New encyclopedia of Texas, volume 2, Part 168

Author: Davis, Ellis A.
Publication date: 1926
Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : Texas development bureau, [1926?]
Number of Pages: 1262

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LLIE S. HUFFMAN, since coming to Hous- ton several years ago, has been closely as- sociated with activities of a commercial na- ture, and has attained a commendable repu- tation as a dealer for a few carefully selected auto accessories. Mr. Huffman is president of the Trubl- pruf Cushion Tire Company, state representatives for the Lambert Tire and Rubber Company, and dis- tributors of the Lambert Trublpruf Tires. Lambert tires are resilient. Scientifically designed air holes allow the tire to shape itself to the road. Dirt can- not clog them. The driver of a truck or passenger car equipped with "Trublprufs" never has to stop to inflate a tire, repair a tube or put on a spare.

"Trublprufs" cannot puncture, blow out or rim-cut. They completely end tire trouble in a practical way and give thousands of miles of uninterrupted service. Mr. Huffman has built up a steady demand for this tire, and many of the large companies in the city have equipped their entire fleet of cars with "Trubl- prufs." The company is also distributors for Hays and Float-A Ford Shock Absorbers throughout this section. Mr. Huffman has built his business along progressive lines, and in his contact with the public stresses service and a desire to give satisfaction which is winning him many friends. The company is conveniently located at 1605 Main Street; other officers are: Graham Stearns, vice president, and J. S. Baldwin, secretary-treasurer.

Ollie S. Huffman was born at Peoria, Illinois, the sixth of November, 1881, son of the late David Huff- man, of that State. He attended the public schools of Peoria, and after finishing his high school work there entered Knox College. After finishing his college course he became an educator and spent two years teaching school. This was followed by five years in the Internal Revenue Department of the United States Government, in the fifth district of Illinois. Later he became interested in the auto- mobile industry and in 1914 went to Chicago, where he was district salesman for two years. He came to Texas in 1918 on a trip to see this part of the country, and was so impressed with the future Hous- ton offered the business man that he remained here, establishing the O. S. Huffman Company, in which he was active until establishing his present firm.

Mr. Huffman was married at Peoria, Illinois, in September, 1908, to Miss Harriett Higgs, a native of Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman have an attractive home at 717 Bayland Avenue, and are the parents of two children, Ruth and Kenneth. Mr. Huffman is a Blue Lodge Mason, Woodlawn Lodge, thirty- second degree Scottish Rite, and a member of Arabia Temple Shrine at Houston. He is a member of the Rotary Club and takes a keen interest in the devel- opment of his city.

ERMAN RASCH TYLER, one of the young- er members of the business fraternity of Houston, has been a potent factor in the manufacturing industry of this city for sev- eral years. Mr. Tyler is secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Texas Body and Trailer Company, which is the largest plant of its kind in Texas, covering a space of more than three acres. The factory proper covers a space 325 feet by 175 feet, the warehouse occupies a space of 150 feet by 100 feet, the office covers a space of 100 feet by 30 feet and other buildings occupy a space of 300 feet by 75 feet. The plant is divided into three main departments-paint, wood and blacksmith depart- ments. They carry a complete line of standard bodies, consisting of thirty models, besides making all kinds of special bodies for every use and fifteen styles of stock trailers. The trade territory of the Texas Body and Trailer Company comprises all of Texas and the surrounding states. They are manu- facturers and makers of the well known "Texas" truck bodies, and the Texas trailers for automobiles and trucks. The plant and office of this company is located at 4516 Harrisburg Boulevard, where ap- proximately one hundred people are employed. Other officers of the Texas Body and Trailer Com-

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pany are Travis Holland, president, and J. H. Suess- muth, vice president. Mr. Travis Holland is also president of the First National Bank of Port Arthur, Texas, and makes his residence there.

A native Texan, Mr. Tyler was born in Houston November 19th, 1894. His father, Alfred Tyler, was for thirty-six years an engineer for the Southern Pacific Railroad. His mother was Miss Pauline Rasch, a member of a well known Texas family. His education was obtained in the public and high schools of Houston, after which he attended a busi- ness college. After leaving school, Mr. Tyler began his business career in the candy manufacturing busi- ness which he continued for three and one-half years. He then became associated with the Houston Gas and Fuel Company and remained with this company for almost two years, when he went with the pres- ent company. During the World War, Mr. Tyler spent six months at Camp Travis, with the Depot Brigade, and was discharged December 24th, 1918.

Mr. Tyler was married in Houston in 1917 to Miss Ruby Jane Murphy, a native of the Lone Star State and a daughter of C. J. Murphy of Houston, who has been connected with the Southern Pacific Rail- road for more than forty years. They have one son, Herman Rasch Tyler Jr., three years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler reside at 918 Merrill Street. In fra- ternal organizations, Mr. Tyler is a member of the A. F. and A. M. and the Woodmen of the World. Mr. Tyler has great faith in the future of Houston and expects this city to continue its steady, consistent growth, and is looking forward to an era of great business prosperity in all lines.

F. DUANE, for a decade associated with commercial activities at Houston, has for the past several years been identified with the automobile industry and has won the highest esteem of his fellow citizens. Dr. Duane is a member of the firm of the Acme Auto Supply Company, a partnership established in January, 1922, by himself and Mr. J. M. Harper. At the time of the opening of this business, Mr. Duane built the modern filling station at the Capitol Avenue Bridge, across from the county jail, where they have since been located. A complete line of auto accessories is carried and the Acme Auto Supply Company has the dealership for various leading tire makers as well as operates a modern gas and oil filling sta- tion. A force of five employes are kept busy car- ing for the demands of the trade and work under the supervision of Mr. Duane. The location is one of the best in the city for this business and added to the choice of a location, Mr. Duane has further increased his business through his consideration for his patrons and his personal popularity.

W. F. Duane was born in Brunswick County, Vir- ginia, the twenty-first of October, 1877, son of Thom- as F. Duane, an educator of that state in early life and later magistrate of that county for thirty-five years. He was also a farmer and until his death took an active interest in both civic and agricultural affairs in Brunswick County. Mr. Duane's mother, before her marriage, was Miss Mary Elizabeth Young, a native of Virginia, and a member of a very old and prominent family of that state. Mr. Duane was educated in the public schools of Vir- ginia and spent the time, until he was twenty-three years old, there. He then went to Oklahoma, where

he spent two years engaged in railroad work, then came to Smithville, Texas, and on to California, engaged also in railroad work. After two years on the Pacific Coast, he returned to Texas and spent two years at Teague as storekeeper for the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad, later going to Pales- tine, where for three years he was storekeeper for the I. & G. N. Railroad. This was followed by three years at Marshall as general storekeeper for the Texas and Pacific Railroad, after which he came to Houston, in 1914, and went in business for himself, engaging in the railroad supply business. In 1921 he disposed of his interests in that business and en- tered the auto supply business and has since been a member of the firm of the Acme Auto Supply Company.

Mr. Duane was married at Palestine, Texas, the tenth of May, 1910, to Miss Addie Harper, a native of Jefferson, Texas, and the daughter of the late John Harper, of Jefferson. Mr. and Mrs. Duane have three children, Frederick, Lill Beth and Mary Lucile, the family residing at 1335 Waverly Avenue, Houston Heights. They attend the Grace Methodist Church, where Mr. Duane is a steward. Mr. Duane has made rapid progress in the business world here, and has many friend in this city who expect him to continue to direct his business along the same progressive lines that have insured its success.

ILL SHARP came to Houston in 1916 and since that time was employed in various drug stores of the city until he entered business for himself in January, 1923, at 3301 Main Street, where he conducted a first class drug store until January 1, 1924, when he disposed of same and entered into business with the A. B. C. Stores at 2802 Main Street.

A native Texan, Mr. Sharp was born at Master- sonville October 29, 1893. His father, Will Sharp, a native of Alabama, was brought to East Texas by his parents when a small child, where he grew to manhood, but later removed to the Texas border and is now a resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. His mother was Miss Letha Kelly, a native of the Lone Star State, and a member of a pioneer family. His early education was obtained in the public schools of Mastersonville, Texas, and he later studied law at Baylor University, but did not finish the pre- scribed course, after which he entered the Medical branch of the University of Texas at Galveston and in 1913 received his degree in Pharmacy. After leaving college Mr. Sharp returned to Masterson- ville, and became associated with the Burgess Bros. Drug Store, where he remained for four years. He then was employed for a short period in a durg store at Texas City, after which he came to Houston and entered the employ of the Interurban Pharmacy for a short while, and then became associated with the Burgheim Pharmacy for a short time and then returned to the Interurban Pharmacy, where he re- mained until entering his business in January, 1923, at 3301 Main Street.

