Historical review of Arkansas : its commerce, industry and modern affairs . ience heremoved to this city in the year 1892. For the first three years in whichhe was identified with Arkansas lumber he was in partnership with and C. W. Snell. In 1889 he purchased Mr. Snells interest and in1900 organized the J. I. Porter Lumber Company, of which he waspresident. This business has been continued in increased scope andimportance up to the present time. At the present day his oiifices andinterests include the above-named office; the presidency of the J. Lumber Company at Risen, Clevelan
Historical review of Arkansas : its commerce, industry and modern affairs . ience heremoved to this city in the year 1892. For the first three years in whichhe was identified with Arkansas lumber he was in partnership with and C. W. Snell. In 1889 he purchased Mr. Snells interest and in1900 organized the J. I. Porter Lumber Company, of which he waspresident. This business has been continued in increased scope andimportance up to the present time. At the present day his oiifices andinterests include the above-named office; the presidency of the J. Lumber Company at Risen, Cleveland county, Arkansas; adirectoiship in the Stuttgart Rice Mill Company, and the vice presi-dency of the German-American Bank. Politically he is a stanch advocate of the men and measures of theDemocratic party. Mr. Porter laid the foundations of a happy and congenial marriedlife when, on the 20th day of September, 1882, he was united with MissMaggie E. Johnson, of Arkansas county, a daughter of S. S. Johnson,of Arkansas eountv, Arkansas. Their union was blessed by the birth. HISTORY OF ARKANSAS 12:i of four children, two daughters surviving: Marj% who became the wifeof R. E. John, of Stuttgart, Arkansas, and Joanna D. Mr. Pox-ters mother, the widow of Brigadier General Porter, sur-vived until March, 1872. William A. Rutherford, of Batesville, Independence county,Arkansas, is one of the most prominent and extensive farmers in thestate and he has achieved, through the route of agriculture alone, aremarkable and gratifying success. As a family of planters the Ruther-fords need no encomium. For a half century this thrifty family hasexercised its powers with the soil of Arkansas and thus demonstrateda genius for reaching positive results which have proved eminentlyworthy of emulation. A native son of Independence county, Arkansas, AVilliani was born on the 3rd of March, 1871. His native heath issix miles south of Batesville, in which vicinity his father settled on hisarriv
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