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From Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908)
W. G. WISE, secretary and manager of the Wise Furnace Company, which operates large works at Akron, was born at Greentown, Stark County, Ohio. He was educated in the district schools and at Mt. Union and subsequently taught school for two years. Coming to Akron in search of a satisfactory business field, Mr. Wise entered the office of J. F. Seiberldng, where he remained for six years. He then went to Catskill. New York, where he was engaged in a brick industry for two years, after which he returned to Akron. Here he was associated for a time with the Werner Company, and later mib the Twentieth Century Heating Company, remaining with the latter house for four years.
In January, 1904, Mr. Wi.se organized the Wise Furnace Company, which Avas incorporated Avith a capital stock of $50,000. Avith J. W. Myers, president; George Carmichael, vice-president, and AV. G. Wise, secretary and manager. This company manufactures furnaces of the WLse pattern, and the National Gas Hot Water Heaters, and their large factory gives employment to seventy-five men. The business has been a prosperous one from the beginning, and the progress of the company has been the most rapid known in the furnace business.
In 1893 Mr. AVise was married to Emma Filbey, of Shreve, AVayne County, Ohio, and they have one child, Atlee. Mr. atid Mrs. AVise belong to the AAoodland Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the U. C. T.
As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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