History of Oregon, Vol. III, Part 3

Author: Carey, Charles Henry
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Chicago, Portland, The Pioneer historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 766

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Mr. Bates was born in Southampton, Massachusetts, April 16, 1874, his parents being Daniel W. and Martha (Tyler) Bates. His father was a sergeant in the Twenty- seventh Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry throughout the Civil war and was three times wounded. once at Cold Harbor. He died at Westfield, Massachusetts, in 1917, after having devoted many years to the brokerage business there. His wife passed away in the same city in April, 1920.

After obtaining a public school education in Massachusetts, completed by a high school course at Westfield, Paul C. Bates started out upon his business career. In fact when a boy of but thirteen he had obtained employment in a whip factory, working at odd jobs and gradually advancing from a very humble position to that of assistant manager through the period from 1887 until 1892. He then became private secretary to the cashier and assistant treasurer of the Connecticut River Railway Company at Springfield, Massachusetts, where he remained for a year, during which period the line was purchased by the Boston & Maine Railroad Company, and in that connection Mr. Bates received his first lesson in high finance. He was afterward bookkeeper with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company during the latter part of 1893 and also in the same year taught a country school near Florida, Massachusetts. At the close of the year he made his way westward to Oregon and until 1895 occupied the position of stenographer and bookkeeper with the Lambert, Sargent Insurance Agency of Portland.

Laudable ambition has actuated him at every point in his career and after a period of two years in employment he purchased the agency and organized the firm of Paul C. Bates but sold the business in September, 1896. He was then made traveling field adjuster and agency organizer with the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia, his territory covering Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Two years were spent in that connection and he was subsequently field agent in the same territory for the Union Fire Insurance Company and for the Law Union & Crown of London. England, from 1898 until 1903. In the latter year he became a partner in the firm of McCargar & Bates of Portland, which maintained an existence under that style until 1909, when they were joined by a third partner, organizing the present firm of McCargar, Bates & Lively. While developing one of the largest insurance agencies of the state and in connection handling a business of mammoth proportions, Mr. Bates

PAUL C. BATES

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has also become a prominent figure in the upbuilding of the state, chiefly in the matter of organizing and directing large corporate interests. Through his efforts many mil- lions of capital have been invested in Oregon property. He successfully engineered the largest timber deal ever made in the state, which involved approximately two billion and a half feet of timber in Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia counties, for a consideration of four million dollars, of which one million dollars was paid in cash by David C. Eccles of the Oregon-American Lumber Company. Subsequently the purchasers invested three million dollars in construction of a railroad from the Co- lumbia river to open up the timber as an operating property. The land area involved was twenty-seven thousand three hundred and twenty-five acres-a district twelve times as great in extent as the state of Delaware. Shortly after completing this transaction he closed the sale of another timber tract for one and a quarter million dollars. His personal investments are extensive, making him a stockholder in the St. Helens Creosoting Company of St. Helens, Oregon, the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company, the Oregon . Portland Cement Company, the J. R. Hanify Company of San Francisco, owners of the vessels Ryder Hanify and Ann Hanify, the Hart-Wood Lumber Company of San Francisco, operating the vessel Quinault, C. R. McCormick & Com- pany of San Francisco, owners of the vessels City of Everett and City of St. Helens, the Broughton & Wiggins Navigation Company of Portland, owners of the ship Ernest Myer, the Coast Shipbuilding Company of Portland, owning the vessel Egeria, the Western Marine & Mercantile Corporation of San Francisco, owning the vessel Charles Christenson, the Columbia River Packers Association of Astoria, Oregon, and the Hanover Apartment Company of Portland. He is also the owner of a farm near Portland, devoted extensively to the production of berries, and in horticultural interests finds recreation and diversion from the activities which center in the corporate inter- ests managed and in the direction of the mammoth insurance business built up by his firm. He was also an organizer and director of the Hazelwood Cream Company of Portland and assisted in the organization of the Hawley Pulp & Paper Company of Oregon City, of which he was a director.

