History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . -ume had grown from $90,000 to more than$500,000 per year. The United City Coal Company, of whichAir. Walsh is president, was organized in Au-gust, 1903. The other officials are: DavidJones, vice-president; and W. W. Chapman,secretary and treasurer. The property of thecompany consists of a tract of 75 acres, a partof which is situated within the corporate limitsof the city. One shaft, employing about 40men, is now in successful operation. To thedirection of the affairs of this enterprise, now gives his principal attention
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . -ume had grown from $90,000 to more than$500,000 per year. The United City Coal Company, of whichAir. Walsh is president, was organized in Au-gust, 1903. The other officials are: DavidJones, vice-president; and W. W. Chapman,secretary and treasurer. The property of thecompany consists of a tract of 75 acres, a partof which is situated within the corporate limitsof the city. One shaft, employing about 40men, is now in successful operation. To thedirection of the affairs of this enterprise, now gives his principal attention. LTntil within the past two years, the subjectof this sketch was quite active in Republicanpolitics, and has been conspicuous in his advo-cacy of the consolidation of the Bay after his retirement from the wholesalegrocery business, he was elected mayor of WestBay City. He assumed the mayoralty when thepublic treasury was empty. The city had abonded indebtedness of $400,000 and a floatingdebt of $74,500. By a strictly business admin- CAPT. JOHN O. WOOLSOX AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 501 istration, which curtailed improvements and re-duced expenditures, the new incumbent and theCouncil placed the city on a sound financialbasis, and re-established its credit within sixmonths. Their system of retrenchment reducedthe floating debt to about $40,000, settled theinterest account and liquidated most of theclaims against the city, outside of the bondedindebtedness. Mr. Walsh has three sons, all residents ofWest Bay City, namely: Harry J., a retailgrocer; Arthur G., a produce commission deal-er; and Frank A., who has the State agencyfor the Seal of Minnesota flour, with head-quarters at Cleveland, Ohio. \PT. JOHN O. WOOLSON, one ofthe most prominent citizens of BayCity, Michigan, and president of theBradley Transportation Company,was born in Tunbridge, Orange County, Ver-mont, April 15. 1826. His career is an impres-sive illustration of what may be accomplishedby natu
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