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The late Mr. Hartley was a Democrat in politics and a member of the Methodist church. He was married in the country district of Vir- ginia near his native town of Fairmount to Elizabeth Carpenter. Their three children were Joseph, Mary and James. The mother died in 1863, and he afterwards married Josephine Phillips, who died in 1889.
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without children. His daughter, Mrs. Mary Moss, now resides at 212 W. 11th street in Anderson.
GEORGE H. HOCKETT, M. D. The medical fraternity of Madison county includes among its members Dr. George H. Hockett, of Ander- son, a practitioner who has gained distinction in the profession within a few short years. But doubtless much of his recognized talent is inher- ited from his father, who was for years a well known physician of Wilmington, Ohio. However, the physician and surgeon of to-day faces an entirely different proposition from that confronting the doctor of a quarter of a century ago. Each day brings some new discovery, some improved method of combating disease, which but adds to the strietness of requirements, so that the younger physicians of 1913 are often better fitted to cope with disease than those who have had many years of expe- rience behind them. A close student of his profession, Dr. Hockett has kept fully abreast of the various changes and advancements which are constantly being made, and his skill and success in a number of com- plicated cases have won him the confidence and patronage of a large and representative practice.
George H. Hockett was born in the city of Anderson, Indiana, July 14, 1883, the youngest son of Dr. Zimri Hockett. The latter, born ou a farm near Clarksville, Clinton county, Ohio, passed his boyhood and early school days in that eity, and after preparing himself at the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, practiced his profession in his native city for a number of years. Later he came to Anderson, Indiana. where he became equally well known. George H. Hockett, the son, received his early education in the public and high schools of Anderson, and after his graduation from the latter in 1901, began the study of medicine. After some preparation he entered the Hering Homeopathic Medical College, Chicago, and was graduated therefrom in 1910. Returning to Anderson, he at once opened offices in the Union Building. where he now has a well appointed suite, equipped with every convenience for the comfort of his patients. He was not long in gaining a lucrative practice. and is now numbered among the successful young medical men of the city. He is a valued member of the Homeopathie Medical Society of Indiana, in the work of which he takes a keen and active interest. and also has membership relations with the American Institute of Homeo. pathy and the International Hahnemann Association. He is a strict observer of the unwritten ethies of the profession, and as a result his standing among his professional brethren is high.
On the 2d of January, 1902, Dr. Hockett was united in marriage with Miss Edna Curtis, a daughter of Marion Curtis, a well known farmer of Fortville. Indiana. They have two sons, Harry and Maurice. The family attend the Christian church. The Doctor's fraternal connections include his membership in the Masonic order, affiliating with Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 77, F. & A. M., Anderson Chapter, R. A. M., Anderson Com- mandery, K. T., and Murat Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Indianapolis. and he is also a member of the local lodge of the Benevolent and Pro -. tective Order of Elks and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is independent in his political affiliations, but he has manifested a com- mendable willingness to assist in all movements which have been put forward for the betterment of Anderson and its people, taking only a good citizen's part in affairs of a public nature. His comfortable mod- ern residence is situated at 138 W. 9th St.
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HERMAN G. HUGHEL. Travel and experience are undoubtedly help- ful in the successful pursuit of any calling, for in this manner the mind is broadened, new ideas are secured and hitherto unknown methods are witnessed and given a trial. Few farmers of Madison county have enjoyed greater advantages in this connection than has Herman G. Hughel, the owner of 120 acres of land, the greater part of which prop- erty is located in Union township. Mr. Hughiel has attained his success as a farmer and stock feeder through the medium of individual effort, and in his work has used progressive methods observed in his travels in various parts of the country. He is a native son of Madison county, having been born on a farm in Anderson township, in 1864, and is a son of Samuel and Leanna Dye (Louthain) Hughel, she being a grand- daughter of Andrew Dye, one of the founders of, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Educated in the public schools of Anderson township, Mr Hughel spent his boyhood on his father's property, being thoroughly trained to follow the vocation of a successful farmer, and upon attaining his major- ity embarked upon a career of his own. For some years he traveled extensively, visiting many different states, but eventually returned to Madison county where he now is located in his comfortable home on Anderson Rural Route No. 4. A practical, hard-headed man of business he has demonstrated his ability in the management of his affairs, and the excellent condition of his property, his fine grade of cattle, and the prosperous crops which he raises upon his fertile fields, gives him the right to the title of representative agriculturist of Anderson township.