On the 8th of November. 1903, Mr. Bates was united in marriage to Miss Agnete Poulsen, a daughter of Johan Poulsen, a native of Denmark. The marriage was cele- brated in Portland and they have become narents of two sons: Johan Poulsen, born in 1906; and Hamilton, July 28, 1907. The religions faith of Mr. and Mrs. Bates is that of the Congregational church and his political endorsement is given to the republican party. He is a life member of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and belongs to the Irvington, the Arlington and Waverly Clubs. Fishing, hunting and farming constitute the sources of his relaxation, but the hours given thereto are comparatively few. There is a constant call of some business interest which makes demand upon his time and attention. In the parlance of the day, he is a live wire. In other words, he is forceful, resourceful and resolute. He plans well and gets results and that his plans are comprehensive and practical is shown in the fact that his achievements place him in the point of leadership in connection with many and varied interests. Any city would be glad to welcome him to the ranks of its business men. His energy, can be spoken of only in the superlative degree, and yet there is not a single esoteric phase in his life, his entire course being marked simply by a recognition and utilization of opportunities which many others have passed heed- lessly by.

RAPHAEL RAYMOND.

Raphael Raymond, retired wheat man and rancher of Pendleton, Umatilla county, Oregon, was born at St. Jobey, near Montreal, Canada, June 16, 1856, a son of Gabriel and Zora (Treado) Raymond, both natives of the same locality and here also their marriage occurred. Gabriel Raymond followed farming and engaged in shipping horses from Canada to New York. His death occurred in 1894, at the age of eighty-five years and his wife survived until 1906.

The boyhood of Raphael Raymond was spent in Canada until he was sixteen years of age, when after working for some time in a brickyard in New York, he went to Holyoke, Massachusetts, where he obtained employment at the city waterworks. He worked in a tobacco establishment at Hatfield, Massachusetts, until he returned to his home in Canada, remaining there until 1873, when he went west, locating in Nevada.

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He engaged in mining in that state in the vicinity of Carson City and at other points, including Austin. Subsequently he worked in the mines at Belleville, Nevada, until 1877, when he came to Oregon, arriving in Portland on the 25th of September. He did not long remain there but went to Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. At the time of his arrival in Seattle he could have purchased eighty acres of land, well improved, for the sum of five hundred dollars. Later in that same year he went to Pendleton by way of stage from Umatilla and his first occupation upon arriving there was in the employ of Bill Whitman, a well known farmer of that vicinity. He next worked for Charles McMorris and afterwards in connection with a Dr. Mansfield and Sam Doble conducted a planing mill for some time. Mr. Raymond and Zeb Lockwood then took a preemption claim of one hundred and sixty acres, six miles from Athena, which they operated with a gratifying amount of success for a period of time and eventually Mr. Raymond sold out to his partner. In 1878 he worked for the government on a pack train and during the Indian uprisings in Umatilla county assisted in driving the Indians into the Black Hills. He was also employed by the government at Boise, Idaho, where he herded mules. Returning to Oregon he took up one hundred and sixty acres of railroad land, which he homesteaded, and he has improved and added to his original tract until he now owns one thousand six hundred and thirteen acres. He resided on this land until 1905, when he bought his present home, which is one of the finest mu Pendleton, and there he is now living retired. Mr. Raymond helped put through the railroad from Wallowa to Ensworth, Crab creek and thence to Spokane, Washington. For four years he was road supervisor near Helix, Umatilla county, and he has always taken a prominent part in movements for the general good.

In 1882 Mr. Raymond was married to Miss Addie Marshall, a daughter of Thomas Marshall, and a native of Kansas. To their union five children were born: Bessie, Jessie, whose death occurred in 1918 at the age of thirty-one years; Delena, who died at the age of eleven months; Josephine; and Raphael, fourteen years of age.

Since age conferred upon Mr. Raymond the right of franchise he has been a stanch supporter of the republican party, having firm belief in the principles of that party as factors in good government. He is not connected with a large number of fraternal organizations but holds membership in the Knights of Pythias. He is a highly re- spected citizen of Pendleton, where he is known as a self-made man, his present position of prosperity and affluence in the community being the result of his own labor, coupled with the energy and grim determination to succeed.

LOUIS D. COLE.

