Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Hurlburt, William H. 1846 - 
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Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     WILLIAM H. HURLBURT stands deservedly high in the business circles of 
Portland because of his excellent record as president and manager of the 
Baggage and Omnibus Transfer Company. This enterprise, which was established 
in 1882, is the oldest concern in its line on the Pacific coast, and has 
rendered a high type of public service during the forty-six years of its 
existence. The company is located at 55 North Park street, where it occupies a 
five-story building, fifty by one hundred feet. It specializes in storage and 
transfer, in which service it employs fourteen trucks and forty people. The 
company also does light package delivery and affords messenger service to all 
parts of the city.

     Mr. Hurlburt was born in Connecticut in 1846 and received a public school 
education.  He entered railroad service and became a traveling representative 
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. In that capacity he visited 
Portland in 1872, and in 1890 became a resident of this city. For ten years he 
was with the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, after which he became 
manager for Morris Brothers. He was president of the Oregon Water Power and 
Railway Company, and located the two power sites on the Clackamas river, 
starting the construction of both plants. In 1917, during the war, he was 
induced to take over the Baggage and Omnibus Transfer Company, of which he 
became president and manager, and has since devoted his attention to this 
business.

     Mr. Hurlburt was united in marriage to Miss Anna Barker, of Grand Rapids, 
Michigan, who died in 1889, leaving a son, C. M. Hurlburt, who lives at Hood 
River. Oregon, where he is serving as county engineer and owns and operates a 
fine ranch there. He is a veteran of the World war, having served overseas. He 
is married and has three children. William H. Hurlburt is a republican in his 
political views and a member of the Arlington Club. Because of his sterling 
worth and his dependable business judgment, he commands the uniform respect 
and confidence of all who know him.

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, 
Pages 855-856

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