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From 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908)
HERMAN VOGES, manager and secretary of the Springfield Coal and Ice Company, has been a resident of Springfield since 1875, and is one of the foremost business men of the city. He was I)orn April, 1844, in Germany, and came to America at the age of twenty-one, first locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was engaged in the hardware business for five years. He then moved to College Corners, Butler County, Ohio, and there also was engaged in the hardware business, continuing in the same for five years, when he came to Springfield, in 1875. He was for seven years engaged as shipping clerk for the Champion Bar Knife Company, of this city, and in 1882, in partnership with Mr. M. M. Hedges, entered the ice and coal business under the firm name of Voges & Hedges. In June, 1883, in connection with E. S. Kelly, they established the Champion Coal & Ice Company, which was incorporated with a capital stock of *50,000, with E. S. Kelly, president; Mr. Hedges, secretary, and Mr. Voges, as manageiof the company. The Champion Coal and Ice Company continued sueeessfully in business until 1888, when it was succeeded by the Spring-field Coal and Ice Company, with the capital stock increased to $100,000. In June, 1890. they began the manufacturing of ice, being the first ice plant to operate in this.section of the country. The present officers of the company are: W. S. Wilson, president and treasurer; George Glessner, vice president; Herman Voges, manager and secretary.
Mr. Voges was married in 1868 to Ida Sattler, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and of their union were born the following children; Herman, now a member of the Webster & Perks Manufacturing Company, of Spring-field, Ohio; Olga, widow of Joseph Beck, residing in Springfield; Ida, who is the wife of Edward Letzler, of Denver, Colorado; William F., who is traveling auditor for the Diamond Rubber Company, of Akron, Ohio; Albert, who is employed by the Spring-field Coal and Ice Comiany; and Flora, who lives at home. Fraternally Mr. Voges is a member of the B. P. O. E., and also of the Lagonda Club.
As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark 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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