Mr. Sharp was married in Houston, June 14, 1916, to Miss Sallie Elliott, a native Texan and a member of a pioneer family. They have two children, El- liott and Goodwin. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp make their home at 2111 Main Street. Mr. Sharp is enthu- siastic as to the future of Houston and believes the time is near at hand when it will be the leading city of the Southwest.

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C. BROOKING, although a comparatively recent addition to the business fraternity of Houston, has through his activities as agent and owner of the Depot of the Houston Auto Truck Lines, succeeded in making many friends and building up a profitable business. The Houston Auto Truck Lines was established in 1915 and has grown to be one of the substantial business industries of Houston. Twenty-eight trucks are operated by this line on the co-operative plan of individuals owning trucks and handling freight for the Houston Auto Truck Lines on the partnership plan of sharing in the freight receipts. Trucks of the two-ton to five-ton kind are operated on the fourteen different lines, and sixty people are em- ployed. Mr. W. L. Buchanan, one of the owners, has operated on the line since 1916 and Mr. S. A. Davis, another owner, has operated trucks on the line since 1917. The freight lines of this company reach the following Texas points: Alvin, Brookshire, Conroe, Crosby, Dayton, Galveston, Goose Creek, Humble, La Porte, Hempstead, Montgomery, Mag- nolia, Richmond, Rosenberg, Willis and Dobbin. They also make special trips, and long hauls of any char- acter of freight to any point, at any time. The depot owned by Mr. Brooking is located 711 North San Jacinto Street.

A native Texan, Mr. Brooking was born in Travis County in 1881. His father, W. G. Brooking, came from Kentucky to Texas in the early seventies, and is one of the pioneer railroad men of Texas, and has also been for many years engaged in farming. He is now a resident of Austin. Mr. Brooking's educa- tion was obtained in the public schools of Texas. After leaving school he engaged in the railroad business, and has spent all his life prior to 1921 in the service of different railroad companies. In 1921, he engaged in the present Truck Line service, and believes that the coming industry is quick service in every line of business.

Mr. Brooking was married in Houston in 1907 to Miss Jennette Sullivan, a native of the Lone Star State. They have three daughters, Gertrude, Mar- garette and Bernice. Mr. Brooking has great faith in the future of Houston and is looking forward to an era of great business prosperity in all lines.

E. HOUSER is well known in the business circles of Houston, where prior to begin- ning the manufacture of the R. E. Houser Storage Battery in 1916 he was for many years with the Houston Home Telephone Company. The R. E. Houser Storage Battery is sold to both the wholesale and retail trade, and in addition to the manufacturing of this battery, Mr. Houser repairs all makes of batteries. He also has the most com- plete auto filling and service station, and the best equipped auto cleaning and greasing system in the city. His new, improved grease racks and system occupy one-fourth of a city block, and can grease three hundred cars per month. Mr. Houser carries in his establishment a full and complete line of auto accessories, tires, tubes, etc., and his plant is lo- cated at 817 Dallas Avenue, at Milam Street, where his business in increasing each month, and Mr. Houser employs only the best trained men in their respective lines.

Mr. Houser was born in Dayton, Ohio, September 21, 1884. His father, H. V. Houser, was for many years among the number of well known tool makers

in Ohio; he came to Houston in 1920 and is engaged in the business with his son, the subject of this sketch. His education was obtained in the public schools of Dayton, Ohio, and after leaving school began work as a steam engineer for the Dayton Maleable Iron Works, where he served his appren- ticeship and learned to be a steam engineer. He later went into the electric department, and was made Assistant Electrical Engineer, and remained in this position for a number of years. Mr. Houser then went to Chicago and became engaged in auto electric work, after which he came to Houston, where for several years he was associated with the Hous- ton Home Telephone Company, where he remained until entering his present business, which at first, was in a very modest way, but he has been very successful, and in 1917, moved to his present loca- tion, in order to provide more room for his rapidly developing business, to which he has added many new features.

Mr. Houser was married at Dayton, Ohio, June 6, 1906, to Miss Viola Alexander, a native of Dayton and a member of a prominent family of that city. They have five children, Marie, Ruth, Richard, Ro- berta and Mildred, also a deceased son, Paul, aged four years. Mr. and Mrs. Houser reside at 4517 Rusk Avenue. In fraternal and social organiza- tions, Mr. Houser is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Salesmanship Club and the Rotary Club. Mr. Houser has great faith in the future of Hous- ton and never loses an opportunity to speak a good word for the city of his adoption.

