Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Jarvis, Earl G. July 18, 1885 - 
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     EARL G. JARVIS has won a well merited reputation as a rapid-fire salesman 
of good securities, having made an enviable record in the sale of Liberty 
bonds during the World war, while in his present capacity as manager of the 
investment department of the Portland Electric Power Company he has rendered 
the corporation a high type of service. Mr. Jarvis was born in Corunna, 
Shiawassee county, Michigan, July 18, 1885, and is a son of John and Marie 
(Temple) Jarvis, both of whom were natives of Canada. In 1900 the parents 
brought their family to Portland, and here the father entered the employ of 
the Portland Railways Company. Later he went to work for the Portland Electric 
Power Company, at that time known as the Portland Railway, Light and Power 
Company, and has been with this corporation continuously to the present time, 
a period of twenty-eight years, being now employed in the traffic department.
     Earl G. Jarvis attended the public schools until graduated from high 
school, and on coming to Portland went to work in the Olds, Wortman & King 
store, remaining with that concern four years. His first task was the opening 
of book boxes in the basement, after which he was assigned to the trimming of 
arc lights, and then became a salesman in the oriental rug and drapery 
department. He worked up to a salary of twenty dollars a week, hut saw little 
prospect of substantial advancement, so resigned his position and went to work 
for the American Can Company. In 1905 he became timekeeper for the Portland 
Railways Company, and thereafter received several promotions, first as clerk 
to the paymaster, then as assistant paymaster, and later was transferred to 
the light and power department as timekeeper and keeper of cost distribution 
of labor. He filled that position in a very satisfactory manner for seven 
years and in 1917 was made secretary to the treasurer. At this time he was 
registered for army service, but was not called. In 1918 Mr. Jarvis was made 
secretary to the vice president, being under F. I. Fuller for seven years, and 
in 1925 was appointed to his present position as manager of the investment 
department of the company. There was a very definite reason for his assignment 
to this very responsible work, for during the World war he had attracted the 
attention of the officers of the company by the remarkable record which he 
made in the sale of Liberty bonds to the employees of the company, of which 
work he had been given charge. He sold over one million dollars worth of these 
bonds, and did this in spite of the fact that over three hundred employees of 
the company went into the military service of their country. In March, 1921, 
the company first offered its securities to the people of Portland in eleven 
days sold over one million dollars of eight per cent five-year gold notes. 
This proved a most successful move in more ways than one, as the company now 
has over eleven thousand shareholders in Portland and vicinity, through which 
has been bred a general spirit of friendship and good will. Aside from these 
outstanding operations, Mr. Jarvis has at various times been called on to 
assist in city drives and has shown himself a strong and resourceful man in 
every enterprise to which he has addressed his efforts.
     On June 15, 1910, Mr. Jarvis was united in marriage to Miss Kathryn 
Perrine, a daughter of Finley Perrine, a pioneer of Oregon and at one time 
state librarian. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis are the parents of a daughter, Betty 
Jane, born July 11, 1915. Mr. Jarvis has given his active support to the 
republican party and for many years represented his district on the republican 
county central committee. He is a member of Friendship Lodge, No. 160, A. F. & 
A. M.; the Woodmen of the World, the Royal Arcanum, the Progressive Men’s Club 
and the Chamber of Commerce. He was formerly secretary of the Rose City 
Library Association, of which he is now a trustee, and is vice president of 
the Parent-Teachers Association. From this brief outline it may be seen that 
Mr. Jarvis has been a definite factor in the business and civic life of 
Portland and he enjoys a reputation as one of its most progressive and 
dependable citizens, commanding the respect and confidence of his fellowmen to 
a marked degree. 


Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Pages 285-286

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