Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-04
A. /. W hite.


Business men generally are so en-
crossed in the conduct of affairs per
tanning to their own business that as
rule they have neither the time nor
inclination to look after the affairs of
the community. Business men are
more vitality interested in the success
full and honest management of the
affairs of the city than any other class.
Then again experience and business
ability are what is wanted in city gov
eminent, and it is therefore the duty
of all business men to give at least
portion of their time, and the use of
their ripened judgement and experience
to guide municipal affairs. Show us
city whose administration is in the
hands of solid sensible business men
and we will show you city governed
and run on business principles in the
interest of the people the exact reverse
of cities whose administration has been
allowed to drift into the hands of
business and broken down political
hacks. Prominent among the business
men who have been called by the city
to look after the interest of the people
is A. l.. White, Esq, member of the
city council from the first ward. Mr..
White is successful lumber and grain
merchant and is gentleman Of rare
good judgment and is now serving his
third year in council, having been elect
ed one of the city dads in April 1889.
Mr. White has an excellent lumber
yard just north of the depot of the c.
M. & st. p. Ry. He carries full and
complete stock of all kinds of lumber,
shingles, lath and posts. Mr.. White
can fit you out if you intend building
at prices as low as elsewhere and
guarantees to give you as good material
as GENES into any lumber yard in Wis
consin or elsewhere. Mr.. White is also
an extensive dealer in grain and oc-
cupies large warehouse 25xl25 feet
in dimension on Commerce street Just
south of the foot of High street, He
has ample facilities for the handling of
both lumber and grain and is in the
enjoyment of u large and constantly
increasing trade. He is a thorough
master of both lines of his business,
in which he has been long engaged.
Mr.. White Is native of our good
old city having came into the world on
the 22d day of the month of roses
four years before the breaking out of
the late rebellion. His boyhood days
were spent in this city where he enjoy
ed the advantages of the public schools,
which he supplemented with a full
course at Bryant & STATIONS Com
mercial college at Chicago. After
leaving college Mr.. White determined
he would fit himself for teacher and
entered with that in view the Normal
school at Platteville where he remained
two years deciding at last to adopt a
commercial life and accordingly en-
barked in the grain and lumber bust
ness. Mr.. White has no reason to
regret his choice as he has enjoyed
from the inception of his business a
hattering trade. Mr. White is prom
inent in knight of Pythias and
Masonic circles being an honored
membered of both of these fraternities.
He is a republican in politics but
his many other good qualities so over
shadow it that it is not measured up
against him. He is married man
and resides in our city and of Mr.,
White it can be truthfully said that he
commands the esteem of all our peo-
pie, he is deservedly very popular.