D. MORROW, a resident of Houston for many years, has since entering the business world been a factor in the automobile in- dustry, and has won the esteem of his fellow citizens by his progressive business policy and in- terest in the welfare of his community. Mr. Mor- row is President and Manager of the Morrow Com- pany, he has attained a real place in the business 1921 has acted as distributor for the Kelly-Spring- field Trucks, over a territory covering sixty coun- ties. A general garage is also operated, doing a general repair business of the highest class, and with facilities for washing and greasing. The equipment in the shop is designed to meet the demands of those desiring first class repair work, and only efficient workinen are employed. Mr. Morrow personally supervises all work in the shop, as well as each de- tail in the management of his business, and makes a point of giving his customers real service. He has eleven employees, and keeps men on the road at all times. Morrow Company, Incorporated, is located at 906 Louisiana Street, and has as directors besides Mr. Morrow, who is President, T. C. Bering, Vice- President, and A. M. Armand, Secretary and Treas- urer.

J. D. Morrow was born at Bushnell, Illinois, the twenty-fourth of August, 1898, son of Dr. W. J. Morrow, a prominent dentist of Houston since 1904, and who has offices in the Carter Building, and Mary Thornton Morrow. Dr. Morrow is a native of Maryland, while Mrs. Morrow was born in Illinois. J. D. Morrow was educated in the public schools of Houston, and after leaving school went with the Mosehart-Keller Company, remaining with that large auto plant for three years, during which time he worked in various departments and received excel- lent training in the automotive industry. He then

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bought an interest in the Auto Owners Supply Com- pany, and was active in the management of that business for the ensuing two and one-half years, at which time he liquidated his interests in the busi- ness and organized his present business, first with his brother, Thornton C. Morrow, whom he later bought out.

Mr. Morrow was married at Houston, the nine- teenth of October, 1919, to Miss Aileen Warren, daughter of B. W. Warren, a prominent business man of Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow make their home at 403 Euclid Avenue and have one child, Mar- ceanne. Mr. Morrow is a Mason, a member of Woodland Lodge, No. 1157. By his consistent atten- tion to business, and the incorporation of progres- sive ideas into the management of Morrow and Com- pany, Incorporated, which since its establishment in world of his city and has made many friends who wish him every success.

LBERT MAY, for the past several years a resident of Houston, has contributed mate- rially to the advancement of the filling sta- tion business in this city, and has attained an enviable reputation among his associates for his activities in this line. Mr. May operates the Tokio Filling Station, in association with his part- ner, A. E. Worley, both of whom take an active part in the management. This station, opened in August, 1921, at 4801 Harrisburg Boulevard, was taken over by Mr. May and Mr. Worley the first of October, 1922, and has since been operated by them. The Tokio Filling Station presents a most attractive appearance, and is one of the most distinctive in Houston. The planning received careful attention, as did the installation of equipment, and this has been no small factor in the rapid growth of the business, especially since the present ownership has been in charge. The lighting arrangements are at- tractive, and the station attracts a large volume of evening trade, as well as a profitable volume of day- time business. All employees are carefully in- structed with the policy of the company regarding customers, and the superior service offered by the Tokio Filling Station is well known. A tire and tube department, equipped to make all necessary repairs of tires and tubes, as well as for the sale of new stock, and with a road service in connection, is one of the features offered their patrons by the Tokio Filling Station. Other departments include a complete stocked accessory department, a greasing department with modern equipment for the efficient handling of cars, and a battery department, caring for the heavy demand for battery service. A sport- ing goods department has also been added, carrying a good line of stock, including fishing tackle, hunt- ers' supplies, etc., and the motorist finds it a great convenience to be able to purchase these supplies here.

Mr. May was born in England, in 1886, the son of Albert May, a native of that country, but who spent most of his life in Texas, and Mary Louise Russel May, deceased. Mr. May came to Texas as a child, and was educated in this state. As a boy he began as an electrical and stationary engineer, at Bryan, Texas, and later was chief engineer at the college there. After a number of years at Bryan, he went to Mexia and was with the light and power company there for two years, prior to coming to Houston. He was with the Houston Electric Com-

pany, as electrical inspector, for one year, after which he entered his present business.

Mr. May was married, at Bryan, Texas, the twenty-sixth of May, 1907, to Miss Martha Worth- ington, daughter of T. W. Worthington, a farmer near Bryan for more than three decades. Mr. and Mrs. May live at 212 Eastwood street, and have one child, Ethel May. A son, Johnnie, died the first of September, 1921, at the age of eleven years. Mr. May is a man of executive ability and sound busi- ness policies, which he applies to the conduct of his filling station in a way that has made this business more than an average success.

TERLING D. ANDERSON, for almost two decades a resident of Houston and a factor in commercial and industrial activities, has for a decade been associated with the auto- mobile supply business and has established one of the largest businesses in this field in the city. Mr. Anderson is the owner of the Sterling D. Anderson Auto Accessory, Tire and Filling Station, a busi- ness he established in 1912 as a gasoline, lighting and supply business, at 10712 Main Street. In 1915 he entered the accessory and tire field, expanding the business, and became the dealer for Michelin tires and tubes. Since that time the business has met with a constant expansion, and is now recognized as the largest auto supply business in the city. At present the business is housed in a large and modern building, at 1118 and 1120 Preston Avenue, and in addition operates two branches, the Webster Auto Supply Company, at Webster and Main Streets, and the Harrisburg Auto and Marine Supply Company, at Harrisburg. Mr. Anderson keeps his stations open twenty-four hours a day, and is always ready to render road service, keeping a fleet of six service cars at the command of his patrons. He has a force of twenty competent employees, who co-operate with him in maintaining high service standards, and he has attained a reputation for real service and fair dealing that has popularized his stations with the auto owners of Houston and the adjoining districts.

Sterling D. Anderson was born at Waco, Texas, the first of November, 1887, son of S. D. Anderson, a native of the Lone Star State, and now associated with his son in business, and Mrs. Bettie Reed An- derson, also a native Texan. Mr. Anderson was edu- cated in the public schools of his native city, and after finishing his education came to Houston in 1905, and began with the Peden Iron and Steel Com- pany, remaining in the purchasing department of this industry for five years. He then went on the road for the same company, covering this section of the State for two years, after which he went in business for himself.

Mr. Anderson was married at Dallas, Texas, the twenty-sixth of December, 1919, to Miss Eula Bonds, a native of Calvert, Texas, and the daughter of the late John Bonds of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have made Houston their home since their marriage, living at 120 Greer Avenue. They have one child, Mary Elizabeth. Mr. Anderson is a Woodman of the World, and an active worker in all movements directed toward civic growth. His success in the business world demonstrates what ability, with a determination to succeed, can do, and he has many friends in this city who are glad to hear of his progress in the auto supply field.

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ILLIAM M. MacDONALD, well-known auto- tomobile accessory specialty jobber, of Houston, has been a factor in the business circles of the city for more than a decade, having, prior to his entering the wholesale jobbing business, been for several years active in the auto- mobile circles of Houston. Mr. MacDonald is sales representative in the territory of the Houston Branch of the Ford Motor Company for Richard M. Decker Company locking devices and other acces- sories manufactured by Decker. In addition he also distributes Rucksteel axles, Woodward bodies, Dreadnaught shock absorbers and jacks, Beidol lub- ricants, Dumore upholstery cleaners, coin controlled clocks and Kingston governors. In July, 1921, Wil- liam M. MacDonald acquired this territory exclu- sively as distributor for the Richard M. Decker products. At the beginning he had only twenty- five accounts; now he has more than seven hundred accounts. The present place of business is located at 3827 Harrisburg Boulevard, opposite the Ford Plant.

Mr. MacDonald was born in Cheboygan, Michi- gan, in 1889. His father, A. S. MacDonald, was for many years a well-known lumber dealer of Che- boygan. His mother was Miss Florence Mackay. Mr. MacDonald's early education was obtained in the public and high schools of Cheboygan, after which he attended the University of Michigan for four years, graduating from that Institution in the class of 1912 with the LL. B. degree.

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New encyclopedia of Texas, volume 2, Part 168

Author: Davis, Ellis A. Publication date: 1926 Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : Texas development bureau, [1926?] Number of Pages: 1262

Author: Davis, Ellis A.
Publication date: 1926
Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : Texas development bureau, [1926?]
Number of Pages: 1262