Louis D. Cole, who left the impress of his individuality and progressive spirit upon the business development of Oregon and upon its political history, passed away on the 27th of September, 1920, when he had reached the age of sixty-eight years. He was born in Warren, Ohio, July 19, 1852, and there attained his majority, acquiring his early education in the schools of his native city and afterward became a student in a college. He likewise spent two years in Europe, where further study and broad travel greatly promoted his knowledge, bringing him wide understanding of the world and its people.

Upon his return to his native land Mr. Cole went to Nevada, where for some time he engaged in mining and merchandising. He afterwards removed to San Francisco, California, where he became manager of the I X L Clothing Store and at a later period he came to Oregon, where he took up his abode about thirty-five years ago. Here he was again connected with the clothing trade for several years and was also represen- tative of a large eastern carpet company for a number of years. He became well known through his business connections, and his enterprise, thoroughness and close application brought to him a success that enabled him to leave his family in comfortable financial circumstances.

In 1882 Mr. Cole was married to Miss Hannah Moultzen, a daughter of Claus and Katherine Moultzen, who were natives of Denmark, and came to the United States about 1860, settling in California, where they spent their remaining days. Mr. and Mrs. Cole were the parents of three children: Jacob Sam, a resident of California; Julia F., the wife of T. P. McDevitt; and Moyer Daniel of Portland. Mr. Cole was devoted to the welfare of his family and his death also brought great sorrow to many friends. He had long been prominently known, not only by reason of his business

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activities but also owing to the part which he took in promoting republican successes. He served as a member of the city council in 1898 and managed the first Roosevelt campaign in Oregon and also the campaign of Frederick W. Mulkey for state senator. He stood firmly for policies which he espoused and his business was ever based upon a firm belief in the principles which he advocated.

MARTIN WHITE.

Martin White, judge of Columbia county since 1919, was born in Wisconsin in 1855. His parents, Benjamin and Mary (Good) White, were married in Wisconsin and in 1866 migrated to Kansas, where they took up farming. Benjamin White was killed by the Indians in their war on the settlers in 1868.

Martin White served in the militia when he was but fourteen years of age, and after thirteen months spent in Indian warfare, engaged in farm work until 1880, when he returned to Wisconsin. In 1888 he pre-empted eighty acres of timber land, which he sold to the Benson Lumber Company. He then established a dairy farm at Beaver Creek, where he operated for many years. As a result of his interest in civic affairs he was elected to the office of county assessor, being re-elected the four following terms, and owing to his knowledge of the duties of that office he served for two addi- tional years as deputy assessor. For three terms he held the office of sheriff and in 1919 was elected county judge, in which capacity he still serves. Mr. White was a stockholder in the First National Bank of St. Helens and was one of the organizers of the Columbia County Bank, in which institution he is now a stockholder.

Judge White is a good roads enthusiast and has done much for the promotion of good roads in Columbia county. During the World war he was at all times careful and punctilious in the duties trusted to his charge, and in any office he has held he has shown his ability to handle situations efficiently, regarding himself as a public servant and not as the public's boss.

In 1880 Judge White was united in marriage to Miss Jane Rose Lillich, a native of Wisconsin. They came to the Pacific coast and have resided in Columbia county since 1881.

Judge White's fraternal affiliations are limited to the Knights of Pythias, in which order he has held all the offices and has been a member of the grand lodge. He has always been a republican, but his friends among the democrats are many. In fact, no man in the county has more real friends than Judge White. Mr. and Mrs. White are members of the Methodist church, where he has been one of the trustees for many years, and is now president of the board. While in no sense a seeker after puh- licity, Judge White is always in the foreground in matters of public interest and can be counted upon to advance any scheme that will help the interest of his town, county and state. His wide acquaintance and splendid standing as a citizen make him a valuable asset to the commonwealth.

BENJAMIN CLIFFORD DEY.

Benjamin Clifford Dey, a member of the Portland bar, practicing as senior partner in the firm of Dey, Hampson & Nelson, has spent his entire life in this state, having been born in Oregon City, December 29, 1879. His father, Thompson Dey, was a native of Seneca county, New York, born in 1832. He joined the Union army during the Civil war, going into the service from Wisconsin with the Engineers division. He was mar- ried in Wisconsin to Miss Mary Ellen Lamphere and in 1874 they removed to Oregon, settling first at New Era, near Oregon City, where Mr. Dey established a flouring mill. In 1878 he took up his abode in Oregon City and there resided until 1888, when he went to Santa Cruz, California, there passing away June 17, 1892. His widow sur- vived him for several years, her death occurring November 9, 1909, in Oakland, California.

