Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-06
One of the Pioneer Nail Manufac-
turers Of the Ohio Valley.
A SKETCH OF Els LONG CAREER.
He Was One of the Original
Stockholders of the Belmont
and La Belle Mills of this City
and for Many. Years Managed
the Jefferson at Steubenville.
A Descendant of May Flower
Pilgrim.
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STEUBENvILLE, o., December 5.-At
eleven o'clock this morning c. B. Doty,
one of our most respected citizens,
breathed his last at his home on South
Third street.
For a number Of years Mr.. Doty had
been unable TO appear on our streets
except in his carriage, his lower limbs
being paralyzed, although the sicknes }
which caused his death had been OF only
about two weeks duration.
The news of his death caused feel
ing OF sadness all over the city, for he
was universally liked by rich and poor,
his disposition being frank and kindly,
and his deeds of charity many.
Calvin Bradford Doty was horn In
Wareham, Massachusetts, December
11th, 1918, and was descended from old
New England ancestry, being lineal
descendant of Edward Doty, one of the
Pilgrim fathers, who came over in the
Mayflower in 1920. He learned his
trade of mailing in Wareham, and early
in life, as young man, came with fel-
low workmen to Pittsburg. These
young men were all we'll educated and OF
good families. They worked several
years in Shoenberger'S and other mills
in Pittsburg. Later he went to Wheel
ing, w. Va, and with other nailers
formed a company and built the Bel
mont mill. He sold his interest in this
mill and with twenty-one other work
men, with whom he had been associated d
for several years, formed a company
and built the La Belle mill. Besides
being an original stockholder he also
held a position in the mill.
He has been a director in the
La Belle until several years
ago when the directorship passed
into the hands of his son Harry l..
Doty. MIR. Doty still retains consdera-
ble stock in the company. OF the origi-
nal twenty-five memoers of the LaBeie
since the death of Mr.. Bailey in Boston
several days ago and Mr.. Dolly, only
two survive: John Wright, of Wheeling,
and w. Il. L. Elliott, Of this city. Mr..
Doty came here about thirty-ive years
ago, and became a stockholder in the
Jefferson Co., and was its manager from
the time Spaulding, Woodward 81 Co..,
purchased the mill in 1859 from Frazier.
Kilgore & Co., until 1885 when be retired
It was during his career as manager
that the Jefferson enjoyed and was at
the height Of prosperity. He was a
competent mailer, and no better man
ager ever trod the floor OF q nail fac
tory. He was well liked by all the
workmen from the roller and mailer
down to the packing boy on the lower
floor, always a good word for all, and
the best of feeling existed between the
company and the workmen. This was
shown during the big nailers' strike
by the number Of men who called
on Mr.. Doty at his home and
talked over matters utterly de-
void of any feeling. Among those
associated with Mr.. DOty in the orig
ina Jefferson Co. were David Spsud-
ing, John McClinton, William Bailey,
w. r. K. Elliott, John Wright, Henry
Wallace, Hosten Harden, William
Lynch, William E. Bailey, S. II. Wood
ward, Isaac Freese, William Hay, Rob-
ert Caswell, Hugh McGiven and Dennis
Mccoy. 1t was before Mr.. Doty re-
tired as manager that he purchased all
of David Spaulding's stock at the high
est price the Jefferson stock ever
reached. Mr.. Doty was Vice Presi-
dent of the Jefferson all the years he
was manager. which was twenty-six
years. He had been director in the
Jefferson for thirty-four years. Mr..
Dotv worked hard nm To the time he re-
tired, being a very active man. He
was married TO Lucinda Carr, OF Green's
burg, and their married life was very
happy one. To them were born Mary
Miller Doty. now Baroness Lagerfelt,
at holne; Charles Bradford, deceased;
Bethia Leonora, wife of DR.. John John
son, OF Detroit, deceased, and Harry
Lcuwood, at home,
During his long life Mr.. Doty was a
very busy aud energetic man, and his
enforced confinement to the house dur
ing the past few years was very irksome
TO him. he was always glad when any
OF his old friends called on him, and
would gain some of his old time spirit
for the time and exchange jokes the
same as of yore. lie was particularly
interested in what was going on in the
outside world, and any Dews that was
told him was listened TO with interest.
The four score years be lived were busy
aud eventual ones, and left an impress
sion behind that it will take long time
to erase.
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