Scott, Thomas B, 1905 Bio, Mesa County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/mesa/bios/scotttb.txt --------------------------------------- Donated March 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Thomas B. Scott Thomas B. Scott, one of the enterprising and prosperous fruit- growers of Mesa county, with his orchards located six miles northwest of Grand Junction, where he lives and thrives through his industry, thrift, and intelligent attention to every detail of his business, is a native of Grant county, Wisconsin, born on January 16, 1858, and the son of Frederick and Ann (Wheeler) Scott, the former a native of England and the latter of Wales. They came to the United States with their parents in early life and grew to maturity in Wisconsin, where they met and were married. In 1876 they moved to Harrison county, Iowa, and there the father died in 1886. The mother survived him five years, dying at the home of her son in Colorado in 1891. Their son Thomas grew to the age of eighteen on the Wisconsin farm and then accompanied the family to their new home in Iowa. He was educated at the public schools, and bred to habits of industry on the farm. He remained at home until the fall of 1894. He then came to Colorado and located on the farm which is now his home. This comprises forty acres and when he bought it it was partially improved. He has given his attention principally to raising fruit of superior quality for market, and has been very successful at the business. He has thirteen acres in apples and four acres in pears, all set out by himself, and most of the trees at this time (1904) in bearing order. His crops of apples in 1903 was five thousand boxes, and the promise for large increases in future is very bright, as his trees are kept in good condition and properly cared for. In 1900 he built a new modern dwelling which is one of the most complete in the section. On December 23, 1886, he was married in Wisconsin to Miss Belle Cottingham, a native of Grant county, that state. They have two children, Flossie A. and Thomas Merle. In political affiliation Mr. Scott is a Prohibitionist, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Bethel. It is much to say in a man's favor that he has increased the sources of wealth in his section and multiplied the opportunities for useful employment; but this is essentially true of Mr. Scott. His orchards are wholly the product of his own industry and intelligence, and their products add materially to the volume of trade in his county, at the same time giving employment to several persons. He is moreover one of the public-spirited and enterprising citizens of Mesa county, deeply interested in all that contributes to its welfare and development, and is held in high esteem by its people as one of their representative and progressive men. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.