TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 175 all those questions which bear upon the sociologic and economic conditions in the country today, ever seeking to extend a helping hand where he believes that his aid will be productive of beneficial results. To this end he is serving as a trustee of the Newsboys Association, of which he was not only one of the organizers but was its first vice president, and he is always ready to speak an encouraging word or to improve the environment and surroundings of the youth of the country with the ultimate hope of developing a strong and virile American manhood. Mr. Gould's residence is at No. 2357 Scottwood avenue. LARRY BEVAN Larry Bevan, a rising young attorney of Toledo, has been identified with the bar of this city since 1918 and he is also well known throughout the state as an athletic coach. He was born in Carlisle, Ohio, December 13, 1889, and his parents were Miles and Maria (Smith) Bevan, also natives of the state and members of prominent pioneer families of southwestern Ohio. They were married in the Buckeye state, in which they always resided, and the father devoted his life to the occupation of farming. He was a veteran of the Civil war, enlisting with an Ohio company when but eighteen years of age and serving throughout the conflict as a private in the Union army. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bevan passed away while residing in Caldwell. After his graduation from high school Mr. Bevan completed a two years' course in a college at Marietta, Ohio, later attending the Kent Law School, and then en-, tered Ohio Northern University, from which he won the LL. B. degree in 1917. In the following year he began practice at Toledo and has since concentrated his attention upon his profession. While advancement in law is proverbially slow, he has made substantial progress, readily mastering the principles of jurisprudence and preparing his cases with great thoroughness, precision and skill. Although one of the more recent additions to the Toledo bar, he has already firmly established himself in public regard as an able attorney and has been entrusted with important litigated interests, winning many verdicts favorable to the interests of his clients. Mr. Bevan has always been keenly interested in athletic sports and when a young man he was captain of the college baseball team at Marietta, being at that time eighteen years of age and in his freshman year. He also played on the football and basketball teams and at the close of his college career he turned to baseball, being third baseman of the Evansville Club of the old Central League, while he was also in the Federal and Virginia leagues. His first coaching experience was gained with the Caldwell high school athletes and he later coached all varsity sports at Muskingum College and Ohio Northern University. He has been very successful in this work and has had a number of offers to coach college teams, but refuses to leave Toledo, which he regards as a most desirable place of residence. Mr. Bevan has been called to public office, serving as assistant United States attorney in 1919. He is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, Delta Theta Phi, a college fraternity, the Lawyers Club and the Toledo City Club. Through his identification with the Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar associations he keeps abreast with the profession and his fraternal connections are with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of 176 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Odd Fellows. He has great respect for the dignity of his calling and adheres to the strictest ethics of the profession in his practice. With progress as his watchword he has steadily advanced and his colleagues unite in bearing testimony to his high character and superior mind. MAURICE W. COLTER Maurice W. Colter, well known in insurance and real estate circles of Toledo, is a member of The Breyman & Colter Company, and one of the younger representatives of business activity in this city. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 25, 1893, his parent's being A. Wilber and Mary (Mounts) Colter, who established their home in Toledo when their son, Maurice W., was but three years old. The latter's youth passed uneventfully, his time being largely employed in the attainment of a public school education, which was continued until he had mastered the branches of learning taught in the high school. He started in the business world in connection with the handling of real estate and has since been active in this field. He is now one of the partners in The Breyman & Colter Company, conducting a real estate and insurance business. Throughout the intervening years Mr. Colter has closely studied the realty market and is well informed concerning values of that character, and the opportunity for purchase or sale. His judgment is sound on matters pertaining to his business, whether involving insurance or real estate, and his straightforward business methods. have placed him among the reliable and dependable men in his line of activity. On the 26th of April, 1916; Mr. Colter was married to Miss Elizabeth Roberts of Zanesville, Ohio, and they have many warm friends in Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. Colter are members of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church. HENRY T. LEDBETTER Henry T. Ledbetter has devoted the greater part of his life to work in connection with public utilities, and is now serving as secretary of the Toledo Edison Electric Company—a position of large responsibility--and he also figures conspicuously in transportation circles of the state. He was born in Kerens, Texas, September 18, 1884, and is a son of James Thomas and. Araminta (Leggitt) Ledbetter, both natives of Illinois. In the early '80s they went to Texas, where the father engaged in farming. In 1889 they removed- to Carthage, Missouri, where they resided for several years, and in 1914 they established their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where their daughter was at that time living. Not being content to lead a life of indolence, Mr. Ledbetter became associated with his son-in-law in the management of apartment hotels, at which they are very successful. Mr. and Mrs. Ledbetter have two children : Henry T.; and Rose, the wife of Thomas E. Hoofnagle, of Minneapolis. In the public schools of Carthage, Missouri, Henry T. Ledbetter acquired his education and in 1905 he entered the employ of the Pacific Coast Borax Company as a traveling salesman. At the end of a year he severed his relations with that firm and became connected with the Webb City & Carterville Gas Company, a Missouri TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 177 corporation, which was absorbed by the Doherty interests in 1910. Mr. Ledbetter was next made chief clerk in the office of the Empire District Electric Company at Joplin, Missouri, later winning promotion to the position of auditor, and