Bio of WAITE, Harry B. (b.1865), 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

Vol II, pg 258-261
HARRY B. WAITE
Harry B. Waite, whose active association with the lumber industry is that of
president of the H. B. Waite Lumber Company and also of the Waite Mill & Timber
Company, was born in Chicago, Illinois, July 23, 1865, his parents being Henry
J. and Ann (Ellis) Waite, who were natives of England but crossed the Atlantic
in 1852, first settling in Canada, whence they later removed to Chicago. The
father was a physician.
Harry B. Waite spent his early years in his native city and came to Minneapolis
when a youth of fifteen. Here he completed his education in the public schools
and after his textbooks were put aside he was employed by the Minnesota Transfer
Railway Company. His next position was with the firm of Cole & Weeks, in the
lumber business, in the capacity of bookkeeper and for four years he remained
with that house, or until the firm went out of business and Mr. Waite then
secured a position with the lumber firm of N. P. Clarke & Company and filled the
position of sales manager for eight years. In 1896 he organized the H. B. Waite
Lumber Company to engage in business on his own account and through the
intervening years, covering more than a quarter of a century, he has been at the
head of this concern as president. The business was soon established upon a
paying basis and the trade has steadily increased in volume and importance
through the intervening years. Mr. Waite extended the scope of his activities in
1903, when he organized the Waite Mill & Timber Company, of which he has also
been the president. The lumber and timber properties of these companies are
situated in the state of Washington, where they have large holdings. Their mills
are also located on the property in the Northwest. The business in its various
phases has been steadily developed from the purchase of standing timber to the
marketing of the finished product. Mr. Waite's plans are carefully formulated,
he introduces thoroughly established business methods into the conduct of his
affairs, and has found that the secret of success lies in the accomplishment of
maximum results with a minimum expenditure of time, labor and material. Aside
from this he is also a director in the Northwestern National Bank.
On the 19th of March, 1891, Mr. Waite was united in marriage to Miss Luella
Lichty of Waterloo, Iowa, and, they have become parents of one child, Elizabeth.
Mr. Waite is well known in the club circles of the city, having membership in
the Minneapolis, Lafayette, Minikahda and Woodhill Country Clubs and also in the
Rainier Club of Seattle, Washington. He is a Mason of high rank, having attained
the Knights Templar degree in the Commandery, while with the Nobles of Zuhrah
Temple of the Mystic Shrine he has crossed the sands of the desert. During the
World war he was active in promoting the Liberty Loan drives and in supplying
the government with ship timber and the necessary lumber for aeroplane
construction.