Washington County ArArchives Biographies.....Price, M. L. 1880 - ************************************************ 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 lmu567@gmail.com May 23, 2009, 9:47 pm Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922) M. L. PRICE. M. L. Price, of the Ozark Poultry & Egg Company and recognized as one of the alert, energetic and farsighted business men of the city, was born in Bates county, Missouri, June 8, 1880, and is a son of George and Mary Elizabeth (Warford) Price. The father was born in northern Missouri and was a representative of one of the old families of Virginia, his father, who was a native of the Old Dominion, removing to Missouri during the pioneer epoch in the history of the latter state. There George Price was reared to manhood and after attaining adult age he wedded Mary Elizabeth Warford, who was born in Kentucky and was a daughter of Mitchell Warford, also a native of Kentucky, whence he removed to Missouri prior to the Civil war. George Price served with the Confederate army during the war between the two sections of the country and he always gave his political allegiance to the democratic party. He devoted many years to farming and stock raising, thus providing for the support of his family. Fraternally he was connected with the Masons and his religious belief was that of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife held membership in the Baptist church. The death of Mr. Price occurred in 1920 and his widow now resides in Fort Smith, Arkansas. They became the parents of six children: M. Burge, conducting a grocery and meat market at Bartlesville, Oklahoma; M. L., of this review; J. L., who is manager of the Poultry Company of Fort Smith; Veaze, who is engaged in the poultry business at Fort Smith; L. V., who is connected with the American Express office at Fort Smith; and Cora May, the wife of Dr. Anthony of Fort Smith, who was formerly a practicing physician at Maryville, Missouri. M. L. Price obtained his education in the schools of his native state and was trained to the work of the home farm which claimed his attention in youth and early manhood. Later he became identified with mercantile interests at Ballard, Missouri, and about twenty years ago engaged in the poultry business there. He also worked for other firms in the same line. In January, 1914, he came to Fayetteville and in the following year purchased the business of the Aaron Poultry Company, Incorporated, of Kansas City, Missouri, the business being here carried on under the style of the Ozark Poultry & Egg Company. It was capitalized for twenty thousand dollars and incorporated by Jay Fulbright, M. L. Price, F. M. Patrick and R. M. Clark. Mr. Price has continuously served as manager since the incorporation. The business has steadily grown and developed and the company now maintains branch houses at Fort Smith and at Rogers. Their success is assured by reason of the progressive business methods they have ever followed and the close application and unremitting energy of Mr. Price, who is the active head of the concern. Recently the Ozark Poultry & Egg Company has made several improvements in its plant and it is the intention to make the business the largest of the kind in the south. Already it has far outdistanced many competitors and is regarded as one of the leading, commercial enterprises of Fayetteville and this section of the state. Mr. Price also owns a half interest in the Security Motor Company. In 1900 was celebrated the marriage of M. L. Price and Miss Ruey Patrick, who was born in Kentucky, a daughter of F. M. Patrick, who is engaged in the poultry and egg business in Elkins, Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Price have one daughter, Marvine, who is attending high school. The parents belong to the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Price is also identified with the Chamber of Commerce. In politics he has ever been a democrat and is now serving as a member of the city council of Fayetteville, exercising his official prerogatives in support of many plans and measures having to do with civic betterment and improvement. Starting out in the business world on his own account when a youth of sixteen years he has since depended entirely upon his own resources, and his thoroughness, capability and energy have been the dominant factors in bringing him the success which is now his. 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/price3nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/arfiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb