. History of Worcester and its people . ealized early the possibilities of the motorcar and provided the equipment necessary for forging certain parts, such as thecrank shaft, and steering knuckles, and in this line of work kept in advance oftheir competitors. Mr. Gordon gave his ability and ener<?y both to selling and manu-facturing. From time to time it became necessary to build additions to the works,and at length to add another plant in Cleveland. Ohio, in the heart of the automobileindustry. After the death of Mr. Wyman in 1905. the business was incorporated,and Mr. Gordon becam
. History of Worcester and its people . ealized early the possibilities of the motorcar and provided the equipment necessary for forging certain parts, such as thecrank shaft, and steering knuckles, and in this line of work kept in advance oftheir competitors. Mr. Gordon gave his ability and ener<?y both to selling and manu-facturing. From time to time it became necessary to build additions to the works,and at length to add another plant in Cleveland. Ohio, in the heart of the automobileindustry. After the death of Mr. Wyman in 1905. the business was incorporated,and Mr. Gordon became jiresident and treasurer: Harry G. Stoddard, vice-president;George F. Fuller, general manager. In 1915 the company employed more than fivehundred skilled mechanics, and used a floor space of feet. Mr. Gordon did not confine his interests to this company. He was a director ofthe .American Thermos Bottle Company of New York; the Library Bureau of NewYork; the Merchants National Hank of Worcester and Cleveland; of the Lnion Club. CLt^J^-^^---^^~~^3-H^-^ tr\^^^i^ AND ITS PEOPLE 385 of Cleveland; of the Worcester Club; of the Tatnuck Country Club; of the WorcesterAutomobile Club, and of the Worcester Country Club. He was also trustee of Wor-cester Academy, and an active member of the First Baptist Church, and of the YoungMens Christian Association. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, a member ofMorning Star Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons : \\orcester Chapter, Royal ArchMasons; Hiram Council, Royal and Select Masters; Worcester County Commandery,Knights Templar; Worcester Lodge of Perfection; Goddard Council, Rose Croix;Massachusetts Consistory and Aletheia Grotto. Mr. Gordon was liberal with his wealth and gave generously to charity and toevery project calculated to make Worcester better and happier. He resided for manyyears on Germain street. During the last ten years of his life he had a summer homein Grafton. At the time of his death he had nearly completed a magnific
Size: 1350px × 1852px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthornuttchar, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookyear1919