On October 8, 1890, Mr. Hughel was married to Miss E. Victoria Matthew, daughter of John and Nancy H. (Middletown) Matthew, both of whom came to Madison county from Ross county, Ohio. John Matthew was a native of Cupar, Scotland, and came to America at the age of twenty, settling in Ross county, Ohio. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hughel, namely: John Samuel, who is a grad- nate of the Anderson High school and has spent two years in the Indiana State University, was recently married to Miss Margrette J. Mowrey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Mowrey of Middletown, Indiana: Howard H., a graduate of the Anderson High school; and Frank L., who is still attending that school. Mr. and Mrs Hughel are consistent members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Hughel's fraternal connection is with the Knights of Pythias.
HUBERT B. MANRING. The leading photographer at Alexandria, Mr. Manring has his studio at 116 N. E. Church street, and by superior work- manship and prompt and careful service has acquired an excellent patronage, and is one of the most successful men of his profession in Madison county.
He was born in Monroe township of Madison county, June 17, 1879. a son of Ambrose A. and Angeline (Mabbitt) Manring. His paternal grandfather was James Manring, who married Mary Hammond. They were both natives of Virginia, and came to Madison county during the pioneer period. They died in this county when well advanced in years. the grandfather at the age of eighty-four and his wife when past seventy. Their six children were: Dr. Nathaniel Manring, of Elwood : Ambrose. A .; James; Edward; Caroline, wife of John Spears of Ray, Colorado; and Ella, wife of Sylvester Potter of Yorktown, Indiana. The maternal grandparents were Anthony and Jane Mabbitt, who were also among the early settlers of Madison county in Richland township, where
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both died. In their family were Granville; William; George, deceased ; Annie; Angeline; Callie; and Amanda.
The parents of Mr. Manring were both born in Indiana. The father was reared in the county, and took up the occupation of farmer as his regular vocation in life. In 1887 he moved into Deleware county, where he bought a farm of eighty acres and reared his family. He still resides on the old place in Deleware county, and also owns another farm of forty- nine acres in Madison county. He and his wife are members of the Methodist church. Their six children were: Hubert B., of Alexandria ; Homer W., of Monroe township, in this county; Lennie, widow of Lewis Scott, of Deleware county; Winnie, wife of Lloyd MeCreery, of Gaston, Indiana; Jennie, wife of Ralph Guynnup, of Gaston; and Errick, at home.
Hubert B. Manring spent his youth on his father's farm in Madison county and in Delaware county, and while growing up had the advan- tages of the district schools and the grade schools at Cammaek in Dela- ware county. He subsequently was a student in the Northern Indiana University at Valparaiso, and also the normal school at Muneie. After leaving home he went out west, where he'had much experience during a year and a half, but then returned to his old home in Delaware county. After his marriage he was engaged in farming a few years, and then took up the study of photography with the intention of making it his regular profession.
At Monroe, Michigan, he finished his preparatory work and then had a six months' practical experience in Chicago. His work at the profession was interrupted during the next two years, when he became assistant to his brother, whose wife had died. Then in the fall of 1911 he located at Alexandria, and has since conducted his studio.
On September 10, 1904, Mr. Manring married Miss Dora Lewis, daughter of B. S. and Mary E. (Bowman) Lewis. She was born in Wells county, Indiana, her father being a native of North Carolina, and her mother a native of Jay county, Indiana. Her paternal grand- parents were Henry and Sarah Mary Lewis, both natives of North Carolina, and subsequently among the pioneers in Lafayette county, Indiana. They died at Huntington, the former when about eighty-four years of age. Among their children were Benjamin Franklin; Nathan ; Frances, and Lizzie. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Manring were among the pioneers of Jay county, where her grandfather died and her grandmother passed away in Gas City. Their three children were Mary E., Mark S., and George Bowman. Benjamin S. Lewis, the father of Mrs. Manring, was reared on a farm in Lafayette county, Indiana, and followed the trade of shoemaker, being a very expert workman in that line. During the Civil war he entered the Sixty-fifth Regiment, Indiana Infantry, and gave three years of service to the Union as a private soldier. In later years he engaged in the real estate business at Gas City. He is now in the hospital in the National Soldiers' Home at Marion. His wife resides in Monroe, Michigan. Their ten children were named : Sarah, Lizzie, Lando, Edward, Maude, Dora, Della, Emerson, Charles and John. Mr. and Mrs. Manring are both members of the Methodist church at Epworth. Politically Mr. Manring favors and supports the Prohibition party.
