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Cyrus Bradley
Mr. Bradley is one of the owners of that
beautiful and charming spot known as Dennis
& Bradley's addition. Many of the handsome
and imposing residences and apartment houses
which are monuments of architectural beauty and
science have been erected under the personal
supervision of Mr. Bradley. He is a man of few
words, but his acts speak louder and more
emphatically than pages which could be printed
about him. to say that he is a substantial,
wide-awake, energetic, honest citizen is doing
him justice in but a very small degree. He has
done much toward the progress and growth of
Spokane Falls, and has always been willing to
aid materially in everything which could be of
benefit to its success. Among the latter may be
mentioned his connection with the Ross Park
Electric Railroad, one of the best equipped and
finest in the world. In connection with his
partner, Mr. G. B. Dennis, he was the originator
and promoter of this excellent street railroad
of which he is a Director. Mr. Bradley is a
native of the State of Ohio, and was born in
1852. He has resided in Spokane Falls since
1883, and during his seven years' stay he has
contributed in a large degree to the welfare of
the city in general and to the largest
enterprises in particular. He is honored and
respected by all who have been fortunate enough
to come in contact with him, either in a social
or commercial way. The class of men to which Mr.
Bradley belongs never fails to add strength and
prosperity to any city and in a young town like
Spokane Falls their influence is always doubly
felt.
He has been successful in all his enterprises,
and as a result ranks among the most substantial
and wealthiest citizens of this city.
Dr. P.S. Byrne
Dr. P.S. Byrne sacrificed a large and very
lucrative practice in Yonkers, N. Y., to
concentrate all his attention and time in his real
estate interests in Spokane Falls. During his
residence in New York State he had become
identified with Mr. John H. Lidgerwood, of New
York, in the extensive property in Spokane Falls
known as "Lidgerwood Park," and in conjunction
with Mr. Glass they decided to make that property
the choicest and healthiest residence section of
this city.
Previous to his large investment he had carefully
examined the possibilities and advantages of the
entire Sound Country, and while convinced that any
investment in the entire State of Washington would
be remunerative, he yet found that no place west
of the Rocky Mountains offered such unquestionable
advantages to speculators and investors as Spokane
Falls. His firm belief in the future prosperity of
this young city was manifested by his removal with
his family to Spokane Falls.
Since his residence here, he has become more
enthusiastic and proclaims that nothing can hinder
the immigration to , and development of this city,
and that within the next five years Spokane Falls
will have a population of not less than 100,000
inhabitants.
F. Lewis Clark
The farmers of this section of the country in
particular, owe a debt of gratitude to F. Lewis
Clark for the interest he has taken in their
behalf, and for his exertions toward the
development of the agricultural resources of the
county adjacent to Spokane Falls. Realizing, at
the very outset of his residence in this country,
that the agricultural resources would become the
main factor of the welfare of this city and State,
Mr. Clark spent his time, money and energy in the
interest of the farmers. But his public spirit did
not rest there. He believed truthfully that the
channels of commerce and industry should run
smoothly side by side and merge into one grand
stream of prosperity.
Mr. Clark was born at Bangor, Maine, June 21,
1861, and after a thorough course at Harvard
University, he graduated from that institution of
learning in 1882. In April of the following year
he came to Washington, and in December of the same
year he bought a mill site of Frederick Post. In
this connection he took the initiative step toward
fostering that important branch of industry, and
the following year he constructed the C. & C.
mill and elevator, the largest flouring mill in
the Pacific Northwest. In that business he was
associated with F. E. Curtis and the firm of Clark
& Curtis then turned their attention to grain
warehouses and established a thorough system of
elevators on branch railroads centering in
Spokane. The result of their steps cannot be over
estimated.
The interest of the farmers were concentrated in
this city and Mr. Clark worked diligently and
faithfully for the benefit of the farmers. It is
largely due to his energetic work with the farmers
that the necessity of the Spokane & Palouse
Railroad was sufficiently brought to the attention
of the Northern Pacific people to induce them to
construct the road. Mr. Clark is a Director in the
Spokane Savings Bank, and his election as
President of the Northwestern Industrial
Exposition is but a fitting tribute to his work
and ability. He has given his time and money
liberally toward the success of this enterprise;
he has sacrificed his private interests to the
welfare of the Exposition; he has supervised every
detail in connection with it; and he has the proud
satisfaction of knowing that the high office of
trust which the stockholders, and the community at
large bestowed upon him was filled by him
faithfully and honestly. No doubt when the doors
of the Exposition have been closed the public's
verdict will be, "Well done, thou good and
faithful servant."