Benjamin C. Dey obtained his early education in the public schools of Oregon City and continued his studies in Santa Cruz. Following his father's death he came to Portland and completed a high school course here. He then again went to California, becoming a student at Stanford University, from which he was graduated in 1905 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In June, 1906, he was admitted to the bar in Oregon

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and entered upon the active work of the profession, being associated for eleven years with W. D. Fenton. In 1917 he formed a partnership with Alfred A. Hampson and in 1918 R. C. Nelson was admitted to the firm, the style of Dey, Hampson & Nelson being then assumed. For fourteen years Mr. Dey has been a representative of the Portland bar and although advancement in the profession of law is proverbially slow, no dreary novitiate awaited him. He soon gained recognition in a growing practice and for many years his clientage has been extensive, making his law business one of substantial profit. He has also become general attorney in Oregon for the Southern Pacific Company.

On the 15th of November, 1911, in San Francisco, Mr. Dey was married to Miss Hazel Sobey, a daughter of Dr. A. L. Sobey, a native of England. Their children are three in numher: Dorothy, Benjamin C. and Franklin H. Mr. Dey is a republican in his political views and in the club circles of the city he is well known, representing the Arlington, University and Press Clubs, and he is also identified with the Chamber of Commerce. In a word he is associated with all those interests which are of vital significance in promoting the city's growth and advancement and in upholding its best interests.

ROBERT TILDEN BOALS, M. D.

It is the industry and enterprise of the citizen that enrich and ennoble the common- wealth and from individual enterprise has sprung all the splendor and importance of this great west. Among those who have achieved prominence as men of marked ability and substantial worth is Dr. Robert Tilden Boals, a resident of Tillamook City. Like many other representative citizens of Oregon, Dr. Boals is a son by adoption, for his birth occurred in Kansas in 1877. His parents were John W. and Mary (Kane) Boals, the former a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Boals removed from Pennsylvania to Kansas at an early day and when their son, Robert T., was a small boy came to Oregon, locating in Columbia county a few miles from the town of Rainier. There the father en- gaged in farming and won prominence as one of the representative agriculturists of the vicinity.

Robert Tilden Boals received his education in the schools of Columbia county and later entered the State Normal School at Monmouth. For some time he attended the University of California but upon deciding to devote his life to the medical profession, he enrolled as student in the medical department of the University of Oregon and re- ceived his M. D. degree in 1905. The following year he served as house physician at St. Vincent's Hospital and at the termination of that period removed to San Francisco just prior to the earthquake of 1906. He lost all of his possessions in that great dis- aster and soon afterward returned to Oregon, taking up residence in Tillamook City. Upon his arrival there he opened offices for the practice of his profession and during the fifteen years of his residence there he has built up a practice of importance and magnitude. The professional ability of Dr. Boals is widely known and recognized and in addition to his private practice he is surgeon of the Southern Pacific Railway and for such large corporations as the Coats Lumber Company, Tillamook Lumber Company, Yellow Fir Lumber Company, and Whitney Lumber Company. He remains a deep student of his profession and has taken postgraduate courses at the Post Graduate Medical School of New York in 1912, and the Northwestern University at Chicago in 1919. While for the most part Dr. Boals follows general practice he makes a specialty of surgery and has attained high rank in that line. He has not only won prominence as a professional man but as a citizen he was so actively identified with every move- ment for the development of the general welfare that in 1916 he was called upon to fill the office of mayor, giving to the city a businesslike and progressive administration. It was during his incumbency in that office that the present city hall was erected and the steel bridge across the river was also built. He undertook the concrete paving of the city streets and from every point of view his administration stood for improve- ment and advancement. He is readily acknowledged by all as the best chief executive the city has ever had. Tillamook City boasts of a one hundred per cent fire department and gives to Dr. Boals entire credit for its organization. The department, containing all of the latest fire fighting equipment, is one of the best in the state outside of Port- land and a few of the larger cities.

