Volusia County FlArchives Biographies.....Goldenberg, William B. May 28, 1884 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Rayburn http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006128 February 9, 2014, 11:25 am Source: The Lewis Publishing Co., Vol II, page 14 , 1923 Author: The History of Florida: Past & Present GOLDENBERG, WILLIAM B. In view of the extent and importance of his various and varied connections WILLIAM B. GOLDENBURG is accounted one of the leading men in business, social and civic circles of Daytona. As a business man he is president and general manager of the Adler-Goldenberg Company, and his associations in official capacities with enterprises which contribute to the prestige of his city are of a nature that testify to his versatility and acknowledged judgment. Mr. Goldenberg was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, May 28, 1884, and is a son of HERMAN and ELIZABETH (EXLER) GOLDENBERG, natives of Cincinnati. The parents passed their lives in their native city until 1921, when they came to Daytona, Mr. Goldenberg being sixty-seven years of age and his wife five years younger. In his youth HERMAN GOLDENBERG learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed some years, and, being industrious and frugal, saved sufficient from his earnings so that he could enter the grocery business, of which he was the head for a long period or until his retirement. He is a democrat in politics, and he and his worthy wife are members of the Catholic Church, of which they are devout supporters. They are the parents of four sons and one daughter: JOSEPH, who is engaged in the plumbing business at Daytona; CLARA, who is the wife of GEORGE B. MERSCH, connected with a Cincinnati iron plant; HARRY, who has taken over his father's business at Cincinnati; GEORGE, engaged in plumbing and the real estate business, and contemplating residence at Daytona; and WILLIAM B. WILLIAM B. GOLDENBERG received a public school education at Cincinnati, but left school when only thirteen years of age in order to apply himself to learning the business in the Norton Iron Works. He completed his apprenticeship in 31/2 years, and at that time started out for Chicago with $10 in his pocket. He paid $6 of this for a round-trip ticket, but on his arrival at his destination sold the return half for $2, which left him with $6 to begin life in a strange city. At Chicago he secured employment in the plant of Lammert & Lamm, as the youngest employe, although there were several boys serving their apprenticeships. This concern was engaged in the manufacture of gas and gasoline engines, and Mr. Goldenberg became greatly interested in gas engines and motorcycles. He was careful with his earnings, which he sent to his father for safe keeping, and eventually returned to his Cincinnati home with high hopes of entering the motorcycle business. His father, however, could not vision the future of this business, lacked faith in motorcycles, and refused to turn over the youth's cash for him to squander in any such flighty business. The young man, hurt and discouraged, left home and went to Pittsburgh, where he secured employment in the Westinghouse Electric Company's plant at East Pittsburgh. During his stay there he was engaged in the turbine department, where, as was his custom, he learned all that there was to be found out about engines and power, and after a time went back to Lammert & Lamm at Chicago, where he was also employed by the C. A. COEY Company, at that time building the motorcycle known as the "Thomas Flyer." Mr. Goldenberg at this time thought he saw an opportunity of entering business in a paying venture, and accordingly organized the Modern Sales Bureau, manufacturing a mechanical starter. This had hardly gotten under way when the electrical starter was invented, and it proved so much better that the Modern Sales Bureau was put out of business. Mr. Goldenberg made use of his insurance policies to borrow $75, with which he came to Daytona Beach, and here was employed in the B. E. WILLIAMS Garage until 1916, when he became the organizer of the Daytona Machine Works on Wall Street. In 1920 was organized the Adler-Goldenberg Company, of which Mr. Goldenberg became president; LOUIS ADLER, treasurer; M. SCHON, vice president; and A. MALONE, secretary. This garage, which is equipped to accommodate every known make of car, has 31,000 square feet of floor space, of which 21,000 square feet of space is on the lower floor, and is one of the largest and most complete enterprises of its kind in the South. From 1898, when Mr. Goldenberg assisted in building the first automobile in Cincinnati, a crude affair which he drove with only a degree of success, his career has been one of sustained effort and constant application, combined with honest dealing and honorable actions. His life has been one that is now being crowned with success, but he has had to overcome a number of discouragements. He is now president of the Daytona Motor Club, a member of the Daytona City Commission and a member of the executive board of the Daytona Chamber of Commerce. All matters pertaining to civic betterment have his warm support, but good roads are his hobby, and, with GEORGE VAN PELT attends all good roads meeting's held anywhere or at any time. He also holds membership in the Kiwanis Club, is an Elk, and belongs to Halifax Blue Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and is a Knight Templar and a Scottish Rite Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. In 1912 Mr. Goldenberg was united in marriage with Miss BURNET WILLIAMS, daughter of L. E. WILLIAMS. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/volusia/bios/goldenbe71bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/flfiles/ File size: 6.0 Kb