. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . e, became a Pullman car finisher. He was afterwardassociated Avith the Green & Waterman Company, decorators, of Troy, New York, andsvibsequently removed to Newburgh, New York, where he was with the D. M. Selley Camp& Folding Chair Company, in charge of the finishing department. He next went to Hudson,NeAv York, where he Avas in charge of the finishing department of R. Gray & Sons. Mr. Austin came to Waterbury in 1889 to enter into active relations Avith the A. Company, with Avhich he continued for three years. He then esta
. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . e, became a Pullman car finisher. He was afterwardassociated Avith the Green & Waterman Company, decorators, of Troy, New York, andsvibsequently removed to Newburgh, New York, where he was with the D. M. Selley Camp& Folding Chair Company, in charge of the finishing department. He next went to Hudson,NeAv York, where he Avas in charge of the finishing department of R. Gray & Sons. Mr. Austin came to Waterbury in 1889 to enter into active relations Avith the A. Company, with Avhich he continued for three years. He then established businessunder the name of the Austin & Woodruff Company, but eventually sold out and purchasedthe long established business of the A. F. Taylor Company. This company Avas organizedin 1880 and Avas incorporated in 1901 by A. F., Foster B. and Charles I. Taylor. TheTaylors sold their interests about 1909 to George Reed, who had formerly been with theScovill Manufacturing Company. He remained at the head of the business until 1908, AAhen. WALTER D. AUSTIN WATERBURY AND THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 293 be sold out to W. D. Austin and C. W. Lyons, and in 1914 Mr. Austin purchased the interestof Mr. Lyons. The business was first located on Grand street and thence removed to No. 43Center street, where the company occupies a building, which has a frontage of twenty-three feet and a depth of one hundred and ten feet. They handle a full line of wall paper,window shades and awnings and in addition do interior decorating in all its branches,taking large contracts for work of this character and employing fifty people in the busyseason. The business has reached extensive proportions and has become one of the profit-able industries of the city. In 1890 Mr. Austin was united in marriage to Miss Esther Louise Miller, a native ofChurchtown, New York, and a daughter of Obadiah Miller. Mr. Austin is independent in poli-tics and in fraternal relations is a Mason. He has attained high rank in the or
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