eventually became secretary, filling that office in Joplin until 1917. In that year he was transferred to Toledo as general auditor of what is now the Toledo Edison Company and on the 1st of November, 1918, was elected secretary of the corporation, still retaining his position as auditor. He combines a detailed knowledge of the business with administrative powers and ably discharges the responsibilities entrusted to him. Broadening the scope of his interests, Mr. Ledbetter has also become a strong factor in transportation activities and is now serving as secretary of the Toledo & Ottawa Beach & Northern Railway Company, the Toledo & Western Railway Company, the Toledo Beach Company, and the Adrian, Michigan, Street Railway Company. At Carl Junction, Missouri, on the 13th of September, 1913, Mr. Ledbetter was united in marriage to Miss Ida Higginbotham, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Higginbotham, prominent residents of that place. Mr. Ledbetter is a member of the National. Electric Light Association, the American Electric Railway Association, the United Bookkeepers and Accountants Association and he is also connected with the Toledo Museum of Art. He is likewise a member of the Sylvania Golf Club, the Toledo Club, and the Elks Lodge, and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is a man of large affairs whose constantly expanding powers have carried him into important relations and his efforts are resultant factors in whatever he undertakes. WILLIAM COLLORD ACKLIN William Collord Acklin, the secretary and treasurer of the Acklin Stamping Company, was born in Toledo, July 22, 1888, and is a son of. Grafton Molen and Jessie (Ridnour) Acklin. The father was engaged in the wholesale grocery business and in manufacturing in this city but is now retired. William C. Acklin was accorded liberal educational privileges, pursuing his studies in the public schools and afterward in Cornell, University at Ithaca, New York, from which he was graduated with the class of 1910. With his return to Toledo he accepted a position in the Northern National Bank, with which he was connected for a short time and in 1911 he became one of the organizers of the Acklin Stamping Company, of which he has been secretary and treasurer from the beginning. The business of the company has steadily grown and developed under the capable management of its executive officers and is today one of the largest enterprises of the kind in Toledo. Mr. Acklin, however, put aside all business and personal considerations after America entered the World war. He went to the First Officers' Training Camp in May, 1917, and was commissioned a lieutenant in August of that year. He was then sent overseas with the First Infantry and later was, assigned to the First Division Ammunition Train as captain, while subsequently he was transferred to the Twenty-sixth Infantry. He participated in many major engagements, including the battles of Cantigny, Soissons, St. Mihiel and the Argonne. He was wounded on the 4th of October, 1918, during the battle in the Argonne forest, where the bravery and the fighting qualities of the American forces astounded the world, for it 178 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY was the generally accepted opinion in Europe that the volunteer army of America could not compete with the old seasoned soldiers of the old world ; but from the time the khaki-clad troops from across the water were thrown into the breaks in the French lines at Chateau Thierry the tide of war was turned and the Germans started upon a retreat that never ended until they had crossed the Rhine. Mr. Acklin is now a member of the Toledo American Legion Post. Fraternally he is a thirty-second degree Mason, loyally adhering to the teachings and high purposes of the craft. The nature of his interests is further indicated in the fact that he belongs to the Toledo and Country clubs and to the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Acklin was married on the 11th of August, 1920, to Miss Marjory Stewart of Muncie, Indiana. HARRY HARKINS HEINER, JR. Harry Harkins Heiner, Jr., has devoted his attention to the coal business since his initial step was made in the commercial world, and starting out as a mine clerk he has worked his way steadily upward through industry and ability until he has won a position of prominence in this field, being vice president of the Maynard Coal Company, one of the largest concerns of the kind in Toledo. He is a native of the south, his birth having occurred at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on the 1st of March, 1892, and his parents, H. H. and Georgie A. (Tippett) Heiner, are residents of Columbus. His father is a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, and the mother was born in West Virginia. Mr. Heiner first established his home at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, later going to Charleston, that state, where he remained for four years, and he then came to Toledo. .After spending five years in this city he made his way to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he resided for three years, and then returned to Ohio, locating at Columbus. He is now filling the office of president of the Maynard Coal Company and is numbered among the foremost business men of Columbus. He has extensive interests in the city, being a director in a number of business enterprises. Mr. and Mrs. Heiner have become the parents of three children : Marguerite, who is yet at home ; Mrs. Dwight Felts of Kansas City, Missouri ; and H. H. Heiner, Jr. The last named was for four years a pupil in the Monroe Street school of Toledo and he completed the work of the grammar school at St. Paul, Minnesota. He was graduated from the high school at Columbus, Ohio, and afterward became a student at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which he attended for a year. He then entered the coal business, which his father was at that time conducting, starting in the mines and gradually advancing through the various departments until he had acquired a thorough knowledge of every phase of the industry. As his experience and ability increased he was promoted to positions of greater importance and responsibility until he was at length made vice president of the Maynard Coal Company and is serving in that capacity, his energetic efforts and executive force being valuable assets in stimulating the development and expansion of the business. They cater to the wholesale trade, owning mines in Ohio and Kentucky, and are classed with the leading coal dealers of the city. At Columbus, Ohio, on the 27th of April, 1914, Mr. Heiner was married to Miss Helen L. Spenny, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Spenny of that city, and they have two children : Helen Jane Heiner, who was born July 24, TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 181 1915, and is now, attending the Harvard Terrace school of this city ; and H. H. Heiner (III), born March 7, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Heiner are members of the Collingwood Avenue Presbyterian church of Toledo and he is a republican in his political views. He is a Knights Templar Mason and has taken the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite Consistory, while he is also connected with the Transportation Club, the Toledo Club, the Maumee River Yacht Club, the Exchange Club, the Shriners Club and the Toledo Commerce Club. In matters of citizenship Mr. Heiner is patriotic, public-spirited and progressive and during the World war he acted as an instructor at Camp. Perry, Ohio. He is an alert, enterprising young man who has ever recognized the fact that success in any line of activity is gained only at the cost of laborious effort and persistency of purpose and although but thirty years of age his rapidly expanding powers and the strength of his mental endowments have placed him with the leading business men of Toledo. Mr. Heiner resides at No. 176 Birch drive, Wildwood. CLARENCE M. LAMB No resident of Toledo is better known or more highly esteemed than Clarence M. Lamb, whose identification with the city covers a period of nearly six decades, and his labors have constituted a most important element in its development and upbuilding. A native of the state of New York, he was born in August, 1854, and prior to the outbreak of the Civil war he established his home in Toledo, becoming the pioneer bus driver of this section of the state. His route lay between Oak and Jackson streets and he afterward operated a ferry across the Maumee river, but abandoned that undertaking at the end of a year to enter mercantile circles of Toledo. For thirty-nine years he was numbered among the leading fish dealers of the city, building up a business of large proportions and conducting his interests for a time under the style of Thompson & 'Lamb. In 1919 the business was taken over by the subject of this review and is now being continued under the name of Goulden & Lamb. Clarence M. Lamb has since lived retired, having accumulated a substantial competence through industry, perseverance and capable management, and he has reached the age of sixty-eight years. In 1879 Mr. Lamb was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Gross and eight children were born to them : Chester D. ; Mrs. William Wickenden of New York city; and Mrs. Frederick J. Metzger, Mrs. Ralph Tucker, Milo, Lynn, Leighton and Edward Lamb, all of whom are residents of Toledo. The son, Chester D. Lamb, was born in this city on the 18th of January, 1881, and attended the grammar and high schools, later becoming a student at Wooster University of Ohio. After completing his education he entered his father's employ and bent every effort toward mastering the business. Following the retirement of Clarence M. Lamb, in 1919, his interest was purchased by Chester D. Lamb, who is now associated with George M. Goulden, under the firm style of Goulden & Lamb, wholesale dealers in fish. This is one of the oldest undertakings of the kind in the city, as well as one of the largest and has ever maintained a position of leadership in connection with the fish business. They operate their own fleet of gasoline boats, procuring all of the fish they handle themselves. The business is almost national in scope, its produce having a ready sale in the northeast, central and middle west and southwestern parts of the country. The spirit of the 182 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY father is exemplified in the son, who is ably carrying forward the business along modern, progressive lines, maintaining high standards in its conduct. On the 11th of August, 1909, Mr. Lamb was married to Miss Nina M. Simpson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. Simpson of this city, and they have become the parents of one child, Alice, who was born in 1913 and is now attending the public schools. Mr. Lamb gives his political allegiance to the republican party, for he deems that its policy best conserves national progress and promotes public stability. He is a worthy representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Toledo and an enterprising business man whose record reflects credit upon the city in which his life has been passed. PHILIP E. UHL Philip E. Uhl, president of the Toledo Metal Furniture Company, one of the important manufacturing enterprises of the city, was born March 3, 1868, in Glandorf, Ohio, a son of Benedict and Elizabeth Uhl. He attended the Toledo high school, thereby completing his education, save for the broader knowledge that he has gained in the school of experience. He started, out in the business world as clerk in a furniture store and later became bookkeeper in the employ of Thomas Doherty, dealer in builders' supplies. Ambitious to engage in business on his own account he and his brother, Clement R. Uhl, on the 1st of March, 1898, opened a small bicycle repair shop in a little frame building formerly the office of M. V. Barbour, coal dealer, at the corner of Monroe and Eleventh streets and styled their enterprise Uhl's Cycle Emporium. Their capital was eighty-five dollars. Business grew rapidly, so that thirty days later they built a brick addition and added some machinery, together with a brazing furnace and enameling oven. Two years later they incorporated the Uhl Brothers Company with a capital stock of fifteen thousand dollars and moved across the street to the one-story Chiesa building, adding to their equipment some more machines and a plating plant. As the bottom had dropped out of the bicycle business, they started in the manufacture of 'novelties, finally developing a steel chair and table, their first order being an equipment of the soda fountain parlors of Hoffman & Company. on Summit street. They soon found their space too small for their growing business and removed to South Huron street, occupying a two-story brick building formerly used as a bottling works. In 1904 they changed the name of the company to the Toledo Metal Furniture Company and increased the capital to sixty thousand dollars. The business continued to grow until in 1910 they purchased their present plant on the Lake Shore Railroad near Dorr street, which was originally built for the Maumee Cycle Company and to which they have since built several additions. In May, 1920, the capital stock was increased to three hundred thousand dollars. The company manufactures a specialty line of steel chairs and tables for cafes and soda fountains, also a line of typewriter stands and cabinets, typewriter chairs, desks, stools, etc. A goodly portion of the company's business is also the construction of special stands such as are used by the Burroughs, Wales, Dalton and other adding machine companies, together With dictating machine, pedestals, water cooler stands, etc., all of which are its own design .and are covered by patents. The firm employs about one hundred and fifty men in the factories, besides ample office and sales force. The officers of the company are : Philip E. TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 185 Uhl, president ; Joseph F. L. Uhl, secretary and general manager ; and Clement R. Uhl, vice president and superintendent. The increased capitalization is indicative of the steady growth of the business, which is today one of the important productive industries of the city. In Toledo, on the 12th of October, 1898, Philip E. Uhl was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Kirschner, a daughter of Charles J. Kirschner. He has always been a lover of music and is one of a family of ten brothers, all musicians, who formerly conducted what was known as Uhl's Concert Band. In religious faith Mr. Uhl is a Roman Catholic, belonging to St. Mary's church, and he is also identified with the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Knights of America and the National Union. He is also a member of the Commerce Club, the Inverness Club and the Toledo Automobile Club but is most widely known because of the prominence to which he has attained in business circles, his notable industry, perseverance and ambition bringing him from an obscure position to one of gratifying leadership and success. MINOT I. WILCOX Minot I. Wilcox belongs to that class of business men in whose business career there are no spectacular phases, no plunges into wealth or success, no rapid mounting to the pinnacle. of commercial or industrial fame. His course was like that of a river that steadily flows onward, gaining breadth and volume as it proceeds with the consequent power attendant thereon. He cast in his lot with the business men of Toledo in pioneer times and through the fifty-seven years of his residence here his activities touched many lives and constituted a stimulating force in the city's continued advancement. Minot I. Wilcox came to Ohio from New York, his birth having occurred in Jefferson county, that state, on the 7th of April, 1829. He was the youngest in a family of nine children and his youthful days were spent on a farm, which his father had hewed out of the midst of the forest in northern New York, early in the nineteenth century. That district was then largely a frontier region with but limited opportunity along educational. and other lines. His grandfather was a New Bedford (Mass.) whaler and it may have been an inherited taste for marine interests that led Minot I. Wilcox to devote nearly half a century to the cordage and ship chandlery. business 'at Toledo, following his removal to the middle west in the early '40s. Here he established business in 1844 and for many years there was no name better known or which stimulated a higher degree of respect among shipping men around the entire circuit of the Great Lakes than did that of Minot I. Wilcox. In his youthful days he spent a year as an apprentice to the ship joining trade and afterward' worked in various mills in the east and in Toledo subsequent to his removal from Point Peninsula, New York, to this city in 1841. He was ambitious to engage in business on his own account, however, and after three years spent in the employ of others in this city he and his brother-in-law formed a partnership for the conduct of a. ship chandlery establishment under the style of Reed & Wilcox. The partnership was continued for six years and following its dissolution he and his brother Leonard organized the firm of Wilcox Brothers and carried on business at the corner of Madison and Water streets until 1868, when a removal was made to the location now occupied by M. I. Wilcox Company, No. 212 Water 186 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY street. In May, 1880, Leonard Wilcox passed away, after which his brother continued in the business alone until he incorporated his interests in 1887, under the style of the M. I. Wilcox Cordage & Supply Company, of which he became president. This is practically the only firm in Toledo doing a cordage business and at the head of the enterprise is Oren S. Wilcox, a second cousin of the founder. At the be. ginning the firm carried a small stock of ship supplies and also dealt in butter, eggs, meat, tallow and the many small necessities which were required by the boats that in the early history of the city tied up at the wharves for replenishment. The business grew steadily with the passing years and Mr. Wilcox came to be regarded as one of the prominent and representative merchants of the city. He did not confine his attention alone to the cordage business but for twelve years was senior partner in the firm of Wilcox, Stock & Company, manufacturers of steam dredges and shovels. He also became the chief executive officer of the Maumee River Steamboat Company, which owned the steamer Pastime and he was vice president of the Vulcan Iron Works Company and one of the directors of the Milburn Wagon Company. He also made investments in various other business interests of Toledo and upon the organization of the Merchants National Bank he became one of its directors. He was later elected vice president and in 1893 was chosen president of the bank, to which position he was reelected in 1898. His business interests and activities thus covered a wide scope and his constantly expanding powers enabled him to cope with each enterprise in a manner that furthered his own fortunes by advancing the success and growth of the business with which he became associated. In 1855 Mr. Wilcox was united in marriage to Miss Emma Finney of La Fargeville, New York, a daughter of Henry Finney and a niece of the late President Finney of Oberlin College. In 1864, under the three months' call for troops, Mr. Wilcox joined the One Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio Regiment and was given a major's commission. He also served as a member of the board of fire commissioners of Toledo at an early day and at all times he stood as a champion of those projects and plans looking to the betterment and progress of the city. He and his wife lived to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 1905 and six weeks later Mrs. Wilcox was called to the home beyond. She had been very active in the charitable work of the city and many were the beneficiaries of her bounty. Her passing was undoubtedly one of the causes of the rapidly failing health of Mr. Wilcox, who died on the 19th of November of the same year. His remains were laid to rest by the side of his wife, the funeral services being conducted by the Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady of the Trinity Episcopal church. Mr. Wilcox never belonged to any secret societies except Toledo Lodge No. 402, I. 0. 