Theodore Cushing
No man stand higher in the mercantile community of
Spokane Falls than Mr. Theodore Cushing, who owns
the handsome and imposing bank building at the
corner of Sprague and Howard streets, named after
him.
Mr. Cushing was born in Rochester, N. Y. and
educated at the high school in that city. For
three years he held responsible positions in the
offices of the Erie Railway Company, at Rochester,
N. Y., and Buffalo, N. Y. His superior ability and
excellent training fitted him most particularly
for a more active life, and for ten years we find
him as a commercial traveler for the largest
Chicago wholesale grocery houses. He had been
fortunate in receiving and maintaining the
confidence of his employers, but he preferred to
become more independent, and selected a higher
field for his operations, and consequently
established himself as a merchant in Iowa.
In 1883 Mr. Cushing came to the Pacific coast, and
for several years was a merchandise broker and
manufactures' agent in Portland, Oregon, where he
established for himself an enviable reputations.
At the present time he is Pacific coast agent for
not less than twelve of the largest eastern
manufacturing establishments, and is also a
Director in the Washington National bank, and the
Washington Savings Bank of Spokane Falls.
Mr. Cushing is looked upon as one of the most
progressive and substantial citizens of which this
young city can point with pride, and no enterprise
tending to be of benefit to the development and
progression of this city has ever applied to him
in vain for this moral and financial support.
He is the owner of some of the handsomest
residences in Spokane Falls.
Horace L. Cutter
As a financier, in the fullest sense that word
implies, Horace L. Cutter has few equals, and few,
if any, superiors. He is one of the best
authorities on the banking system in this State;
and the judicious and conservative manner in which
he has guided the interests of the First National
Bank, of which he is the cashier, a Director, and
one of its largest stockholders, is sufficient
proof of his executive ability.
Mr. Cutter was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where his
father moved when that prosperous town had a
population of only 200, and he lived to see the
number of inhabitants increase to 160,000. Mr.
Cutter's father accumulated a fortune in the
commission and real estate business. The subject
of this sketch, after completing his education
commenced his career in business as a clerk in the
Merchants' National Bank, of Cleveland, of which
his brother was cashier; and by his own ability
and perseverance he soon arose to the responsible
position of paying teller. His reputation as an
honest, conscientious and reliable banker was so
well established in a short period that he was
offered, and accepted, the position of receiving
and paying teller in the Ohio National Bank. At
this time the close attention which he had paid to
his duties had impaired his health and he was
obliged to sever his connections with the banking
institution, so he decided to take a vacation and
visited the hills of Colorado.
After a year's sojourn in the mountains he
regained his health, and while in San Francisco,
en route to Japan, he met a friend who had known
him in Cleveland, and who induced him to return to
his career of usefulness; and for the next ten
years he remained in California, being connected
during that time with some of the largest banking
institutions in the Golden State.
In 1882 he came to Spokane Falls and at once
organized the First National Bank. Subsequently he
was induced by California capitalists to establish
a bank at Seattle, which is now known as the Puget
Sound National Bank, of which they tendered him
the management but he declined the honor. Mr.
Cutter has done much to place the reputation of
Spokane Falls, as a commercial and financial
center, on a solid basis. He was the fist
President of the Washington Bankers' Association;
organized the Spokane Savings Bank, of which he is
the President; is a Director of the Citizens'
National Bank, and of the Spokane & Eastern
Trust Company; he is also a Director in the
Electric Light Company; Director and Trustee of
the Phonograph-Graphaphone Company, Trustee and
owner in the Cable Railroad Company, also a part
owner of the South Side Railway, and a prominent
member of the Board of Trade. Mr. Cutter has
accumulated considerable real estate here and is
among the wealthiest men in the city. Mr. Cutter,
by his extremely genial manners, has surrounded
himself by a large number of friends, while in
business life he never turns a deaf ear to any one
who seeks his advice or aid.
