Biographical Sketch of C. R. Collins, Johnson County, Missouri,
Warrensburg.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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C. R. Collins, local manager of the Warrensburg Electric Heat & Power
Company, is one of Johnson county's most promising young men.  He was
born in 1884 in Warrensburg, son of Allen B. and Josephine (Hewitt)
Collins.  Allen B. Collins if the night engineer employed at the build-
ing on the corner of Pine and Warren streets in Warrensburg, Missouri.
C. R. Collins attended the public schools of Warrensburg and later 
studied electrical engineering through correspondence and practical
experience.  He was employed at various places before commencing work
with the Warrensburg Electric Heat & Power Company and he began working
as fireman for this company in 1901, filling since that time every 
place connected with the work.  He has acted in the capacity of fireman,
engineer, lineman, and wired buildings, understanding every phase of 
the work.  Since 1912, Mr. Collins has been superintendent of the comp-
any, whose office is located on the corner of Holden and Grover streets
to which location they moved June 1, 1917, from East Pine street.  The
Warrensburg Electric Heat & Power Company are successors of the Warren-
sburg Light & Power Company, who were successors of the Magnolia Light
Heat & Power Company, a light plant was established at Pertle Springs.
This plant burned and the Magnolia company built a new plant in Warren-
sburg to which they moved a part of the old plant.  The Warrensburg
Electric Heat & Power Company have more than nine hundred patrons in
Warrensburg and in addition furnishes current for Concordia, Knob 
Noster, and Lamonte.  The lines were extended to these places in 1916.
July 12, 1916, C. R. Collins was united in marriage with Mattie Rosen-
thal, the daughter of Henry and Helen Rosenthal, of Warrensburg, 
Missouri.  At the time of this writing, Mr. and Mrs. Collins are re-
siding in the Christopher Flats in Warrensburg.  Mr. Collins has
pushed to the front through his own unaided efforts and through dili-
gence, conscientious attention to duty, industry and perseverance, he
is making a splendid success of life and a name for himself of which 
he may justly be proud.

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