LOREN SMALL. One of the old and honored families of Madison county is that of Small. members of which have been identified with
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the agricultural interests of this section for upwards of seventy -five years. A worthy representative of the name, who is maintaining the family reputation for industry, integrity and good citizenship, is found in the person of 'Loren Small, who has a farm of 110 acres in Stony Creek township, where he resides with his father-in-law. Mr. Small is a progressive farmer, being an advocate of modern methods and ideas, the beneficial effect of which is shown in his well-tilled fields and healthy, well-bred stock. Mr. Small was born in Madison county, Indiana, December 7, 1876, and is a son of James Madison and Louise (Todd) Small.
Some time in the latter thirties, Joseph Small, the grandfather of Loren Small, left his native state of North Carolina, and with his wife and children, among the latter James, journeyed overland to Madison county and took up his home among the pioneers. He was an agricul -. turist, and reared his sons to become tillers of the soil, an occupation which James Madison Small also followed all of his life. The latter had a family of six children, of whom three survive: Jerry, who resides in Anderson township; Loren; and Bertha, who married a Mr. Hershbarger.
Loren Small secured a good common school education, attending the old Shaw school, and his youth was passed on the home farm, where he was thoroughly trained in the science of agriculture. He also learned the stone mason's trade and worked thereat for some time, but during the greater part of his life he has been a farmer. After his marriage, he located on the property where he now lives, and his sub- sequent career has been one of continued success. Probably a good deal of his success in stock raising is due to his great fondness for horses, a liking is almost a hobby. He has been content to give his entire time to his farming and stock raising operations and has experienced no desire for the struggles of publie life. He has, however, manifested a commendable interest in matters that affect his commun- ity, and at all times can be relied upon to support movements making for progress and good government.
On August 26, 1904, Mr. Small was married. He has one child : Orville Leroy. Mr. and Mrs. Small are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which they number many warm friends.
JOHN HAINES. Classed among the prominent and enterprising farmers of Fall Creek township, Madison county, is found the subject of this review, John Haines, the owner of. 120 acres of well cultivated land. Mr. Haines belongs to that class of progressive men who, having spent their entire lives in this section, are thoroughly acquainted with soil and climate conditions here, and as a result are able to gain a full measure of success from their operations. He was born in Fall Creek township, Madison county, Indiana, September 15, 1867, and is a son of Noah and Mary (Vernon) Haines.
Noah Haines was born in 1849, at Centerville, Montgomery county, Ohio, and was a youth of nine years when brought to Madison county. Here he was reared to agricultural pursuits, receiving his education in the district schools, and was still a young man when he enlisted for service during the Civil war. joining the Union army as a private of Company K, Eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with which he served throughout the remainder of the struggle between the North
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and South. He saw a great deal of hard fighting with his regiment. and at the siege of Vicksburg, in which the Eighth took an important part, received a severe wound. On the close of hostilities, Mr. Hain> returned to Madison county and resumed the peaceful occupation of farming, in which he was engaged until his death, which occurred in 1910. He exhibited the same characteristics of faithfulness to duty and fidelity to trust in his private life that had marked his military career. and became honored and respected by all who knew him. Mrs. Haines survived her husband but a short time, dying June 12, 1912, the mother of four children: John; Ella, the wife of J. W. Jones, of Fall Creek township; and Edward H., all of whom are carrying on operations in this township; and Olive M., single, a teacher in the schools of Adams township. Olive and Ella own the old homestead of 180 acres.
John Haines was reared on his father's farm in Fall Creek town- ship, and as a lad entered the distriet schools, which he attended, off and on, during the winter terms, until he was twenty-two years of age. At that time he commenced working on the old home farm for his father, also attending Purdue University for a time. When twenty. seven years of age he became a renter and was so employed until Febru- ary, 1898, when he bought a part of the farm on which he now lives. He has now a well-cultivated tract of 120 acres, on which he has mad- improvements of an extensive and modern nature, and each year has found the property increasing in value. He believes firmly in the us". of the latest ideas and machinery, and the general appearance of hi, farm shows that he is an expert in his calling. In addition to general farming, he has interested himself in the value of ensilage for catti. feeding and other stock, and has erected a large cement silo. Il. hay been recently reelected as president of the Madison County Farmier- Institute Association. Mr: Haines is a stockholder and director in th- Pendleton Trust Company. In politics he is a Progressive. His fra- ternal connection is with the Sicilian Lodge No. 234, Knights of Pythis, and he is a member of the Friends church.
