This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...He began life on his father's farm, being eminently successful as a farmer. Realizing the possibilities of the packing, cold storage, and ice manufacturing business in this section, he organized the Griggs Packing Company, of which he is President. So eminently successful has the operation of the plant under his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...He began life on his father's farm, being eminently successful as a farmer. Realizing the possibilities of the packing, cold storage, and ice manufacturing business in this section, he organized the Griggs Packing Company, of which he is President. So eminently successful has the operation of the plant under his personal supervision been, that several enlargements have resulted. On November 20th, 1890, Robert Byron Griggs married Hallie Meade, daughter of Oliver G. Meade, of Bedford County, Virginia, and to them five children have been born, all of whom are living, as follows: Elizabeth, aged sixteen; Robert G., aged eleven; Evelyn, aged seven; Ruth, aged five, and Hallie Meade, aged three years. 8 VIRGINIA METAL AND CULVERT COMPANY INCORPORATED In the year 1907 a copartnership was formed between Mr. L. C. Stewart and Mr. M. A. Quinn in Richmond and established a firm to be known as the Virginia Metal Culvert Company. The business of this company was started on a very small scale and with a very limited plant. Time, however, increased the demand for the product marketed (corrugated culvert pipe and sheet metal specialties) to a considerable extent which necessitated the securing of larger quarters and a more favorable location in 1908. Considering the railroad facilities and others with which a location in Roanoke would be identified, the firm decided to move its plant to this city since which time the business has shown a further consistent increase. Continuous and energetic efforts and the manufacture of a high-class culvert pipe enabled the company to gradually increase the capacity of its plant which finally culminated in its incorporation of $150,000 in the year 1911 as the Virginia Metal and Culvert Company, In tion. A specialty is made of tombstone w...
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