Kirtland K.Cutter
The hand of K. K. Cutter has designed many of the
handsome residences and substantial business
blocks in Spokane Falls. He was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, on the 20th of August, 1860, and received
his education there at Brooks' Military Academy.
For five years he devoted his time to the study of
art and architecture in the principal cities of
America and Europe. The Knowledge in these
branches received there enabled him to accomplish
much in the artistic and architectural sphere.
In 1886 he came to Spokane Falls and held a
position in the First National Bank until one year
subsequent, when he established himself as an
architect. The artistic taste displayed in many of
the luxurious homes of our millionaires is due to
his superior talent. Some of the interior
decorations of the homes of our residents as
illustrated in this souvenir were designed by him.
D. M. Drumheller
Mr. Drumheller arrived in Walla Walla in the
spring of 1861 when a mere boy, and has grown and
prospered with the county in which he has taken a
deep interest. During his residence in Washington
he has been actively engaged in the various
branches of business that have transformed a
wilderness into a prosperous state. In all his
enterprises he has been eminently successful.
He is known in every section of the State as a man
of undoubted integrity and extensive business
ability. Since his arrival in Spokane Falls in
1879, his has done everything by his moral and
financial aid to advance the interests of this
city. He has been the Vice-President of the
Traders' National Bank since its organization, and
has aided materially in the building up of the
city from a struggling village of 250 inhabitants
ten years ago to its present population. He has
always had unbounded faith in the future of this
city, and has never failed to substantiate it.
Chester Glass
Although but 35 years of age, Chester Glass's
reputation has reached far beyond the Northwest.
His name is not unknown to literary fame, since he
is the author of the widely circulated work
entitled "The World, Round it and Over it," it
being a recital and review of his extensive
travels around the world. The book has passed
through several editions and had an extensive
sale.
Being a man of close observation and large
experience he has enabled to give his impressions
of people and countries in a superior manner. It
is therefore to the credit of Spokane Falls, as
well as to Mr. Glass himself, that he has become
identified so largely with the importance of this
city and has invested in one on the most popular
and choicest residence additions to this city,
known as "Lidgerwood Park."
Mr. Glass is by profession an attorney and
counselor at law, and is highly educated and
polished gentleman. He has resided in Spokane
Falls about a year and a half, and is one of the
most enthusiastic believers in the great future,
not only of this city, but of the entire State of
Washington. He has attested his belief in the
future of this city by his large investments.
David B. Jenkins
Probably no man in the State of Washington, and
few in the United States, have a War record of
which they may be more justly proud than Col. D.
B. Jenkins. He was born on the 25th of August,
1823, in Jefferson County, Ohio. His early youth
was spent on a farm, and his education was
received at a common school, and at the Seminary
of Mount Pleasant, in Jefferson County, Ohio. His
preliminary studies having been finished he
devoted his attention to law, at Steubenville,
Ohio, but he soon moved to Cincinnati, where he
had better opportunities to become initiated in
the mysteries of the legal profession. There he
attended a law school, from which he graduated in
the spring of 1845, and was admitted to the Bar
and began the practice of his chosen profession.
His physical condition had been considerably
impaired and in a few years he was obliged to come
West in search of health, and in that way he
settled in La Salle County, Illinois, where he
practiced law until the commencement of the War.
At the outbreak of that terrible strife he was
appointed Major of the 1st Illinois Cavalry, and
so ranked from the 1st of July, 1861. He had the
distinction of being the first field officer of
cavalry who engaged the Confederate Army. For one
year he served in Missouri, but was captured at
the siege of Lexington. After a short term of
imprisonment he was exchanged and served at New
Medford and several other engagements. On the
field of battle, and in the spring of 1863, he was
transferred to the 14th Illinois Cavalry, with the
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He did gallant service
in Kentucky and East Tennessee, where he served
under General Burnsides, and at the battle of
Knoxville, he was entrusted with the command of a
brigade. He was then transferred to Sherman's
command, and marched with that great warrior to
Atlanta. He participated in Stoneman's raid, but
lost his horse and was obliged to return on foot.