0. F., and he was the last survivor among its charter members. In the later years of his life his reminiscences concerning Toledo and her early days were most interesting. He knew the city when it was a small town of comparatively little commercial and industrial importance and he lived to see its rapid growth and development until it ranks as the metropolis of northwestern Ohio and one of the chief ports along the Great Lakes. In the evening of his days he often exhibited with pride his certificate of membership in the volunteer fire department, which he joined, in 1856. There was never a time when he did not respond fully and freely to a call of civic duty nor did he ever hesitate to extend a helping hand where aid was needed by an individual. He thus sought to alleviate the hardships of life for the unfortunate and he was at all times a stanch and faithful friend to those with whom he associated. There are many who yet cherish the memory of his companionship and honor him as a man of undaunted commercial integrity and as an upright patriotic citizen. He stamped TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 187 the impress of his individuality upon Toledo records through a period of fifty-seven years as a pioneer business man and banker, and his example is well worthy of emulation by those who desire to win success and an honored name simultaneously. WILLIAM ALDREU CUFF William Aldreu Cuff, appointed in 1920 to the office of assistant United States district attorney for the northern district of Ohio, with office in Toledo, was born in Napoleon, this state, on the 13th of June, 1888, and is a son of the late Judge John V. and Edna J. (Fraker) Cuff. His father was a recognized leader of public thought and action in the fifth congressional district of Ohio for many years and was a well' known representative of the judiciary of the state. In the pursuit of his education William Aldreu Cuff completed a high school course in Napoleon with the class of 1907 and then entered Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio; where he was a student in 1906-7. He afterward attended the Western Reserve Law School, which conferred upon him the LL. B. degree at his graduation with the class of 1911. Later he was admitted to the bar and was also licensed to practice in the United States district court in 1920. He entered upon the active work of the profession in connection with his brother, F. V. Cuff, under the firm style of Cuff & Cuff at Napoleon, Ohio, and devoted his attention to general practice until he was appointed special agent of the United States department of justice of the bureau of investigation in April, 1918. He served in that connection until September, 1920, when he was appointed assistant United States district attorney for the northern district of Ohio with headquarters .at Toledo. He made a most creditable and satisfactory record. He is now engaged in the general practice of law in the Nicholas building, Toledo, Ohio. On the 26th of February, 1918, Mr. Cuff was united in marriage to Miss Carrie May Cothran. Fraternally. Mr. Cuff is a Mason, having membership in the lodge, chapter, commandery and Mystic Shrine. He also ,belongs to the Psi Upsilon, the Phi Delta Phi and the Theta Nu Epsilon, three Greek letter fraternities. His official record has at all times been commendable and he did effective work as assistant United States attorney for the northern district of Ohio. RALEIGH S. LEIST The business career of Raleigh S. Leist has been marked by continuous progress, each advancement being won at the cost of earnest, persevering effort, and as secretary and manager of the Peoples Savings Association he now occupies a position of prominence in financial circles of Toledo. He was born in Henry county, Ohio, January 18, 1867, a son of Levy and Harriet (Moore) Leist, both of whom were natives of Fairfield county, this state. They afterward removed to Henry county, where the father engaged in agricultural pursuits until his demise, which occurred in 1893. The mother passed away in 1902. In their family .were six children, four of whom survive : Isa, a resident of Lakewood, Ohio ; Mrs. Cordelia Russell, whose home is at Ansley, Nebraska ; David, of Liberty Center, Ohio ; and Raleigh S. Raleigh S. Leist acquired his early education in the district schools of Henry 188 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY county, later becoming a student at the Fayette Normal School at Fayette, Ohio, and he afterward completed a course in the Davis Business College of Toledo. On the 1st of May, 1890, he entered the employ of the Peoples Savings Association in a clerical capacity and as his experience and ability increased he was promoted to positions of greater importance and responsibility, at length becoming secretary and manager. For thirty-two years he has been identified with the Association and there is no phase of the business with which he is not thoroughly familiar. He is an able financier and has labored effectively to broaden the scope of the institution which he represents. At Liberty Center, Ohio, on the 25th of June, 1891, Mr. Leist was married to Miss Nellie M. Wright, a daughter of John A. and Katherine I. Wright, residing on one of the well developed farms of Henry county, this state. Fidelity to duty is one of Mr. Leist's outstanding characteristics and his history is proof of the fact that industry and ability will always come to the front. WILLIAM ALBERT HUMMEL For many years the name of Hummel has figured prominently in commercial circles of Toledo in connection with the contracting business and William Albert Hummel is ably sustaining the traditions of the family in this respect, ,displaying the same enterprising spirit and executive ability which characterized his father in the control of his interests. He is one of Toledo's native sons, his birth having occurred in this city on the 6th of May, 1875, and his parents were Peter and. Mary .(Whipking) Hummel, the latter also a native of Toledo. The father was of foreign birth and in early life he came to the United States. For many years he engaged in the contracting business in Toledo, ranking with the most successful operators in this field of activity. He passed away on the 6th of January, 1893. The mother is still a resident of this city. To Mr. and Mrs. Hummel were born four children : Mrs. Gertrude Waldvogel of Toledo ; Mrs. Minnie Heckman, whose home is in Lucas county, this state ; and Henry P. and William A., both of Toledo. William Albert Hummel attended the grammar schools and for three years was a pupil in the Central high school of this city, later completing a course in the Davis Business College. His initial experience along commercial lines was obtained with his father. Following his father's death he entered the employ of the contracting firm of Schillinger Brothers and he worked his way steadily upward during the fifteen years in their service until he at length became vice president of the company, capably filling that office for five years. On May 23, 1906, in association with William B. Hillebrand, he entered the field of reinforced concrete construction and the firm of Hummel & Hillebrand has since enjoyed a prosperous, existence, establishing their position among the foremost contractors of Toledo. They lay sidewalks, driveways, stable and automobile floors, rock asphalt floors, asphalt and composition gravel roofing and do all kinds of cement work. They have built up a large business in this city, owing to their expert skill and thorough reliability, and they have also executed a number of contracts in other sections of the country. On the 6th of May, 1902, Mr: Hummel was united in marriage to Miss Lula Kuhman, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kuhman of Toledo, and they have TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 191 become the parents of three children: Wilma, who was born May 3,, 1904, and is a graduate of the Scott high school of this city.; Burnetta, who was born October 12, 1906, and is attending that institution ; and Lula, who was born April 8, 1909, and is a pupil in the grammar school. Mr. 