.

Guaranteed Investment Company, incorporated in 1904 ; capital, $76,000. L. A. Doolittle, president; M. IL Schroeder, vicepresident ; George W. Williams, secretary.

W. II. Hobbs Supply Compan.y, incorporated in 1906; capital, $60,000. W. H. Hobbs, president and treasurer; Roswell Ilobbs, vice-president; E. A. Carroll, secretary.

IIoeppuer-Bartlett Company, incorporated in 1904 ; capital, $50,000. F. J. Hoeppner, president; J. A. Davidson, vice-president ; A. P. Johannis, secretary -treasurer.

The Jackson Agency, incorporated in 1908; capital, $5,000. W. G. Jackson, president; M. C. Jackson, vice-president; P. D. Jackson, secretary-treasurer.

John H. Kaiser Lumber Company, incorporated in 1905; capital, $100,000. John H. Kaiser, president; J. J. Ott, vice-president; W. A. Kaiser, secretary-treasurer.

Linderman Box & Veneer Company, incorporated in 1895; capital, $10,000. D. R. Moon, president; T. J. Wilcox, vicepresident and general manager ; George H. Chapman, secretary.

Main Valley Land Company, incorporated in 1905; capital, $15,000. The officers are: B. W. Culver, E. J. Lenmark, Ben Paast and J. A. Playton.

McDonough Manufacturing Company, incorporated in 1889; capital, $150,000. Joseph C. Culver, president; Joseph Gilbert McDonough, vice-president; J. W. Hubbard, secretary-treasurer and general manager.

New Dells Lumber Company, incorporated in 1889; capital. $233,700. 0. H. Ingram, president; G. J. Lange, vice-president; M. B. Hubbard, secretary; E. B. Ingram, treasurer; J. E. Ilosford, manager.

Northern Farm Land and Investment Company, incorporated in 1907 ; capital, $1,200. T. F. Frawley, president ; J. C. Culver, seci'etary-treasurer.

Northwestern Flour & Grain Company ; capital, $25,000. A. J. Branstad, president ; Frank Harriman, vice-president ; George D. Thorson, secretary-treasurer.

Northwestern Steel and Iron Works was incorporated in 1905; capital, $200,000. Kim Rosholt, president and treasurer: T. W. Rosholt, vice-president; E. R. Hamilton, secretary-treasurer; R. S. Wells, manager.

John S. Owen Lumber Company was incorporated in 1894; capital, $175,000. John S. Owen, president and treasurer; A. R. Owen, vice-president and manager; John G. Owen, secretary; G. E. Anderson, assistant secretary.

Phoenix Furniture Company, was incorporated in 1899; capital, $40,000. R. J. Kepler, president ; T. A. Hobbs, vice-president ; S. Damm, secretary-treasurer.

Phoenix Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1875; capital, $200,000. C. S. Tolles, president; C. F. Coffin, vice-president; Robert B. Briggs, secretary-treasurer.

Pioneer Furniture Company was incorporated in 1888 ; capital, $150,000. John W. Scott, president ; W. K. CotSn, vice-president ; J. T. Joyce, secretary-treasurer.

Polk County Farm Land Company, incorporated 1906 ; capital, $33,000. W. J. Starr, president; E. Pennington, vice-president; C. T. Jaffray, treasurer; 0. 0. Searle, secretary.

Bobbins Implement Company, incorporated 1906 ; capital, $10,- 000. W. L. Kane, president; William Gilchrist, vice-president; E. W. Robbins, secretary-treasurer.

George W. Robertson Company, incorporated in 1903 ; capital, $50,000. George W. Robertson, president and treasurer; F. E. Stannard, vice-president; George W. Schroeder, secretary.

William Samuelson Dry Goods Company was incorporated in 1893 ; capital, $25,000. William Samuelson, president ; T. Slagsvol, secretary-treasurer.

Schwahn^Seyterth Saddlery Company, incorporated in 1904. Leonard Seyberth, president; W. A. Schwahn, vice-president: W. L. Seyberth, secretary-treasurer.

Wisconsin Pipe & Fuel Company, incorporated in 1893: capital, $10,000. B. G. Proctor, president and treasurer ; F. R. Proctor, vice-president and secretary.

Wisconsin River Land Company, incorijorated in 1885 ; capital, $50,000. James Jensen, president; II. N. Knudtson, vice-president; A. T. Tenneson, secretary-treasurer.

Eau Claire Vulcanizing Company, incorporated 1912 ; capital, $2,000. Fred Ballett, president; F. E. Hul, vice-president: B. F. Headly, secretary and manager.

Egg-0 Baking Powder Company, incorporated in 1911 ; capital, $15,000. A. G. Foss, president; George J. Neher, vice-president; T. B. Parmer, secretary; G. J. Lange, treasurer.

Farmers Land Company, incorporated; capital, $10,000. T. F. Frawley, president; J. T. Joyce, vice-president; J. C. Culver, secretary-treasurer.

Horn & Blum Manufacturing Company, incorporated in 1913; capital, $10,000. M. M. Horn, president ; A. Blum, vice-president ; J. R. Kolliner, secretary-treasurer.

Ritsch Alluvial Land Company, incorporated in 1912. Capital, $40,000. J. F. W. Ritsch, president; Charles Kepler, vice-president; J. C. Culver, secretary-treasurer.

Rusk Farm Company, incorporated in 1909; capital, $35,000. Ben F. Faast, president; A. G. Schlievc, vice-president; Chris N. Dinger, secretary; John Bauman, treasurer.

Sheldon Land Company, incorporated in 1911 ; capital, $10,000. Ben F. Faast, president; E. B. Lacey, vice-president; Harry II. Kleiner, secretarj'-treasurer.

Smith Baking Company, incorporated in 1908 ; capital, $10,000. George Blum, president; Ernest Johnson, vice-president; K. A. Jacohson, secretary-treasurer.

Wenzel Broom Company, incorporated 1913; capital, $15,000. A. J. Wenzel, president; H. F. Schroeder, vice-president; W. J. Eberwein, secretary ; E. F. Wenzel, treasurer.

White Lake Land Company, incorporated in 1911 ; capital, $200,000. A. L. Arpin, president ; J. T. Joyce, treasurer ; Marshall Cousins, secretary.

Union Construction Company, incorporated in 1912; capital. $16,000. T. F. Frawley, president; J. C. Culver, vice-president; G. A. Weizenegger, secretary-treasurer.

Union Mortgage Loan Company, incorporated in 1906 ; capital, $100,000. Julius Rosholt, president; Kim Rosholt, vice-president; H. F. Schlegelmilch, secretarj'-treasurer.