He served with distinction under some of the
greatest generals which the War has produced, viz:
Grant, Sherman, Pope, and Burnsides. At the
surrender of Johnson he resigned his high rank in
the army, not desiring to be a peace soldier, but
for the great and excellent services he had
rendered his country when in need of brave men, he
was offered by the commanding officer great
inducements to remain in the service. His
decision, however, was final, and he went to
Knoxville, where he at once commenced the practice
of his profession, principally in the Federal
courts.
He conducted some of the most noted litigations in
the South connected with the war. In 1867 he was
admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the
United States. The fatigue and deprivations of the
War, together with his close attention to his law
practice, had again impaired his health to such an
extent that he was obliged to come West. He went
to Colorado, but the climate was not suited to his
physical condition, and after one year he decided
to move to Puget Sound, arriving in Seattle on the
first of March, 1873. He once more resumed the
practice of law in that city, but in May, 1879, he
left for Spokane Falls, arriving here on June 3,
1879. He was the first settler on the north side
of the river where he is interested to a large
extent in the real estate. Col., Jenkins is the
only Lieut. Colonel of cavalry residing in the
State, and during the turbulent times of the great
conflict his mane was frequently mentioned in
dispatches with high honor, and he was much
esteemed by his commanding officers, who had
implicit confidence in his ability and courage. In
Spokane Falls he is much honored and respected,
and he has done much toward the development and
growth of this young city. The high esteem in
which he is held in a just recognition of an
upright and honorable career.
O. B. Nelson
Enterprises of the most extensive character owe to
a great extent their being and success to the
untiring efforts and substantial support of Mr. O.
B. Nelson.
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway and
the Spokane & Northern Railway found no
stronger advocate and enthusiastic supporter than
Mr. Nelson.
Mr. Nelson was born in Denmark in 1850, and at the
age of 21 he came to Avoca, Iowa, where he engaged
in the general merchandise business. He soon
established an irreproachable reputation in the
commercial and financial circles, and he commanded
the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens
to such a high degree that for three terms he
served them as councilman.
He came to Spokane Falls in 1887 and immediately
engaged in a wholesale and retail grocery business
under the firm name of O. B. Nelson & Co.
His success in business and in fact in every
sphere of life is entirely due to his exceptional
perseverance and close attention to business.
No better testimonial to Mr. Nelson's business
tact, honesty and integrity could be given than
the fact that he has raised himself from a man of
small means to his present affluent circumstances
and extensive business connections.
He is an ardent admirer of Spokane Falls and his
belief in her great advantages and rapid
development is substantiated by his large
investments and general public spirit.
He is a Director and liberal supporter of the
Northwestern Industrial Exposition.
William O.
Nettleton
Mr. Nettleton arrived in Spokane Falls in 1887,
and at once conceived the idea that this city was
destined to become in the near future the
metropolis of the Northwest. How well he could
rely on his superior judgment has been evinced.
Realizing the fact that a judicious investment in
real estate would insure large and remunerative
returns he did not hesitate to purchase a large
tract of land which was then considered to be one
of the suburbs of the city. Scarcely three years
have passed since he made the investment, and now
Nettleton's addition is one of the choicest and
best residence properties in Spokane Falls.
As an illustration of the rapid growth of this
city and the many fortunes that have been realized
from real estate investments may be cited the fact
that Mr. Nettleton purchased in 1887 the
controlling interest in 160 acres of land which is
now named for him. At that time he paid the
trifling sum of &100 per acre, while to-day
the same property has a market value of $3,000 per
acre. He was instrumental in organizing the only
cable railway system in this city, and was also
one of the Directors of the Spokane Street Railway
Company, tow lines of street cars which traverse
most of the entire city.
One of his main achievements is the establishment
of a college, known as the Finney College, and he
has taken an active part in religious as well as
commercial and financial matters. Like many others
on whom fortune has smiled, Mr. Nettleton has
always contributed largely to everything which
could be of substantial benefit to the welfare of
this city. He was born is Ashtabula, Ohio, and is
now only 39 years of age.
C. S. Penfield
Although still a young man Dr. Penfield enjoys a
large and constantly growing practice among all
classes of the community. He was born in
Fairfield, Washington County, Ohio, where his
father, who is now associated with him, was a
practicing physician. Dr. Penfield was educated at
Oberlin, Ohio, and took his degree at the
Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago in 1879. He
first practiced in Chicago for three years and
then moved to Kansas City, but his health became
somewhat impaired and was obliged to return to
Chicago in less than a year.