'Hummel is a member of the Builders Exchange, the Toledo Commerce Club and .the Toledo: Automobile Club. He is a republican in his political views and his fraternal connections are with the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He .has made a thorough study of the business in which he is engaged and his work represents the highest degree of efficiency in his line. His success has been won through industry and ability and his spirit of initiative has constituted an important. feature in the city's improvement and upbuilding. He resides. at No. 427 Hamilton street. WALTER ROSENGARTEN It is under the pressure of necessity and the stimulus of opposition that the best and strongest in man are brought out and developed, for this is the test that proves the true worth of the individual. The conditions of his early youth aroused in Walter Rosengarten a spirit of self reliance and independence that has enabled him to Cope successfully with life's problems and today he ranks with the prosperous business men of Toledo, being the proprietor of a large printing establishment. He is a native of Canada, his birth having occurred at London, in the province of Ontario, on the 10th of May, 1878, and his parents were Philip and Mary Rosengarten. They were of European birth and emigrated to Canada in early life. The father died during the infancy of the subject of this review and the mother afterward crossed the border into the United States, establishing the family home in Toledo, where she continued to reside until her demise in 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Rosengarten had three sons : Walter; William, who is living at Redford, Michigan; and Mark, of Cleveland, Ohio. Walter Rosengarten received very limited educational advantages, laying aside his textbooks when twelve years of age to become a wage earner. He was employed • along various lines in his native city and after the removal of the family to Toledo he obtained work with the News, with which he acquired a knowledge of the printer's trade. He remained with that paper until 1910, gaining valuable experience, and then established a printing business, which he has since successfully conducted, building up a large trade through indefatigable efforts and honorable methods. He combines a detailed knowledge of the business with marked executive ability and his plant is supplied with all the equipment necessary for the production of high class work, fifteen employes being utilized in operating the business, of which Mr. Rosengarten is sole owner. He also has mercantile interests, being a director of the Conde Cloak Company of this city. On the 5th of February, 1899, Mr. Rosengarten was married to Miss Hattie Grasgreen, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. Grasgreen of Toledo, and they have become the parents of two sons : Earl. Morris, who was born June 17, 1901, and is now pursuing a business course at Ann Arbor, Michigan, being in his senior year; and Roy Philip, who was born June 29, 1904, and is a pupil at the Waite high school of Toledo. Mr. Rosengarten is independent in his political views and was nominated on the 192 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY independent and democratic tickets for the office of county clerk of Lucas county, losing the election by only three hundred and thirty-five votes. He is prominent in local fraternal circles, belonging to the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, the Woodmen of the World, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and in 1916 he was made exalted ruler of Toledo Lodge of the last named organization. His civic loyalty finds expression in his connection with the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and he is also a member of the Maumee River Yacht Club. Diligence and determination have constituted the foundation upon which he has reared the superstructure of success and his course indicates that the field of opportunity is open to all who have the courage to persevere therein. W. FRANK BRADLEY Among the productive industries which have contributed to Toledo's commercial upbuilding and prosperity is that of the Ohio & Michigan Sand & Gravel Company, of which W. Frank Bradley is the president, and the Cadillac Sand & Gravel Company, of which he is the manager. He was born at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, April 11, 1859, a son of James K. and Mary (Rubendale) Bradley, the former a native of New York state and the latter of Ohio. The father was a veteran of the Civil war, enlisting as a private in. an Indiana regiment, serving throughout the period of hostilities. He was a successful business man, devoting his attention to the operation of a planing mill, and he later moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. His demise occurred in 1898. The mother is now a resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the acquirement of an education W. Frank Bradley attended the public schools at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and later took up the study of engineering in a private technical school. After completing the course he secured a position as mechanical draftsman with the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad and the Kanawha & Michigan Railway, and was actively connected with the construction of these lines from Toledo to Charleston, West Virginia. His capacity and fidelity to the interests in his charge led to his promotion to the position of master mechanic of the Kanawha & Michigan Railway, which position he continued to fill until 1891, when he resigned to become superintendent of motive power and later superintendent of the Ann Arbor Railroad. He remained with that road from 1891 until 1908 and then organized the Ohio & Michigan Sand & Gravel Company, of which he is president. He later took part in the organization of the Cadillac Sand & Gravel Company, of which he is the manager. The undertakings have enjoyed a substantial growth, marketing from six thousand to ten thousand cars of sand and gravel per year, incident to the rapid development of concrete construction and highway improvements. The gravel deposits of the companies are located at Chilson and Fleming Creek, Michigan, and they supply sand and gravel to the cities through this section, the