New encyclopedia of Texas, volume 2, Part 77

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

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Mr. Carroll was married at Parsons, Kansas, in 1908, to Miss Bessie Callen, a daughter of Joe Callen and Arvilla Callen, pioneer farmers and land own- ers of Kansas. They have two children-Kathrine, eleven years of age, and William Edward, aged nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll reside at 1109 Rut- land Street. Mr. Carroll has achieved a great deal along the line of assisting the working people of Houston. He has the deepest interest in the man who aspires to better his condition, and is at all times ready and willing to render helpful service to his fellow man.

E WOOD has had a wide, varied and suc- cessful business career, and as secretary, treasurer and manager of the Logan Candy Company of Houston, has had an important part in shaping the destinies of that company. This business was founded in 1918, but was only doing a local business and in 1922, the present owners took charge and they now have a large manufacturing and jobbing business. The Logan Candy Company manufacture a complete line of staple candies and employ from thirty to thirty-five people, and their salesmen cover all the territory within a radius of two hundred miles of Houston. Their plant, which is located at 2102-4-6-8 North Main Street, has a floor space of eighty thousand square feet. This company started business on a small scale and have found it necessary to increase their floor space three different times, and their capacity has doubled dur- ing the year 1923. Other officers of the Logan Candy Company are E. S. Wood, president, who is active in the business, and H. L. Robertson, vice president, who is also president of the Houston Base Ball Association, and both are well known in the business circles of Houston and South Texas.

A native Texan, Mr. Wood was born in Mcclellan County. His father, Edmond S. Wood, has for many years been active in the business circles of Houston and is now president of the Logan Candy Company and was the organizer of this company. His mother was Miss Laura Slavens, a member of a pioneer Texas family. His early education was obtained in the public schools in various portions of the state and later he became a student of the University of Texas.

After finishing college, Mr. Wood started his business career with the Grace Steamship Company of New York, and remained with this company in New York for a period of ten years, starting as trav-

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eling salesman, later department manager. He then went to the West Indies, where he remained for several years and returned to Houston in 1921 and entered the real estate business, specializing in sub- divisions, and with his father opened up Ridgewood, and in 1922 took over the management of his present business. Mr. Wood is still largely interested in Houston real estate, and is the owner of some very choice residence property here, also other classes of real estate in the city. The Wood home is lo- cated at 103 Morris Street. Mr. Wood is a member of the Rotary Club and takes an active interest in this organization, and in the business, social and general community life of Houston, where he is re- garded as one of the city's progressive citizens.

LAUDE E. BELK, city manager of Hous- ton, was appointed to this important office June 1st, 1921, and as Houston's first city manager, his administration has been note- worthy, particularly along economical lines. Mr. Belk has charge of all city property and the buying of all equipment for the various departments, which naturally makes the position of city manager one of the most important of the city, and in reality, he attends to the business end of Houston. Prior to becoming city manager of Houston, Mr. Belk had a wonderful field in which to obtain an experience which would be of great value to him in his present position with the municipality of Houston. For five years Mr. Belk was purchasing agent for the Sin- clair Oil Company, one of the largest oil companies operating in Texas, and this experience has been a valuable asset to him as well as to the city of Houston, where his administration has been one of great accomplishment. Mr. Belk's office is located at the city hall where he has a complete and effi- cient organization.

A native Texan, Mr. Belk was born at Corrigan, May 17th, 1891. His father, W. M. Belk, a native of Alabama, came to Grimes County, Texas, in the early days and in 1903 removed to Houston and later Sour Lake, Texas, and after a few years re- turned to Houston, where he is now residing, hav- ing retired from active business pursuits which he had followed along various lines. His mother was Miss Safronia Wise, a native of Grimes County, Texas where she was a member of a well known pioneer family. His early education was obtained in the public and high schools of Houston, where he graduated from the latter and then attended a business college, where he finished the prescribed course.

