Bio of WILDER, Alanson B. (b.1864), 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 III, pg 828
ALANSON B. WILDER
Alanson B. Wilder, president of the Lyle Culvert Company, is a native of the
Hawkeye state, born in Mitchell county, Iowa, in 1864. His parents, Nelson and
Maria (Vaughn) Wilder, settled in that county in the early '50s and engaged in
farming, and here Alanson grew to manhood. His opportunities to attend school
were limited because at the age of thirteen years he suffered the loss of his
father, but by improving his time in study he acquired a practical business
education and is what is usually termed a self-made man. He continued farming in
Iowa until 1901, when he removed to Lyle, Minnesota, and began the manufacture
of corrugated iron culverts-the first plant of the kind in the state. He also
manufactures road and street signs.
His venture proved successful and in 1907 he established an office in
Minneapolis, to which city the factory was removed in 1916. In addition to his
interests in the culvert business Mr. Wilder is president of the Northwestern
Sheet Iron Works, at Wahpeton, North Dakota; and also president of the Stockton
Road Machinery Company of Minneapolis, both thriving concerns.
Politically Mr. Wilder is a republican and his fraternal relations are with the
Masonic order. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis
Civic & Commerce Association and is active in civic affairs, devoting
considerable time from business to those interests. He is a member of the
Minneapolis Athletic Club and the Minneapolis Automobile Club and takes an
interest in the work and welfare of all. Mr. Wilder has a town house at No. 60
Arthur avenue and a summer home at Lake Minnetonka.