. Railway age gazette . C. W. Allen 56 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION VcL. 88, No. T. A. Griffin sq. ft. and is situated in the heart of the wholesaledistrict. Thomas A. Griffin has been elected chairman of the board ofdirectors of the Griffin Wheel Company, Chicago. Mr. Griffinwas born August 28, 1852, at Rochester, N. Y. His first busi-ness experience was asan apprentice at Roches-ter, and he has been inthe car wheel manufac-turing business continu-ously since 1868. Hewent to Detroit in 1875and operated for theMichigan Car Companyits plant known as theDetroit Car Wheel Co
. Railway age gazette . C. W. Allen 56 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION VcL. 88, No. T. A. Griffin sq. ft. and is situated in the heart of the wholesaledistrict. Thomas A. Griffin has been elected chairman of the board ofdirectors of the Griffin Wheel Company, Chicago. Mr. Griffinwas born August 28, 1852, at Rochester, N. Y. His first busi-ness experience was asan apprentice at Roches-ter, and he has been inthe car wheel manufac-turing business continu-ously since 1868. Hewent to Detroit in 1875and operated for theMichigan Car Companyits plant known as theDetroit Car Wheel Com-pany, manufacturing alltlie wheels made andused by the MichiganCar Company. In 1879the Griffin Car WheelCompany of Detroit, wasorganized and a foundrybuilt by T. F. Griffin, hisfather, associated withT. A. Griffin and P. The followingyear Thomas A. Griffinwent to Chicago, where he organized the Griffin & Wells Foun-dry Company, and in 1886 this company was merged into theGriffin Wheel & Foundry Company, Mr. Griffin at this time ac-quiring all of the interest in the Grif
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