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WHEELER, William C. | [[File:wcwheeler.png|250px|thumb|left|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]WHEELER, William C.(Dubuque, IA, Nov. 27, 1877--Tacoma, Washigton, Jan. 1, 1959) [[SUMMIT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH]] began was a mission Sunday school in 1887. William C. Wheeler was the first superintendent. (1) | ||
Tacoma, Washington in 1889 was a time of promise for land developers and real estate promoters as the "City of Destiny" exploded in growth. Reports of the frenetic pace of building in the city fired the imaginations of two enterprising Iowans, William C. Wheeler, a restless Civil War veteran of Dubuque, Iowa, and George R. Osgood of Des Moines. | |||
Together, they established Wheeler, Osgood & Company in the autumn of 1889 to produce Douglas fir and cedar doors, sash, blinds, interior finish and millwork for the local trade. Conditions for the enterprise could not have been more favorable. The business prospered from the start. In 1903, the concern was reincorporated under the name of The Wheeler-Osgood Company. William C. Wheeler was president; Thomas E. Ripley, vice president and general manager; G. R. Osgood, second vice president; W. C. Wheeler, Jr., secretary, and R. H. Clarke, son of D. D. Clarke, treasurer. An efficient new plant was built at the site of the original plant which had been destroyed by fire. | |||
The Wheeler Osgood Company prospered through merger and acquisition through 1950 but the plant in Tacoma was showing its age. In 1951 the decision was made to close the Tacoma plant and liquidate The Wheeler Osgood Co. Its assets were sold, and the Tacoma plant closed its doors in November of 1951 ending more than a half-century as one of the most important factors in Tacoma’s industrial growth and history. (2) | |||
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1. "Summit to Mark 60th Year With Three Programs, Dinner," Telegraph Herald, Nov. 16, 1950, p. 7 | |||
1. "The Wheeler Osgood Company," Plywood Pioneers Association, September, 1967, Online: https://www.apawood.org/data/Sites/1/documents/monographs/2-the-wheeler-osgood-co.pdf | |||
Revision as of 02:16, 4 December 2023
WHEELER, William C.(Dubuque, IA, Nov. 27, 1877--Tacoma, Washigton, Jan. 1, 1959) SUMMIT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH began was a mission Sunday school in 1887. William C. Wheeler was the first superintendent. (1)
Tacoma, Washington in 1889 was a time of promise for land developers and real estate promoters as the "City of Destiny" exploded in growth. Reports of the frenetic pace of building in the city fired the imaginations of two enterprising Iowans, William C. Wheeler, a restless Civil War veteran of Dubuque, Iowa, and George R. Osgood of Des Moines.
Together, they established Wheeler, Osgood & Company in the autumn of 1889 to produce Douglas fir and cedar doors, sash, blinds, interior finish and millwork for the local trade. Conditions for the enterprise could not have been more favorable. The business prospered from the start. In 1903, the concern was reincorporated under the name of The Wheeler-Osgood Company. William C. Wheeler was president; Thomas E. Ripley, vice president and general manager; G. R. Osgood, second vice president; W. C. Wheeler, Jr., secretary, and R. H. Clarke, son of D. D. Clarke, treasurer. An efficient new plant was built at the site of the original plant which had been destroyed by fire.
The Wheeler Osgood Company prospered through merger and acquisition through 1950 but the plant in Tacoma was showing its age. In 1951 the decision was made to close the Tacoma plant and liquidate The Wheeler Osgood Co. Its assets were sold, and the Tacoma plant closed its doors in November of 1951 ending more than a half-century as one of the most important factors in Tacoma’s industrial growth and history. (2)
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Source:
1. "Summit to Mark 60th Year With Three Programs, Dinner," Telegraph Herald, Nov. 16, 1950, p. 7
1. "The Wheeler Osgood Company," Plywood Pioneers Association, September, 1967, Online: https://www.apawood.org/data/Sites/1/documents/monographs/2-the-wheeler-osgood-co.pdf