History of Idaho; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . r-tions, and today his plant is one of the finest and mostextensive in the state. Mr. Foster acquired a valu-able_ tract of land of twenty acres in the northeastsection of Boise, and there he has erected one of themost modern plants in the state, equipped with everyknown appliance for the successful manufacture ofbrick. In 1910 the plant made and marketed fourmillion bricks, the greater part of which were usedin Boise, and it has continued to produce in excessof that quantity since that t
History of Idaho; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . r-tions, and today his plant is one of the finest and mostextensive in the state. Mr. Foster acquired a valu-able_ tract of land of twenty acres in the northeastsection of Boise, and there he has erected one of themost modern plants in the state, equipped with everyknown appliance for the successful manufacture ofbrick. In 1910 the plant made and marketed fourmillion bricks, the greater part of which were usedin Boise, and it has continued to produce in excessof that quantity since that time. In addition to his immediate business interests, is president of the Herklith Companj, en-gaged in the manufacture of patent flooring and arti-ficial marble, that concern being an important factorin the building interests of this district today. Politically, Mr. Foster gives his allegiance to theRepublican party, and he is a member of the Wood-men of the World, although he maintains no otherfraternal affiliations. He with his wife and family,are members of the Roman Catholic church. /ytcurvi. f^^ HISTORY OF IDAHO 607 Foster is a man quiet in his tastes and inclinations,and his greatest pleasure is found in his home andin the midst of his goodlv family. His wife has beenan invalid for years, and his care of her has developedthe gentler side of his nature to the utmost degree. Of the ten children born to Mr. and >Irs. Foster,four are deceased, the t\vo first born having died ininfancy. The others are : ^lildred Alice ; Frank Fred-erick, who was born in Kent. England, and is nowmarried and engaged in business in Boise with hisfather: Mrs. Edith Foster Bond, born in Sussex,England, and now living in Boise; she is the motherof two children; Harry J., who was born in Browncounty, Kansas, is now engaged in successful farm-ing in the Boise Valley; he is married; :Mrs. R. , born in Boise, died in Boise in February, 1912;Joseph Christopher and Emily Marguerit
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