On February 17, 1896, Mr. Haines was married to Miss Kate Manzy, a natural artist, who was born in Adams township, and she died in 1902, without issue. Mr. Haines' second marriage occurred October 1 1904, when he was united with Miss Mary S. Bebout, who was born i !! Rush county, Indiana, but at this time was a professional nurse and a doctor of medicine in Indianapolis, having received her degree as M. D. in 1903. They have had one child, Mary B., a bright and intere :1.4 lassie of seven years.
HARRISON CANADAY. For almost thirty years Harrison Canaday has been a resident of Anderson, during all of which period he has boru prominently identified with the commercial and material progress of the city. His career adds another to the great number that Anderson: 3:44 furnished to the Middle West, of the grand results which are attained by intelligence, taet and perseverance when applied to the building up of a fortune under the favoring conditions which have, for half a century. attended all of the city's enterprises. It is true that during this period unusual opportunities have opened to business men, but they have only yielded the meed of great success to those who have had the sagacity to perceive them and the boldness to push them to their best results. Harri. son Canaday was born May 2, 1830, on a farm in Rush county. Indiana. and is a son of Cable and Martha (Dwiggins) Canaday. The father was
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a native of South Carolina and the mother of North Carolina, and shortly after their marriage, in 1826, the parents moved to Rush county, Indiana, where Mr. Canaday was engaged in farming for a few years. They then moved to Madison county, settling on a tract of land near Elwood, the original purchase of eighty acres being added to until there were three hundred and twenty acres in the homestead. During the early years the family experienced all the hardships incident to the clearing of land in new country, but eventually Mr. Canaday became known as one of the most prosperous farmers of his community. His death occurred in 1856, his wife having passed away some years before.
Harrison Canaday passed his boyhood and youth on the home farm, his early education being secured in the subscription and district schools during the winter months. Mr. Canaday was married in his twenty-first year to Miss Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of Joseph Howard, of Wayne county, and after their marriage they settled on a farm in Wayne county, there residing twelve years. In 1863, Mr. Canaday moved to Anderson and purchased a farin two and one-half miles north of the city, com- prising two hundred acres, to which he added from time to time until he had three hundred and sixty-five acres, all of this property being put in a high state of cultivation. This was one of the model farms of Rich- land township, and was well stocked with all kinds of livestock, Mr. Canaday dealing extensively in cattle, hogs and sheep, his principal mar- kets being Boston and other eastern cities. During this time he became recognized as one of the leading stock dealers of Madison county. He still is the owner of two farms in Lafayette township, containing three hundred and ninety acres and three hundred and sixty-five acres, respect- ively, and these are well stocked and leased out on shares.
In 1884 Mr. Canaday came to Anderson and became a stockholder and director in the Anderson Banking Company, still retaining his interests in this institution, one of the most substantial in the state. He is also a stockholder in the Anderson Trust Company. His modern brick residence is located at No. 311 West Eleventh street. The busi- ness qualities that are essential to the proper handling of these large enterprises are obvious. To breadth and comprehensiveness of mind, quickness to perceive opportunities and readiness to improve them, energy and push, there must be added a capacity for organization, as well as an attention to detail. In all these qualities Mr. Canaday excels. Amidst his active business life, he has found time and manifested an inclination to perform all the duties of good citizenship. In politics he is a Democrat. Of Mr. Canaday's children there are two living, Joseph R., and Ollie B., the latter the wife of George Quick. Three children died when young. Mr. Canaday's second wife was Victoria Teneyck. He has been a member and a trustee of the Central Christian church for many years. Though past his eighty-third year, he is still actively engaged in managing his business, with mental powers unabated. So methodical and well ordered have been all his operations that he has not been a victim to the worries which beset those less happily con- stituted. It may be said truthfully that he is one of Anderson's most representative men.
