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Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders: In Connection with the ... - Page 227
by Joseph Gaston - 1911
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Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Volume 1

William Alexander Taylor - History - 1909 - 880 pages
...public good, being identified as a director or trustee of several charitable organizations. He looks beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future and his labors have been effective forces in general improvement. When not occupied with professional...
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History of Seneca County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its ..., Volume 2

Abraham J. Baughman - Seneca County (Ohio) - 1911 - 490 pages
...as a progressive, public spirited and influential citizen. He was a man of keen sagacity, capable of looking beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future. He labored not alone for himself or for his own generation but also for posterity, for through many years...
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The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Volume 2

Joseph Gaston - Oregon - 1912 - 1070 pages
...with Salem and in 1869 became identified with the industrial life of the Rose City. He established a sawmill and thus began the manufacture of lumber....Portland's business interest and connection. With С. Н. Lewis, Henry Failing and H. VV. Corbett he furnished the first money required in financing...
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The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Volume 2

Joseph Gaston - Oregon - 1912 - 1074 pages
...manufacture of lumber. Through the intervening years he has been connected with an industry which lias been and is one of the chief sources of revenue to...efforts along lines that have been effective forces i» the extension of Portland's business interest and connection. With CH Lewis, Henry Failing and...
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Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, a Century of Marvelous Growth, Volume 5

Josiah Seymour Currey - Chicago (Ill.) - 1912 - 776 pages
...the modern financial system that largely constitutes the basis of all business activity and growth. Looking beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future, Mr. Otis has further extended his efforts and in 1902, with the assistance of his brother Ralph C....
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Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, a Century of Marvelous Growth, Volume 5

Josiah Seymour Currey - Chicago (Ill.) - 1912 - 746 pages
...the modern financial system that largely constitutes the basis of all business activity and growth. Looking beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future, Mr. Otis has further extended his efforts and in 1902, with the assistance of his brother Ralph C....
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Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 4

Charles Frederic Goss - Cincinnati (Ohio) - 1912 - 944 pages
...position was with the foremost business men of the city. In the conduct of his affairs he ever looked beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future and at the same time grasped the opportunity that the hour held out to him. It was his wise use of...
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The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Volume 4

Joseph Gaston - Oregon - 1912 - 1096 pages
...ever at fault in any transaction and his keen insight into business propositions enabled him to look beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future so that he labored not alone for his own generation but for those who follow after His activities touched...
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Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, a Century of Marvelous Growth, Volume 4

Josiah Seymour Currey - Chicago (Ill.) - 1912 - 698 pages
...become closely associated with the projects that have met the needs of the hour and has as well looked beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future. The perfection of the telephone service interested him and he became a factor in the introduction of...
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The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America

Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy - Wheeler family - 1914 - 638 pages
...become closely associated with the projects that have met the needs of the hour and has as well looked beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future. The perfection of the telephone service interested him and he became a factor in the introdnction of...
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