principal markets being Detroit and Toledo, for building and pavement purposes. At Fort Wayne, Indiana, on the 18th of September, 1887, Mr. Bradley was married to Miss Mary Ellen Babcock, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Babcock, former residents of Napoleon, Ohio. Two daughters were born to this union : Marie, the wife of H. C. Ellis, who is a native of Charleston, West Vir- TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 195 ginia, but was educated in the public schools of Toledo and in Columbia University, New York, and is now a resident of the city; and Miss Helen L. Bradley, who was born at Durand, Michigan, is a graduate of the Scott high school of Toledo, and later attended the University of Michigan, and graduated from the Law-Froebel School, Toledo, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley are members of the First Congregational church of Toledo. He served on the building committee which had charge of the erection of the Collingwood Avenue church of that denomination. .He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is a member of the Masonic lodge and the Commerce and Exchange clubs. His life has been active in these interests. His residence is at No. 2274 Robinwood avenue. ALBERT TROTTER Extensive lumber and real estate interests claim the attention and profit by the direction of Albert Trotter, whose rapidly developing powers have brought him to a position of leadership in business circles of Toledo. A native of Canada, he was born at Kingston, in the province of Ontario, November 26, 1871; his parents, William and Jamima (Kennedy) Trotter were also natives of that city, in which they spent their early lives. The father was engaged in the export lumber business in eastern Canada. In their family were eight children, six of whom survive, namely : William, who lives in, Chatham, Ontario, Canada ; Norman a resident of Little Current, in that province ; Mrs. J. M. Rankin, and Mrs. Dr. McGavock, both residents of Detroit, Michigan ; Mrs. A. E. Wilson of Toronto, Canada; and Albert. Albert Trotter acquired his education in Kent county, Canada, to which place his parents had moved in his early boyhood, and his initial business experience was obtained in connection with the timber and lumber industry, later in the handling of timber and farm lands in the different provinces until 1902, when he came to Toledo and joined with his brother David, who had located in this city several years prior to that time, and who had established a very successful and thrifty wholesale lumber business. They were partners in the undertaking, Albert handling the timber and manufacturing business in Tennessee and Alabama, where they were extensive manufacturers of lumber and staves until November, 1916, when David very suddenly passed away. The subject of this review has since continued the business industry and is still manufacturing lumber on their vast holdings of timber land in the southern states, and conducting the wholesale and retail planing mill and factory business in Toledo, Ohio. The entire business is under the direct management of Mr. Trotter, who serves as president o f the different concerns. A business of large proportions has been developed by the adding of the Trotter-Whelan Real Estate and Insurance Company, of which Mr. Trotter is president and which concern carries on an extensive real estate and insurance business. Mr. Trotter serves on the board of directors of several local concerns in which he is financially interested, other than his own companies. He is also a member of several clubs in the city, including the Maumee River Yacht Club. Being interested in various sections of the city, he is a member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, of the South Side Chamber of Commerce and of the East Side Chamber of Commerce. 196 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY On May 28, 1903, Mr. Trotter married Miss Sarah Kennedy of Chatham, Ontario. They have become the parents of one son, William David, who was born in Spring City, Tennessee, in 1907, and is now a student at Waite high school. Mr. and Mrs. Trotter and their son are members of Park Congregational church. VICTOR COMTE A spirit of undaunted enterprise has characterized Victor Comte in the conduct of business affairs and through his active career he has made steady progress until his holdings and business connections are large and important. He has always lived in Lucas county, his birth having occurred in Oregon township on the 12th of March, 1870, his parents being Henry sand Mary (Simons) Comte. It was about the year 1853 that his father came to Toledo. He was a mason by trade, having learned bricklaying at an early age, and here he assisted in building many of the early business blocks and substantial residences of that period, his efforts contributing in large measure to the architectural improvement and adornment of the city. Later he removed to a farm near the city, where he resided for a number of years, afterward returning to Toledo, where he made his home until his death. Victor Comte, having completed his public school education, prepared for the battles of life, determined to come off victor in the strife. He has achieved his purpose and has made for himself a most creditable position in the front rank of representative business men here. For the past thirty years he has been a well known accountant, but this has not constituted the scope of his activity, for he is the treasurer of the B. R. Baker Company, dealers in clothing and men's furnishings. He is likewise the president of the Merchants Credit & Adjustment Association and his sound judgment, his capability and tact in this connection have brought about important and valuable results. He is likewise a director of the ComteNaumann Building Company and his determined purpose enables him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. On the 2d of June, 1896, occurred the marriage of Victor Comte and Miss Mary A. Dahm of Toledo, and they have become parents of three children : Veronica, who is the wife of Joseph M. Boyle of this city ; Mildred Victoria ; and Bernard Clifford. The religious faith of the family is that of the Catholic church and Mr. Comte is connected with the Knights of Columbus. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and his interests in regard to the city and its welfare are broad and of substantial character. He cordially supports plans and projects for the general good and he has keen interest in Toledo, for his life has been passed within the borders of city and county. JOHN C. A. LEPPELMAN John C. A. Leppelman, secretary and treasurer of the Consolidated Pump Company, has had broad experience along business lines and his enterprise and ability have carried him steadily forward, to the goal of success. He was born in Maumee, Ohio, April 24, 1870, and his parents were Emil and Olive (Allen) Leppelman, the former a native of Fremont, Ohio, and the latter of Maumee. TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 197 The maternal grandfather, John C. Allen, was a native of New England and removed to this state at an early period in its development, settling at Maumee, where he spent the remainder of his life. The paternal grandfather was a pioneer of Lucas county and his son, Emil Leppelman, removed to the west, locating in Kansas. He continued to make his home in that state until his death, devoting his attention to the manufacture of sleds and wagons. The mother passed away at Washington, D. C., in 1886. John C. A. Leppelman, their only child, acquired his education in the public schools of Maumee, Ohio, and Washington, D. C., and at an early age he left home, going to the panhandle of Texas. He secured work as a cowboy on the "Diamond Tail" cattle ranch and followed that exciting occupation until 1890, when he came to this city, and for five years had charge of the factory of the Toledo' Pump Company. In 1895 he went to Memphis, Tennessee, and established a lumber business which he conducted successfully until 1900, when he disposed of his interests there and returned to Toledo, resuming his connection with the Toledo Pump Company. In association with G. M. McCarty and E. M. Tibbetts, he purchased the business, which was reorganized and has since been conducted under the name of the Consolidated Pump Company. Following the death of Mr. McCarty it has been operated by Mr. Tibbetts and Mr. Leppelman, the latter of whom is serving as secretary and treasurer. They manufacture pumps and ladders, utilizing fifty employes in the operation of their plant, and their products are shipped to all parts of the United States and also to points in Mexico and Canada. Mr. Leppelman has made a close study of the business, of which he has a detailed knowledge, and his energy, foresight and keen sagacity have been determining factors in the success which has attended the activities of the firm. His standing as a business man is indicated in the fact that he has been called to the presidency of the National Association of Ladder Manufacturers and is now filling that office. On the 20th of February, 1895, Mr. Leppelman was married to Miss Anna Frances Schrink of this city and they have become the parents of three daughters : Olive, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, acquired her education in this city and is now the wife of V. E. Brailey of Toledo, by whom she has a daughter, Sibyl Brailey; Aileen was also born in Memphis and became the wife of Edwin F. Broer, of this city; Catherine was born in Toledo and is still at home. Mr. Leppelman manifests a deep interest in everything relating to the welfare and development of the city and is a valued member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce. He is also connected with the Rotary Club and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and his political support is given to the republican party. He has depended upon his own efforts for advancement and his progressive spirit has prompted him to put forth earnest and effective effort that has placed him with Toledo's leading business men and prominent citizens. Mr. Leppelman's residence is at No. 662 West Delaware avenue. FREDERICK FRANKLIN GROSE Frederick Franklin Grose is devoting his attention to the real estate business in connection with the Ramseyer Company, of which he was made sales manager in 1916. He has always been a resident of Ohio, Upper Sandusky being the place of his nativity and January 10, 1887, the date of his birth. His parents were Lewis 198 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY and Louise (Scheufler) Grose and it was while spending his boyhood under the parental roof that he devoted his attention largely to the acquirement of a public school education until he reached the age of fourteen years. He was twenty years of age when in 1907 he came to this city and secured employment in the Lion Store, where he continued for six years, working his way steadily upward until he became assistant manager of the clothing department. On severing that connection he turned his attention to real estate activity and entered into relations with the Ramseyer Company, being made sales manager in 1916. Through the intervening period he has continued in this position, which is one of large responsibility because of the extensive clientele of the firm. He wisely, carefully and successfully directs the sales force of this corporation and in this connection has become widely known in the business circles of his adopted city. On the 16th of April, 1913, Mr. Grose was married to Miss Mabel M. Reasoner of Toledo and they have become parents of three children : Dorothy Grace, Helen Louise and Frederick Jack. Mr. Grose belongs to the Masonic fraternity and is a loyal follower of the teachings of the order, exemplifying in his daily conduct the spirit upon which the craft is based. He belongs to the Real Estate Association, but he has never sought to figure prominently in connection with public affairs. This does not mean that he is ever remiss in the duties of citizenship; on the contrary he is loyal to the best interests of 'community, commonwealth and country and endeavors to uphold high ideals at all times. He does not seek the rewards of office, however, but concentrates his efforts and attention upon his daily tasks as a business man and thus his course has been marked by steady advancement. SAMUEL E. WEIL Samuel E. Weil, organizer and president of the firm of S. E. Weil & Company, was born in Germany, on the Switzerland border, on the 19th of July, 1867, and is a son of the late Max and Fanny (Rosenthal) Weil. The father was engaged in the leather business, developing an enterprise of considerable proportions in his native country. The son was 'accorded liberal educational opportunities, attending the universities of Germany to the age of fifteen years, when he bade adieu to friends and native country and sailed for America, arriving in Toledo in 1882, since which time he has been 'a resident of this city, covering a period of forty years. Here he became associated with the wholesale fruit and produce business of Mr. N. L. Ries, one of the pioneers of Toledo, and throughout the intervening period has remained active in this commercial field. Acquainted with every phase of the business, he organized the firm of S. E. Weil & Company, of which he has been the head. In directing the affairs of the company and promoting its growth he has displayed marked capability, thoroughness, initiative and enterprise and with the passing years the business has expanded along lines that have made this one of the leading and strongest houses of its kind in the city. Mr. Weil has also directed his efforts into financial circles, becoming a director of the Security Savings Bank & Trust Company. On the 27th of February, 1890, Mr. Weil was united in marriage to Miss Elise Ries of Toledo, Ohio. Their only child,. Milton Ries Weil, died on the 10th of January, 1918, after a short illness,