DANIEL WISE, JR. The record of a very old and prominent family in Madison county is that of the Wises. The list of original land entries affords the most reliable record for determining the real pioneers of any country. At the head of the list of land entrants in Jackson
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township stands the name of Daniel Wise, Sr., who according to the best sources of information was the first prominent white settler to establish his home within the boundaries of what is now the eivil town- ship of Jackson. That was in 1825 several years before Madison county was organized and less than ten years after Indiana became a state. Thus nearly ninety years has passed away since the name first became identified with this part of the state, and the greater number of the descendants of the original settlers are now in the third and fourth generation. Much of the interesting family history connected with this name will be found in the sketch of a surviving daughter of Daniel Wise, Sr., Mrs. Coy. on other pages of this volume.
Daniel Wise, Sr., was a native of Virginia, born on the south branch of the Potomac river, and was the son of John Wise, also of Virgina ancestry, and of a prominent old family in that commonwealth. John Wise himself spent the closing years of his life in Madison county. Daniel Wise, Sr., moved from Virginia first to Ohio, and then in 1825 accomplished the long and tedious journey by team and wagon to the wilderness between Ohio and Indiana. The wagon was piled with household goods, and the family camped by the wayside at the close of each day's journey. Practically the entire area of Madison county was then included in government land, recently ceded by the Indians to the United States and was for sale at one dollar and a quarter ($1.25) per acre. Samuel Wise selected his land in sections two and three of township nineteen, range six east, and most of the land ineluded within his original purchase has never passed out of the Wise ownership. In the midst of the forest he cleared a space for the log cabin home, which was the first shelter of the family, and there under the shadows of the , primeval forest, abounding with its wild game, and occasionally haunted by the Indians, began the life and activities of this worthy pioneer household in Madison county. After a few years the log house was replaced by a substantial briek structure, which though twice wrecked by eyelones, has been rebuilt and is still standing as a landmark of a previous generation. Daniel Wise lived there until his death. He mar- ried in Virginia, Mary Miller, a native of that state. She survived her husband many years, and reared seven children named as follows: Lucinda, Huldah, Lovina, Seth, Perinia, Lorana and Daniel, Jr.
Daniel Wise, Jr., was born on the Wise homestead in Jackson town- ship, May 4, 1833. His early life was spent amidst pioneer surround- ings, and this environment has been elsewhere described in connection with the career of his older sister, Mrs. Lorana Coy. When he was still a boy he became inured to the practical work of the early farmer in Madison county, and continued to devote his labors to agriculture until his death. He succeeded to the ownership of the old homestead of two hundred and ten aeres, and it was in the old brick home that he passed away in 1865, at the comparatively early age of thirty-two years. Daniel Wise, Jr., married Susan Thurman, who was born in Highland county, Ohio. Left a widow with a family of small children, she very capably managed the farm, and succeeded in rearing and educating her children for useful parts in the world. She continued to make her home on the old estate in Jackson township until her death, June 11, 1912, when she was eighty-five years of age. Her chil- dren were Wesley, Augusta Victoria, Mary A., Sarah A., and Seth. Wesley Wise had been twice married and has four children named : Woodie, Hazel, Everett and Clark. Mary A. married August Busby,
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and their two sons are Willis and Clifford. Sarah A. married San- ford Tolin, and the four children of their union are Olga, Vivian, Harold and Eulan, all of whom are graduates of the Shortridge high school at Indianapolis. Miss Augusta Victoria has for a number of years had her home chiefly in Indianapolis, but the past two years were spent at home earing for her mother, until the later's death. Miss Wise now oecupies and manages the old estate. She is thoroughly familiar and appreciative of the pioneer life through which her family has passed in Madison county, and is one of the highly esteemed descendants of the pioneers in this eounty.
B. PERRY REMY AND FRANK I. REMY. The subjects of this sketeh are both of Hoosier birth, B. Perry Remy having been born at Columbus, Ind., March 15th, 1876, and Frank Irwin Remy being born at Columbus, Ind., September 6th, 1880. They spent several years of their boyhood in Kansas, later returning to Indiana. Both secured a High School edu- cation. B. Perry Remy married Margaret Wood, the daughter of Albert C. and Eva Haynes Wood of near Pendleton, Ind., November 20th, 1902. Frank I. Remy married Nellie G. Forkner, the daughter of John L. and Mary Watson Forkner of Anderson, Ind., August 5th, 1907. Both B. Perry and Frank Remy are members of Masonie order being identified with Seottish Rite and Knight Templar orders of Masonry, as well as the order of Mystic Shrine. They are members of the Anderson Town and Country Clubs, the Columbia Club of Indianapolis, hunting clubs, engineering and business elubs.
