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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918) Vol. II


p. 464-465



HERBERT M. STOLL.


Herbert M. Stoll, vice president, treasurer and general manager 
of the great Joslin Dry Goods Company of Denver, displays that spirit 
of progressiveness and initiative which has been the dominant factor in 
the upbuilding of the west. He is thus active in directing the policy 
and promoting the interests of one of the leading commercial 
establishments of Denver, a house devoted to dry goods, carpets and 
furnishings, with J. Jay Joslin (q. v.), ninety years of age, as 
president; F. A. Joslin as secretary; W. J. McDowell as superintendent; 
and Herbert M. Stoll as the vice president, treasurer and general 
manager. This establishment is situated at the corner of Sixteenth and 
Curtis streets and enjoys a very extensive patronage and Mr. Stoll is a 
very large contributing factor to its continued success. He was born in 
Quincy, Illinois, June 19, 1864, and is a son of John and Martha 
(Kimball) Stoll. The father, a native of Pennsylvania, is now deceased. 
The mother was born in Quincy, Illinois, and is living in Denver.

Herbert M. Stoll attended the public schools of Quincy but at an 
early age put aside his textbooks to enter business circles and has 
since been dependent upon his own resources, working his way steadily 
upward through persistent effort and reaching a most gratifying 
position. Step by step he has advanced and each forward step has 
brought him a broader outlook and wider opportunities. After leaving 
home he went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he remained for a time and then 
in 1887 came to Denver. For two years he was with the Daniels & Fisher 
Stores Company and later became connected with the Joslin Dry Goods 
Company as a salesman. This was twenty-nine years ago. Steadily he has 
progressed, working his way upward through intermediate positions to 
his present place as general manager of this great establishment, which 
is one of the largest and most popular department stores of Denver, 
occupying the busiest corner of the city. Its attractive display 
windows, the fine line of goods carried, the business methods of the 
house and the earnest efforts put forth to please patrons are all 
substantial features in the growing success of the institution.

In 1900 Mr. Stoll was united in marriage to Miss Lucile 
Havekorst, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and they have one son, Herbert M., Jr., 
who is twelve years of age and is now attending school.

Fraternally Mr. Stoll is connected with Albert Pike Lodge, No. 
117, A. F. & A. M.; Colorado Chapter, No. 29, R. A. M.; and Denver 
Commandery, No. 25, K. T. He is likewise a member of El Jebel Temple, 
A. A. O. N. M. S., and he has membership in the Denver Athletic Club, 
the Denver Country Club and the Lakewood Country Club. He is an active 
member of the Denver Civic and Commercial Association, is chairman of 
its members' council and is doing other important work in that 
connection. He is likewise a member of the Retail Merchants' 
Association and is a member of the Tourists' Bureau, having been 
appointed by the Civic and Commercial Association to furnish aid and 
information to travelers and tourists. He is a very capable executive, 
quiet, modest in demeanor, and his dignity and worth gain for him the 
respect and loyalty of hundreds of employes as well as of his many 
friends. Mr. Stoll is regarded as a forceful factor in the community in 
which he lives. He is fortunate in that he possesses character and 
ability that inspire confidence in others and the simple weight of his 
ability and character has carried him into important relations.