After leaving college, Mr. Belk began his busi- ness career with the Gulf Coast Lines, where he was secretary to the assistant president for five years when he became purchasing agent for the Sin- clair Oil Company and remained with this com- pany for a period of five years, when he was ap- pointed city manager of Houston, where his regime has given complete satisfaction to the citizenship of the South Texas metropolis. Mr. Belk was married in Houston, April 28th, 1915, to Miss Ella Louise Schalies, a native of Seguin, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Belk reside at 4315 Roseland Avenue. Mr. Belk is a member of the A. F. & A. M. with member- ship in Temple Lodge of Houston and has attained to the 32nd degree in the Scottish Rite Body of this order, having received to the 18th degree in Hous-

ton and to the 32nd degree in Galveston. He is also a member of the Purchasing Agents' Association, the Kiwanis Club and the Turnverein Club. Mr. Belk, during his residence of more than twenty years in Houston, has made many friends in the business and social circles of the city, where he is regarded as a man of sound judgment, fully competent in every way to manage the responsible position he holds with the leading city of the Southwest.

LARENCE E. WADEMAN, one of the younger member of the business fraternity of Houston, Texas, has for many years been an active figure in the floral business of this city. He began his career in the floral business some time before finishing his college courses, and has been continuously engaged in this line of activ- ity since that time. Mr. Wademan is president and general manager of Wademan's, Retail Florists, which was established in October, 1923, and carry a large and complete stock of the best flowers and plants that may be obtained in Houston. Wade- man's, which is located at 3106 Main Street, is a very beautiful store, where judgment and taste in the decorator's art are perceptible on every hand. Six experienced people are employed at this floral estab- lishment, and where courteous treatment and good service are the watch words. Other officers of Wademan's are E. A. Hester and W. M. White, vice presidents; A. E. Schumacher, treasurer, and John T. Scott, Jr., secretary. Since this store was opened to the public, it has built up a splendid trade, and is known as a very high class flower shop. Mr. Wade- man came to Houston for the purpose of attending the Rice Institute, and while he was a student at this institution, he began work for the Carroll Flor- al Company, and continued in the service of this company during the entire period in which he was attending school, working a part of each day. After receiving his degree from the Rice Institute and the liking for the floral business had grown on him, he became associated with the Carroll Floral Company, devoting his entire time to this business for two years, when he saw the possibilities of the floral business in Houston and organized the present com- pany, known as Wademan's.

Mr. Wademan was born at Wayland, Michigan, on December 4th, 1899. His father, F. A. Wademan, also a native of Michigan, is well known in the rail- road circles of both Michigan and Texas. He has been a resident of Houston for several years, and is loud in his praise of Texas and this city. Mr. Clar- ence E. Wademan's early education was obtained in the schools of his native state, and of Temple, Texas, where he graduated from the high school in the lat- ter place. He then became a student of the Rice Institute and remained in this institution for a per- iod of four years, when he graduated in the class of 1921 with the A. B. degree.

Since coming to Houston, Mr. Wademan has been active in the business and social life of this city and is vice president of the Salesmanship Club, vice president of the Exchange Club, and secretary of the Florist's Association. He is a member of many of the social organizations of the city, where he is well known and popular. Mr. Wademan resides at 401 Omar Street. He is enthusiastic as to the future of Houston and believes that this city will soon be- come the metropolis of the Southwest.

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AMON WELLS, although one of the younger members of the real estate fraternity of Houston, has entered into the spirit of the South Texas metropolis, and has made rapid strides toward the forefront of leading real estate men here. Starting in the real estate busi- ness in 1919, Mr. Wells met with unusual success in the financing and building of homes and business properties. In 1924 his company was incorporated under the name of the Damon Wells Company, with a capital stock of $250,000.00. The officers of the company are: Damon Wells, president; T. B. Blanchard, vice president, and B. N. Russell, secre- tary. Some of the best known and most influen- tial men of Houston comprise the board of direc- tors. The company specializes in the rediscounting of first lien mortgage notes, financing of homes and downtown business property, and the building, financing and leasing of warehouses and business locations.

A native Texan, Mr. Wells was born at Liberty, April 26th, 1896. His father, the late Dr. J. M. Wells, was for eighteen years city physician at Liberty, and at the time of his death was engaged in active practice in Houston. His mother, prior to her marriage, was Miss Minnie Damon, a native of the Lone Star State, and a descendant of Daniel Boone. His education was obtained in the public schools of Richmond, Texas, and the high school at San Antonio. Later he entered the University of Texas and was for three years a student of this institution, and left the university in order to enter the World War, which he did in 1918, and was as- signed to the Motor Transport Corps at Fort Sam Houston. Later he was transferred to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He entered the army as a private and was discharged a private in May, 1919. Mr. Wells resides with his mother at 2906 Fannin Street. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the University Club, and the Houston Real Estate Board. He is a member of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Wells takes an active interest in all matters having to do with the civic improvement, advance- ment and progress of Houston and expects to see this city make great strides during the next few years. Mr. Wells has achieved success in his chosen work, and has made a name among his associates and clients for his straightforward methods.

R W MACKIE, who has made Houston his home and business headquarters for the past several years, enjoys the distinction of being the only commercial aviator in the city who has made a success of commercial flying, and his activities in this field have won him more than local prominence. Mr. Mackie was first at- tracted to the possibilities of commercial aviation in 1919, at which time he began doing commercial work at Houston. Since that time, he has built up a large and successful business in this field and makes flights daily. Mr. Mackie does all kinds of commer- cial flying, specializing in aerial advertising, aerial advertising by "bombing" and other advertising work. He also handles a great deal of aerial photo- graphic work, taking photographs of cities, plants, oil fields and makes aerial maps, showing cities, de- velopment work and other work of this nature. Mr. Mackie uses Curtis Oriole planes for his work and is regarded as one of the most competent aviators in this section.

R. W. Mackie was born at West Branch, Michigan, the third of March, 1898, the son of James T. Mackie, a millwright and saw mill mechanic. He lived at West Branch until he was six years old, when the family moved to Bellingham, Washington, where his father built a number of mills and where he made his home for ten years. Mr. Mackie received his early education in the public schools of Bellingham, and later attended Columbia College, at New West- minster, British Columbia. For a while after leav- ing school, Mr. Mackie was variously engaged, but his ambition was to become an aviator, and he en- listed in the army in order to receive his training. He enlisted as a private in the Aviation Corps, in 1916, at San Diego, California, later becoming a cadet, and in 1918 being commissioned second lieu- tenant, at Americus, Georgia. He received his train- ing at the best schools in the army and during the war was an instructor at Kelly Field. He was dis- charged in August, 1919, and came to Houston to enter commercial aviation.

Mr. Mackie was married at San Diego, California, the fifth of September, 1917, to Miss Mildred Logan, of Los Angeles. They now make their home in Houston, at 1205 Willard Avenue, and have one child, Bettina, born at San Antonio, the seventeenth of April, 1919. Mr. Mackie is well known for his many activities in the field of aviation, and besides his commercial flying, holds other positions in this line. He is captain in the new Aerial Squadron of the Texas National Guards, formed at Houston, and is regarded as the most competent flyer in this squadron. He is aeronautical editor for the Houston Chronicle, and has done much to advance aviation in this section, especially from a commercial stand- point.

M. GLOVER has for the past several years taken a leading part in the development and upbuilding of Houston, and his name car- ries a prestige that has made it known in the architectural profession throughout the state. Mr. Glover came to Houston in 1920, and since that time has planned and supervised the construc- tion of many fine apartment houses, residences, schools, business houses, and other buildings. Mr. Glover gives especial attention to the planning and supervision of schools, colleges, banks, churches and office buildings, and has done much school work out- side of Houston, in a territory covering South Cen- tral Texas. He now has on hand over half a million dollars worth of costruction, and is supervising the building of a number of fine structures in the city and in surrounding towns. Mr. Glover supervised the construction of the Great Southern Building, one of the fine office buildings of Houston.

Mr. Glover was born at Ashlay, Illinois, in 1880, son of John E. Glover, a mill wright, engaged in the construction of mills and factories, and Volley Coch- ran Glover. Mr. Glover was educated in the schools near his home, and after finishing there attended Georgia Technical Institute, at Atlanta, for two years. He began his career as an architect at Brownwood, where he spent four years, then com- ing to Fort Worth and engaging in this profession for eight years. Following this, he spent two years in New Mexico, at which time the war intervened and he enlisted the twentieth of July, 1917, and was sent to Fort Logan and later to Camp Humphreys,

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Virginia, then back to Fort Logan, in the Engineer- ing Corps. He was discharged the twelfth of Jan- uary, 1919, with the commission of lieutenant. Shortly after being mustered out, he came to Hous- ton and has since engaged in his profession in this city.