He next took a trip to Montana where he regained
his health completely, but he continued his
travels and arrived in Spokane Falls in 1883. He
is President of the Spokane Homoeopathical Medical
Society and a member of the State Examining Board.
He is also a Director of the Washington and Idaho
Fair Association. He is quite prominent at race
meetings as an owner of fast trotters.
Chauncey B. Seaton
The magnificent Exposition building is not only a
monument to the city, but one to the honor and
skill of Mr. Seaton. As an architect he needs no
further introduction to the public than through
the handsome structure in which the Exposition is
held and which was designed by him and erected
under his personal supervision. Mr. Seaton was
born on the 17th March, 1848, near Bucyrus,
Crawford County, Ohio. He spent most of his early
youth on a farm and attended the country schools
until he had attained the age of 14, when he
entered the school at Wooster, Ohio, and
subsequently the University of Wooster.
When he was 19 years old he followed a course at a
technical school at Chicago, Ill., and then
commenced the study and practice of architecture.
After having finished his education he went south
and located at Selma, Ala., where he practiced his
profession for about four years. He returned to
Chicago and remained there until the spring of
1887, when he located in St. Paul, Minn.
In August, 1889, he came to Spokane Falls, and
immediately established himself as an architect.
During his short residence here he has designed
and erected some of the most striking buildings
which now grace this city. His plans for the
Exposition building received the highest
commendation of all who saw it, and the executive
board very appropriately selected his as the best
architectural design submitted.
Arthur Jay Shaw
Arthur Jay Shaw was born in Aurora, New York,
April 6, 1856, and after a thorough course at
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York, was
graduated from that institution in 1878. He was
admitted to the Bar of Rochester, N. Y., in
October 1881, and practiced successfully in that
city until the spring of 1884, when he was
appointed by President Arthur, Receiver of public
moneys at Lewiston, Idaho. He served in that
office his full term, with credit to himself and
to the party which appointed him, and with the
change of administration he resigned his office.
He then came to Spokane Falls and became
identified with the Review, as its business
manager, and afterwards associate editor. At the
conclusion of his connection with that paper he
again resumed the practice of law. He formed a
partnership with Millard T. Hartson, the present
Judge of the Probate Court, and also engaged
extensively in the real estate business.
The initiative step toward the success of the
Exposition was taken by Mr. Shaw, and now holds
the offices of Director and Secretary. When the
enterprise was not yet an assured fact, he labored
earnestly and faithfully to place it upon a
substantial basis. His efforts on behalf of the
Exposition have been untiring. His devotion to the
cause has been sincere, and he may look with pride
upon the result of his work and his constant
labor, believing as he does that the Exposition
will convince the world of the unlimited and
inexhaustible resources of this country.
He has sacrificed his personal interests to the
welfare and success of the greatest exhibition
this section of the country has ever seen. During
the month of July Mr. Shaw was honored by
President Harrison with the appointment of
postmaster at Spokane Falls without his
solicitation, and he has been confirmed by the
Senate.
B. C. Van Houten
Few men have been more prominently identified with
the growth and present prosperity of Spokane Falls
than B. C. Van Houten.
Born in 1848 on a farm in Yates County, New York,
and educated in the public schools, he started for
the West and settled in Lane County, Oregon, while
not yet of age. There he was engaged for many
years in the mercantile and milling business, and
was at the same time Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
agent for that place. In 1881 he removed to
Spokane Falls and was associated with A. A.
Newbery in the land business.
Three years later he was elected auditor of
Spokane county, which office he held for two
terms.
In 1889 he was elected President of the newly
organized Citizens' National Bank, and in January,
1890, accepted an active position as
Vice-President of the same corporation. He owns
considerable land, and some of the finest stock in
Washington is bred on his farm.
Naturally, as a lover of horses, he has always
been prominent member of the Washington and Idaho
Fair Association, and has been Secretary of that
society for two years.
Mr. Van Houten has always taken a great interest
in politics, and is a strong and consistent
Republican. He was a delegate to the national
convention from Oregon in 1876, and voted for
Blaine from post to finish.
He is a present State Senator from this county for
the long term.
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