The brothers have an interesting family history as well as a startlingly successful business career. The name Remy is French, the family being descendants of a Frenchman of noble birth by that name. In the family history prepared by the French College of Heraldry it is found that the family has been an active one. Many inventions of note and sueeess particularly having followed the name. Their originality seems to date from the earliest history of the family when they very early withdrew from the Catholic Church, later coming to America as Huguenots. Ben- jamin Milton Remy, the father of Perry and Frank Remy, was born April 30th, 1839, at Brookville, Ind. He was educated at Brookville College. He early joined the Knights of Pythias and M. E. Church and was a faithful member of both throughout his lifetime. Politically he was a Republican. He was a merchant in early life, but ill health eaused his retirement, when but a comparatively young man and he was never able later to stand business strains and cares. He died at Anderson, Ind., May 24th, 1913. Marion I. Irwin Remy, the mother of Perry and Frank Remy, is of Scotch and English descent and is a descendant of the Irwins of Scotland and more directly of Joseph Irwin, who came to America from Ireland and lived and died near Columbus, Ind. She is also a descendant of David Jones and wife, who came from England with Wm. Penn in the Mayflower. The history of this branch of the family seems to indicate that ambition and thrift were at least very prominent characteristies as great wealth has been accumulated from time to time and honest, straightforward dealings and philanthropy have kept pace with the ability to accumulate the world's treasures. The peculiar Scoteh firmness and determination certainly found its way to the mother of Perry and Frank Remy of Anderson, for when ill health compelled her husband to retire from business, when the boys were quite young and expenses incident to ill health soon ate away
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what money had been saved, she did not lose hope but kept on instilling the ambition for honest success that had been the parents' earliest dreams. The boys worked in factories prior to coming to Anderson, educating themselves at night school when unable to do better, but in 1895 with little more than car fare to bring them the family eame to Anderson, the father still enfeebled, but the boys possessed with ambition and a will. B. Perry Remy had worked unceasingly where and when he could in trying to master a knowledge of electrical work and his knowledge had been recognized before the move was made, so with his brother as a helper they put out a shingle and started an electrical contracting busi- ness in Anderson in 1895, one boy nineteen and the other fourteen years of age. They were successful from the start and soon the younger brother Frank was in school. while the older brother kept hard at work, that later they might both be better fitted to do bigger things, as they continually looked forward to doing. In 1901 the Remy Brothers incor- porated their business under the name of Remy Electric Company and started the manufacture of the electrical equipment for gas and gasoline engines, which they felt had greater possibilities for growth and future than the contracting business could possibly have. In just ten years . time the business was one of the largest in Anderson and one of the most modern manufacturing industries in the Central States. Manufacturers from all over the United States came to visit the plant and learn of its methods. Perry by practical work had developed his mind, naturally of a scientific turn, until he was recognized as an engineer of unusual abil- ity, not infrequently meeting with engineers and physicists in public dis- eussions of engineering problems of the day, while Frank, who from early boyhood had loved to trade and bargain above everything else, had fitted the opportunity equally as well and developed and handled the business side of the brothers' interests with unusual judgment and ability. It should be mentioned that never had two brothers, although of a different temperament and inclination, worked more harmoniously and with each others interests at heart more than these two. Early recogniz- ing the particular work for which they were best suited they tried to develop themselves accordingly as they progressed never having their ambition satisfied or apparently realizing that they had built up a big industry giving employment to hundreds in a few years time.
January 25th, 1911, they sold the controlling stock in the Remy Electric Company to an Indianapolis banker and his associates and retired from the active management of the business. With their wives they then set out to travel, Perry and his wife going around the world, while Frank and his wife spent six months in traveling through European countries and some time traveling in America. While they were enjoy. ing these pleasures they were not unmindful of what might be learned from European manufacturers and they met with many of them. While their trips were supposedly for pleasure it is a significant fact that patent applications were being made by them while abroad and shortly after their return they were starting in business again.
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