1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 855
has added to the same a department devoted to the handHng of fuel,
likewise has distinctioo as one of the pioneer business men of Virginia.
He was born in the city of Detroit, Michigan, November 29, 1862, and
he was a youth when he came with his father to the Iron Range of
Minnesota, where he
and progress of the
served as mayor of
has been actively identified with the development
vigorous little city of Virginia. He has twiced
the city and several terms as a member of the
Board of Education.
ford, who was born
June 25, 1882, he married Miss Anstice M. Brad-
in England and who came with her parents to
the United States when she was fourteen years of age. Mr. and Mrs.
Eaton have seven children: Amelia M. (Mrs. Johnson), Mabel S.
(Mrs. Butler), Herman J., Margaret M., Hazel B. and Jessie B. (twins)
and Temple O.
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C. H. Johnson. One of the leading automobile concerns at the
Head of the Lakes today is the Johnson Motor Car Company, the
home of which is at 309-311 East Superior street in Duluth. The firm
has been a factor in the automobile industry for a number of years, and
now specializes as distributors of the Cole motor cars and St. Cloud
trucks in the Duluth territory.
The head, founder and upbuilder of the business is C. H. Johnson,
whose career while involving the overcoming of many obstacles presents
a record of steady progress from one thing to another in the achievement
of a definite success.
Mr. Johnson was born in Sweden, was eighteen years of age when
he came alone to America, and had his first employment and American
experience at Jennings, Michigan, in the lumber industry. He remained
there a year and a half and then paid his first visit to Duluth in 1903.
After a short time he went to Cloquet and again found employment
in the lumber business for three years. Slaving in the meantime made
some great advances toward acquiring a knowledge of American ways
and institutions, he took himself out of the ranks of wage workers and,
moving from Cloquet to Superior, conducted a cigar store for six months.
In 1906 he returned to Duluth and resumed the cigar business in that
city for a year. Then, without any capital or experience whatsoever,
Mr. Johnson opened a small repair shop, doing repair work and handling
bicycles, motorcycles and automobiles. He first became interested in the
distribution of the Maxwell cars, and after selling them a while was
local representative for the Regal and Winton, and handled those well
known makes until he took over the Cole Motor Car Company's line,
of which he is the official representative at Duluth today.
Mr. Johnson gives most of his time to business and is also keenly
interested in matters involving the welfare and prosperity of his home
city. In politics he votes independently.
Fredkrkk W. .Xr.mstronc. came to Duluth from Chicago to give
the benefit of his organizing ability and experience to the Duluth Builders
L'xchange.
This is one of the important organizations among the business institutions
of the city. It was organized .August 29. l'X)2, by George H.
Lounsbury, II. D. Bullard. M. A. Thomson. E. G. WalHnder and J. F.
Schleunes. The object of the Exchange is to stabilize building condi-
tions in Duluth. affording an opportunity to the membership to figure
on work in Duluth and adjacent territory. The Exchange has been in
existence for eighteen years and has fully justified the expectation of its
organizers.