History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . hey have two children: ElizabethL., and Anne King, both of whom are attending a privateschool. Mr. Scotts mother is still living. HARRY WILLIAM NETHKEN. president of Col-liers Mercantile Company, and incumbent of several otherimportant executive positions, is a son of John A. andMary A. (Brandt) Nethken, and was born at Nethken-ville, near Elk Garden, Mineral county, W. Va., Jan. 27,1883. His father was for many years engaged in mer-cantile operations, in connection with which he alsooper
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . hey have two children: ElizabethL., and Anne King, both of whom are attending a privateschool. Mr. Scotts mother is still living. HARRY WILLIAM NETHKEN. president of Col-liers Mercantile Company, and incumbent of several otherimportant executive positions, is a son of John A. andMary A. (Brandt) Nethken, and was born at Nethken-ville, near Elk Garden, Mineral county, W. Va., Jan. 27,1883. His father was for many years engaged in mer-cantile operations, in connection with which he alsooperated two large farms at Nethkenville and Bayard,his death occurring Sept. 7, 1899. Mr. Nethken attended public schools in W. Va., andcollege at Baltimore, Md., interrupting his studies tomake a trip to Europe upon a cattle steamer. He workedhis passage across the water, and during the trip hadnumerous experiences, some enjoyable and all out ofthe ordinary. He attended the Paris exposition, and spentalmost a month in London, England. Upon his returnto the United States he entered the employ of the Bux-. BIOGRAPHICAL 307 ton & Landstreet Company, of Thomas, W. Va. Thisfirm was a subsidiary of the Western Maryland railroad,and during the course of five years in this employ, rose to the position of manager of the branchat Henry, W. Va. He assumed this place in August,1906, and three years later was appointed general man-ager of the entire company, whose business at that timetotalled more than $1,000,000 annually. He never tookactive charge of this office, for a few days after his ap-pointment the Pittsburgh Terminal Railway and CoalCompany, of Pittsburgh, of which the Mutual SupplyCompany was a subsidiary, was taken over by the WesternMaryland railroad, and Mr. Nethken was appointed gen-eral manager of the Mutual Supply Company, withoffices in the Wabash building, at Pittsburgh. Two yearslater he was made president of this same company andalso became the purchasing agent
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