Bio of JENSEN, Charles H. (b.1882), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 241-242
CHARLES H. JENSEN
Minneapolis is proud to number among her native sons Charles H. Jensen,
president of the Jensen Printing Company, one of the largest printing and
lithographing concerns of the Northwest. His birth occurred on the 4th of
September, 1882, his parents being Christian and Christine (Hansen) Jensen, the
former a native of Denmark.
Charles H. Jensen received his education in the public schools of this city and
when a small boy developed a penchant for printing. When ten years of age he had
little printing outfit in the basement of the Tabernacle Baptist church and four
years later, together with a boy friend, Andrew Kelly, he started a printing
shop on Cedar avenue. Subsequently he sold his interest to Andrew Kelly and went
to work :or the McCellan Paper Company, remaining in its employ for a period of
six years. During that time he aided in installing a plant for the printing of
wrapping paper for the concern. After severing his connection with this firm, he
formed another partnership, in which his partner got all of the money. He then
determined to start an independent business. Throughout the day he solicited
business and did the printing at night. His business steadily advanced and today
it occupies a position among the largest in its field of industry. The Jensen
Printing Company utilizes a five-story building at No. 124 Third street, North,
covering some forty thousand square feet of floor space and is equipped with
modern time-saving machinery.
Mr. Jensen grew up in the printing business and had great visions of its
possibilities. He therefore opened a small shop which has since developed into a
large modern plant, equipped with automatic presses, each capable of delivering
one hundred and eighty-five thousand thirty-two page catalogs daily. Economy has
been attained in this institution through the installation of time-saving
machinery and equipment. Everything is done for the comfort of the employes, who
number more than one hundred and fifty. By its ''humanized"' policies of
management, where the interest of one has been the interest of all,
organizations have been formed within the Company to promote greater service
plans, which have made this company one of the vital forces in the business life
of the Northwest. From the inception of this concern, down through the years of
its progress, it has made humanized, intelligent service its main objective and
a "greater service to customer plan" has been the main factor in the company's
success. Small jobs are given the same attention as the large ones, with the
result that the concern does a great variety of printing. From his own
experience Mr. Jensen realizes that quality printing can only be obtained by
employes properly trained in the various branches of the printing industry and
therefore each individual has been trained for special work in the many
departments of the plant. Mr. Jensen takes a personal interest in the welfare of
his employes and they are all his stanch friends.
In politics Mr. Jensen gives his allegiance to the republican party and in his
civic attitude he is essentially public-spirited. Fraternally he is identified
with the Masons, of which craft he is an exemplary member, and he likewise holds
membership in the Minneapolis Athletic Club and Minneapolis Golf Club.