In 1907 Dr. Boals was united in marriage to Miss Clara Tohl, of Nehalem, and to them two sons have been born: Robert E., Jr., and Harlen C., both attending the

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Tillamook public schools. Mrs. Boals is prominent in the social and club circles of the city and is a woman of magnetic personality.

Fraternally Dr. Boals is identified with the Masons, being past master of his lodge, and he is also a Knight of Pythias. He has furthered the interests of the profession in the county by erecting the first general hospital, which he still owns and which is known as the Boals Hospital. The prominence he has gained in the medical profession is indicated by his membership in the Tillamook County Medical Society, of which he is president, the Oregon State Medical Society, and the American X-Ray Society, and he is a fellow of the American Medical Association. For ten years he served the com- munity as county health officer. During the World war and while he was serving as mayor he was a member of the draft hoard as well as examining physician. Through- out the community Dr. Boals is spoken of in terms of admiration and respect, and a portion of his success may be attributed to his untiring energy and pleasing personality. He has exerted an immeasurable influence on the city of his residence as well as on his profession, and Tillamook City is indeed fortunate in having him for a citizen.

COOK GARVEN NICHOL.

Cook Garven Nichol, a most enterprising and progressive merchant, located at Mosier, was horn in Missouri in 1869. His father was a native of Texas county, Mis- souri, whither his parents had removed in pioneer times. They had previously been early residents of Kentucky and also became identified with the pioneer development of Missouri. The mother of Cook G. Nichol bore the maiden name of Reuh Mitchell and came of one of the old families of Tennessee, in which state her ancestors had settled in 1804.

Cook G. Nichol acquired a limited education in the rural schools of Texas county and at the age of seventeen years started out to make his fortune. He was empty- handed but worked his way to New Mexico and after many trying experiences reached Silver City. His early years were fraught with earnest toil and endeavor. Locating at Pinos Altos he there engaged in mining and through the succeeding eight years of his life followed mining in New Mexico, Arizona, Montana and Idaho. Having saved about thirty-five hundred dollars, he then went to Houstonia, Missouri, and purchased a lumber yard. For five years he conducted business at that place, during which time he doubled his capital; but on account of the health of his eldest son he removed to Montana, buying a ranch of one hundred and sixty acres and turned his attention to cattle raising. After eight years' hard work his ranch was greatly devastated by a flood, causing him the loss of one hundred and seventy-five tons of hay and three hundred head of cattle. He then sold his property at half price and started with his family for the Pacific coast. After looking around for an opening he decided upon Mosier, Wasco county, and in 1911 purchased a half interest in the general merchandise store which he now conducts. After a brief period he became sole owner hy acquiring the interest of his partner. Not having the necessary capital with which to buy the half interest he called upon a banker at Hood river and stated his needs. After a conversation concerning his chances of success alone in the business the banker produced a letter from a bank at Houstonia, Missouri, which had been written to a bank at Lewistown, Montana, assuring that institution that Mr. Nichol was in every way worthy of accommo- dation. Upon the margin of the letter the bank at Lewistown had written: "We take pleasure in confirming the contents of this letter." Accordingly credit was advanced Mr. Nichol and he purchased his partner's interest in the store, which he has since successfully conducted. In the intervening period of nine years he has built up an exceptionally good credit, a large trade and a well earned reputation. Mr. Nichol and his store are alike a credit to the town.

In 1896 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Nichol and Miss Belle Holly of Licking, Missouri, who belonged to an old New England family, the ancestral line being traced back to the family to which belonged Miles Standish. The Holly family were pioneers of New York before settling in Missouri. The grandfather of Mrs. Nichol remembers Chicago as a small village which he passed through, driving an ox team, when traveling to northern Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Nichol are the parents of two sons and a daughter: Bernard Eugene was educated in the graded schools of Mosier and at the Behnke- Walker Business College of Portland, Oregon. He obtained employment at the plant of Armour & Company in Portland as a bookkeeper and within a short time was sent

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History of Oregon, Vol. III, Part 3

Author: Carey, Charles Henry Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Chicago, Portland, The Pioneer historical publishing company Number of Pages: 766

Author: Carey, Charles Henry
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Chicago, Portland, The Pioneer historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 766