Mr. Glover was married at Austin, Texas, the second of August, 1916, to Miss Bertha Phillips, daughter of J. M. Phillips, a well known land owner. Mr. and Mrs. Glover make their home in Houston, at 1618 Westheimer Avenue. Mr. Glover is a Mason.

HARLES W. WEBB came to Houston sev- eral years ago, since which time he has been a factor in the manufacturing busi- ness, specializing in galvanized iron pro- ducts. Mr. Webb is president and manager of the Western Metal Manufacturing Company, a large in- dustrial plant specializing in galvanized corrugated culverts, flumes, siphons, tanks, stock troughs and irrigation gates. The plant is located on the North Side, on Maubry Road and was built by the com- pany and completed in June, 1925. It is modern in every way with over eleven thousand square feet in size. In addition to the Houston plant, the West- ern Metal Manufacturing Company also has a plant in El Paso, established in 1910, but has maintained the main office in Houston since acquiring the plant of the Lone Star Culvert Company in 1919. The Houston plant has a force of twenty employees, and handles all business in Southeast Texas, the El Paso plant employing around fifteen employees and taking care of the business in West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. Officers of the West- ern Metal Manufacturing Company are Charles W. Webb, the subject of this sketch, president and manager of the Houston plant; C. L. Gregory, vice president and manager of the El Paso plant, and A. L. Wright, of Houston, secretary and treasurer. In manufacturing the various products, the West- ern Metal Manufacturing Company uses Armco In- got Iron, a nationally advertised product of the American Rolling Mills Company, of Middletown, Ohio, a corporation specializing in the manufacture of a rust resisting product. The plants at Houston and El Paso are modernly equipped, manufacturing from this material a finished product that is giving excellent satisfaction to hundreds of users in Texas and adjoining states.

Charles W. Webb was born at Fallon, Nevada, the fourteenth of December, 1892, the son of the late George W. Webb, for many years a prominent ranch- man of Nevada. Mr. Webb received his education largely in the schools of Reno, Nevada, later en- tering a business college in California where he equipped himself for his practical business career. Finishing there he began with the California Cor- rugated Culvert Company of Californai, remaining with that company for twelve and one-half years, during which time he became thoroughly familiar with the manufacture of galvanized products. In April, 1922, he came to Houston as vice president of the Western Metal Manufacturing Company, and in January, 1924, was made president of the same company, which position he now holds.

Mr. Webb was married the tenth of June, 1924, at Houston, to Miss Hazel Keeler, a native of Texas. They reside in Houston. Mr. Webb belongs to the City County Club, the Houston Club, and is a Ma- son, Blue Lodge No. 378, of California, thirty-sec-

ond degree Scottish Rite, and is a member of Ara- bia Temple Shrine of Houston. As a manufacturer he is a factor in determining the growth of Hous- ton as a commercial center, and is taking an active part in development work along this line.

EORGE W. CLEVELAND, JR., has since coming to Houston in 1913 been an active figure in lumber circles of this city. He is a manufacturer and wholesale lumber dealer. Mr. Cleveland sells to the wholesale trade only and deals in railroad ties, piling and bridge timbers, yellow pine and hardwood lumber, red cedar shingles, and Texas Mountain Cedar. He is the ex- clusive agent and distributor for the E. L. Bruce Company, Memphis, Tennessee, the largest manu- facturers of oak flooring in the world, and also rep- resents the Southern Pine Lumber Company, Texar- kana, Texas, in this territory. Mr. Cleveland oper- ates three mills for hardwood and exports lumber to Europe and Mexico. He maintains his office at 202-3 Larendon Building.

Mr. Cleveland was born at Neosho, Missouri, on March 7th, 1886. His father, George W. Cleveland, Sr., has been engaged in the lumber business all his life and is now in this business at Lufkin, Texas, where he is well known in the lumber circles. His mother was before marriage Miss Elizabeth Rhea, a member of a prominent Missouri family. His edu- cation was obtained in schools of Fayettville, Arkan- sas, and the University of Arkansas. After leaving the University, Mr. Cleveland was employed by the Fort Smith Wagon Company at Fort Smith, Arkan- sas. After a few years, he went to South Arkansas where for four years he was engaged in the manu- facture of hardwood and pine lumber. In 1909 he went with the National Lumber and Creosoting Com- pany of Texarkana and after two years came to Houston where he was superintendent of the tie de- partment of the National Lumber and Creosoting Company. He became associated with the J. M. West lumber interests here in 1915 and remained with these interests for six years, became interested in a financial way and later became vice president of the South Texas Hardwood Company. In 1921 he be- gan his present business, and in September, 1923, incorporated same as the Cleveland Lumber Com- pany, having associated with him in this company, Messrs. D. O. Bayless of Cisco, H. F. Schall of Hous- ton, and H. H. Rogers of San Antonio, Texas.

Mr. Cleveland was married in Texarkana, Texas, in 1911 to Miss Lucie Mabry, a daughter of General Haywood Mabry, who was Adjutant General of the State of Texas under Governors Culberson and Hogg, and was Colonel of the First Texas Volunteers dur- ing the Spanish-American war and died in Cuba during that war. They have three children- George W. Cleveland, 3rd, ten years of age; Barbara Mabry, seven years old, and Allen Rhea, aged five years. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland reside at 1407 Mar- shall Avenue. Mr. Cleveland is a member of the A. F. and A. M. and the Lumbermen's Club. There are few men who have had the wide and varied ex- perience in the various departments of the lumber industry that Mr. Cleveland has had, and he knows lumber as few men know it. Since coming to Hous- ton, he has made a host of friends in the city and in the whole of Texas, and has built up a splendid business by his fair dealing, and personal attention to the details of same.

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ALLACE C. O'LEARY, forceful and pro- gressive young business man of Houston, has been a factor in the commercial life here, and has been identified with hotel operations throughout his past career in this city. He is president of the Warwick, Incorporated, op- erating company of the Warwick, Houston's largest and most beautiful apartment hotel, costing about two million dollars. The Warwick was completed in February, 1926, and has one hundred and fifty- three apartments, beautifully furnished and equip- ped. Not only is the Warwick a splendid addition to the beautiful buildings of this city, but is the largest and finest apartment hotel in Texas. Mr. O'Leary has made every effort to give this hotel every modern convenience known in this field. The apartments have from one to six rooms. Sixty thor- oughly trained attaches are at the service of the guests, including maid and valet service. The build- ing has a commissary, drug store and beauty parlor for the convenience of the guests. The refrigera- tion and cooling system is of the latest device, and running ice water is found in each apartment. At any time, and within a few minutes, ice may be made in the refrigerators of the apartments. The ball- room is found on the eleventh floor, and is enclosed with glass and is used summer and winter. The dining room is also located on this floor. In an ad- joining building is found a modern garage, well equipped to take care of one hundred and twenty- five automobiles. Mr. O'Leary is also president of the Sam Houston Hotel Company, operators of the Sam Houston Hotel, built in 1924, at a cost of about one million dollars. Mr. O'Leary was largely re- sponsible for the erection of this modern downtown hostelry at the corner of San Jacinto and Prairie Avenue. The building is of reinforced concrete with exterior of face brick trimmed in stone, and has two hundred and twenty-five rooms with bath. Every modern improvement known to experts on hotel con- struction is found in this hotel. Mr. O'Leary per- sonally opened and managed the Sam Houston Hotel until taking over the personal operation of the War- wick. His associates, Messrs. J. S. Mickelson and G. G. Hall are now the managers of the Sam Hous- ton Hotel. Mr. O'Leary took over the manage- ment of the Bristol Hotel in February, 1919, which in association with Mr. J. S. Mickelson and G. G. Hall he operated until August, 1925, at which time he sold same to Mr. Ben S. Scott.

Mr. O'Leary was born at New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1892. His father, Wallace O'Leary, was a native of Houston, and spent his life in this city, with the exception of a period of several years at New Or- leans. During the latter part of his life he was a hotel man, and Mr. O'Leary, the subject of this sketch, gained his early business experience with his father, assisting in the operation of a chain of small hotels. His mother, prior to her marriage, Miss Zanetta Wilson, is also a native of Houston.

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New encyclopedia of Texas, volume 2, Part 77

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