Washington County ArArchives Biographies.....Appleby, Charles W. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Sanchez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006574 July 15, 2009, 10:14 am Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922) CHARLES W. APPLEBY. Charles W. Appleby is the well-known representative cf horticultural and industrial interests in Fayetteville, where he is part owner of a canning factory, while in the adjoining district he has a large fruit farm. A native of Washington county, he was born September 27, 1865, and is a brother of George Appleby, mentioned at length on another page of this work. He acquired his education in the common schools and started out as a farmer, his life having been devoted to a greater or less extent to agricultural and horticultural pursuits. In 1900 he removed to Fayetteville and became associated with his brother George in the ownership of a canning factory in 1906. In the following year they failed in business and lost all they had. They retained the equity in the canning factory, however, but gave up all their other possessions, which were considerable. With undaunted courage they faced the future and made arrangements to purchase a farm of four hundred and forty acres, placing a small payment on the property and arranging to meet the other payments in the course of time. There was a bearing apple orchard on the place at the time. They have since set out trees until their orchards now cover one hundred and ninety acres and in addition they have one hundred and forty acres planted to strawberries. As the years have passed the careful management of their business interests has brought to them substantial success and they are today men of affluence, their entire possessions having been acquired since 1907. In the propagation of their fruits and the care of their orchards they have followed the most progressive and scientific methods and have accomplished notable results, their labors contributing toward making Washington county one of the widely known fruit centers of the southwest. Charles W. Appleby has charge of their canning factories when these are in operation during the fruit growing seasons. They have three plants—one in Fayetteville, one in West Fork and the third at Hiwasse. The capacity of their plants is seventy-five thousand cases of tomatoes per season and they ship their products to Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and throughout Arkansas. Carefully formulated plans and thorough system in carrying out his plans have been potent elements in winning Mr. Appleby the success which is now his. In February, 1910, Mr. Appleby was married to Miss Mary Lorie Hughey, who was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, whence her parents removed to Fayetteville in 1907. Her father was a chair manufacturer of Ohio and now lives in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Appleby are well known in Fayetteville, where they have an extensive circle of warm friends. They belong to the Presbyterian church and Mr. Appleby has membership in the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also in the Rotary Club, in the work of which he has been very active, his labors in this connection being far-reaching and resultant. In politics he is a democrat but has never been ambitious to hold office, preferring to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his business affairs. That he has most carefully and wisely directed his interests is indicated in the success which he has achieved since sustaining heavy losses in business in 1907. His life should serve as an example and an inspiration to others, showing what may be accomplished through individual efforts. Additional Comments: Citation: Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1922 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/washington/bios/appleby169bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/arfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb