Sedgwick County KS Archives Biographies.....Martin, Fred W. 1874 - 
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   Fred W. Martin, manager of the Martin Metal Manufacturing Company, of
Wichita, Kan., is a native of Kansas, in which state he was born on October 19,
1874. His parents were W. J. and C. C. (Martin) Martin. His education was
acquired in Leon High School and he came to Wichita in 1899. When the Hockaday
Hardware Company was organized in Wichita eleven years ago Mr. Martin was the
assistant manager and made good. When the Hockaday Company sold out to the
Morton-Simmons Hardware Company Mr. Martin went along as an indispensable factor
in the upbuilding of the new organization. Mr. Martin was secretary of that
concern for one and a half years, and then resigned to become treasurer and
manager of his present concern, which he was a prime factor in organizing. The
Martin Metal Manufacturing Company has a capital of $75,000, and in the first
year of business outgrew its big plant at 130 North Mosley avenue, and in the
spring of 1909 began the erection of its immense factory and warehouse at Nos.
300 to 310 Mosley avenue, which is 140 by 160 feet and two stories and basement.
The company is organized as follows: Ed. Hockaday, Kingfisher, Okla., president;
E. T. Battin, vice-president; I. N. Hockaday, secretary; Fred W. Martin,
treasurer and manager. The company employs at all times at least thirty men,
with three travelers on the road. It converts from raw material into finished
products from 250 to 300 of metal of various shapes per month. Its principal
lines are roofing of all sorts, galvanized tanks, corrugated culverts, metal
roofing and siding. Mr. Martin is a member of the Wichita Commercial Club and
Chamber of Commerce, Masonic Arch Consistory and Shriners. Mr. Martin was
married in 1894 to Miss Irene May Sullivan, of Salina, Kan. Three children were
born to them: Lillian May, Hazel Carroll and Fred W., Jr.

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History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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