ANDREW RAE (1889) is one of the Rae brothers, who are prominently connected with the stone quarrying industry in Jasper. Mr, Rae is one of the original promoters of this most successfully conducted enterprise. The Jasper granite, so much in demand, was first quarried in 1888 by a company styled the Dell Rapids Granite company, of which George Rae, an
elder brother of our subject, was one of the organizers. Andrew Rae became an interested party in the concern a year later. The original company was succeeded after a two years' existence by J. M. Poorbaugh & Company, and that firm gave way to the Sioux Valley Stone company.
In 1896 the Jasper Co-operative Stone company was organized with Andrew Rae as president and manager; William Rae, secretary and treasurer; and with Robert Rae and Alexander Rae as other promoters. That company leased and operated the quarries until 1908, when the present controlling concern, the Jasper Stone Quarry company, was formed, with the Rae
brothers as leading stockholders. This concern is incorporated for $50,000 and has the exclusive quarrying rights to the rich building stone beds lying adjacent to the town of Jasper.
The present officers of the company are J. O. Meham, president; C. H. Atkinson, auditor; A. L. Rowe, secretary and treasurer; Andrew Rae, quarry manager. From fifty to seventy-five men find employment In the quarries during the season of full operation. Jasper granite is known far, and wide for its excellence and durability and it has been used in the construction of some of the finest stone structures, both public and private, in the northwest and the country at large. The stone has been shipped as far east as New York City.
Some of the prominent buildings Jasper Stone has entered into the construction of include the residence of George Van Dusen, in Minneapolis, costing $150,000; a Methodist church of Chicago, a $20,000 building; the following buildings in Sioux City with their values: The union depot, $230,000; Episcopal church, $60,000; John Poorbaugh, residence, $25,000; Masonic temple, $35,000; the University of the Northwest, $35,000; at Pipestone, the United States Indian school, $30,000; Masonic temple, $15,000; the court house the Masonic temple at Sioux Falls, and the building of the Edwards Publishing company in Chicago. The paving block manufactured by the company are in use in many of the principal cities of the
country. At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago this stone received the first award.
In Scotland, on May 2, 1863, the son of George and Barbara (Farquhr) Rae, was born Andrew Rae of this biography. In the land of Scots he was educated and there became proficient in the stone mason's trade, which he learned under the tutelage of his father. At the age of nineteen, in 1882, Andrew crossed the broad Atlantic to cast his fortunes in the new world.
He followed his occupation for a year at Waterloo and Montello, Wisconsin, and then went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he worked at his trade. At the end of two years Mr. Rae
returned to Scotland, and at Peter Culter, Aberdeenshire, on February 13, 1885, he was joined in marriage to Barbara Wallace.
Accompanied by his bride, the young stone cutter returned to America and to his employment in Sioux Falls. From that point he went to Del! Rapids, in the same vicinity, where he worked at his trade until he became identified with the stone industry at Jasper, his home since the year of the town's founding.- Mr. Rae has always been a zealous booster for his
home town and has devoted much of his energy in the promotion of every worthy enterprise that has meant for Jasper's advancement. He was for four years a member of the village council, and he is at the present time chief of the fire department and president of the Commercial club, an active agency in the town's material welfare. Mr. Rae is a prominent member of
the Presbyterian church, an organization of which he has served as trustee for the past nineteen years. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the Blue Lodge of the Masons, of which he is past master, is a member of Triune Chapter No. 51, R. A. M., of Pipestone, and of the Eastern Star, which he serves as worthy patron; the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
elder brother of our subject, was one of the organizers. Andrew Rae became an interested party in the concern a year later. The original company was succeeded after a two years' existence by J. M. Poorbaugh & Company, and that firm gave way to the Sioux Valley Stone company.
In 1896 the Jasper Co-operative Stone company was organized with Andrew Rae as president and manager; William Rae, secretary and treasurer; and with Robert Rae and Alexander Rae as other promoters. That company leased and operated the quarries until 1908, when the present controlling concern, the Jasper Stone Quarry company, was formed, with the Rae
brothers as leading stockholders. This concern is incorporated for $50,000 and has the exclusive quarrying rights to the rich building stone beds lying adjacent to the town of Jasper.
The present officers of the company are J. O. Meham, president; C. H. Atkinson, auditor; A. L. Rowe, secretary and treasurer; Andrew Rae, quarry manager. From fifty to seventy-five men find employment In the quarries during the season of full operation. Jasper granite is known far, and wide for its excellence and durability and it has been used in the construction of some of the finest stone structures, both public and private, in the northwest and the country at large. The stone has been shipped as far east as New York City.
Some of the prominent buildings Jasper Stone has entered into the construction of include the residence of George Van Dusen, in Minneapolis, costing $150,000; a Methodist church of Chicago, a $20,000 building; the following buildings in Sioux City with their values: The union depot, $230,000; Episcopal church, $60,000; John Poorbaugh, residence, $25,000; Masonic temple, $35,000; the University of the Northwest, $35,000; at Pipestone, the United States Indian school, $30,000; Masonic temple, $15,000; the court house the Masonic temple at Sioux Falls, and the building of the Edwards Publishing company in Chicago. The paving block manufactured by the company are in use in many of the principal cities of the
country. At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago this stone received the first award.
In Scotland, on May 2, 1863, the son of George and Barbara (Farquhr) Rae, was born Andrew Rae of this biography. In the land of Scots he was educated and there became proficient in the stone mason's trade, which he learned under the tutelage of his father. At the age of nineteen, in 1882, Andrew crossed the broad Atlantic to cast his fortunes in the new world.
He followed his occupation for a year at Waterloo and Montello, Wisconsin, and then went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he worked at his trade. At the end of two years Mr. Rae
returned to Scotland, and at Peter Culter, Aberdeenshire, on February 13, 1885, he was joined in marriage to Barbara Wallace.
Accompanied by his bride, the young stone cutter returned to America and to his employment in Sioux Falls. From that point he went to Del! Rapids, in the same vicinity, where he worked at his trade until he became identified with the stone industry at Jasper, his home since the year of the town's founding.- Mr. Rae has always been a zealous booster for his
home town and has devoted much of his energy in the promotion of every worthy enterprise that has meant for Jasper's advancement. He was for four years a member of the village council, and he is at the present time chief of the fire department and president of the Commercial club, an active agency in the town's material welfare. Mr. Rae is a prominent member of
the Presbyterian church, an organization of which he has served as trustee for the past nineteen years. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the Blue Lodge of the Masons, of which he is past master, is a member of Triune Chapter No. 51, R. A. M., of Pipestone, and of the Eastern Star, which he serves as worthy patron; the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
ANDREW RAE (1889) is one of the Rae brothers, who are prominently connected with the stone quarrying industry in Jasper. Mr, Rae is one of the original promoters of this most successfully conducted enterprise. The Jasper granite, so much in demand, was first quarried in 1888 by a company styled the Dell Rapids Granite company, of which George Rae, an
elder brother of our subject, was one of the organizers. Andrew Rae became an interested party in the concern a year later. The original company was succeeded after a two years' existence by J. M. Poorbaugh & Company, and that firm gave way to the Sioux Valley Stone company.
In 1896 the Jasper Co-operative Stone company was organized with Andrew Rae as president and manager; William Rae, secretary and treasurer; and with Robert Rae and Alexander Rae as other promoters. That company leased and operated the quarries until 1908, when the present controlling concern, the Jasper Stone Quarry company, was formed, with the Rae
brothers as leading stockholders. This concern is incorporated for $50,000 and has the exclusive quarrying rights to the rich building stone beds lying adjacent to the town of Jasper.
The present officers of the company are J. O. Meham, president; C. H. Atkinson, auditor; A. L. Rowe, secretary and treasurer; Andrew Rae, quarry manager. From fifty to seventy-five men find employment In the quarries during the season of full operation. Jasper granite is known far, and wide for its excellence and durability and it has been used in the construction of some of the finest stone structures, both public and private, in the northwest and the country at large. The stone has been shipped as far east as New York City.
Some of the prominent buildings Jasper Stone has entered into the construction of include the residence of George Van Dusen, in Minneapolis, costing $150,000; a Methodist church of Chicago, a $20,000 building; the following buildings in Sioux City with their values: The union depot, $230,000; Episcopal church, $60,000; John Poorbaugh, residence, $25,000; Masonic temple, $35,000; the University of the Northwest, $35,000; at Pipestone, the United States Indian school, $30,000; Masonic temple, $15,000; the court house the Masonic temple at Sioux Falls, and the building of the Edwards Publishing company in Chicago. The paving block manufactured by the company are in use in many of the principal cities of the
country. At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago this stone received the first award.
In Scotland, on May 2, 1863, the son of George and Barbara (Farquhr) Rae, was born Andrew Rae of this biography. In the land of Scots he was educated and there became proficient in the stone mason's trade, which he learned under the tutelage of his father. At the age of nineteen, in 1882, Andrew crossed the broad Atlantic to cast his fortunes in the new world.
He followed his occupation for a year at Waterloo and Montello, Wisconsin, and then went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he worked at his trade. At the end of two years Mr. Rae
returned to Scotland, and at Peter Culter, Aberdeenshire, on February 13, 1885, he was joined in marriage to Barbara Wallace.
Accompanied by his bride, the young stone cutter returned to America and to his employment in Sioux Falls. From that point he went to Del! Rapids, in the same vicinity, where he worked at his trade until he became identified with the stone industry at Jasper, his home since the year of the town's founding.- Mr. Rae has always been a zealous booster for his
home town and has devoted much of his energy in the promotion of every worthy enterprise that has meant for Jasper's advancement. He was for four years a member of the village council, and he is at the present time chief of the fire department and president of the Commercial club, an active agency in the town's material welfare. Mr. Rae is a prominent member of
the Presbyterian church, an organization of which he has served as trustee for the past nineteen years. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the Blue Lodge of the Masons, of which he is past master, is a member of Triune Chapter No. 51, R. A. M., of Pipestone, and of the Eastern Star, which he serves as worthy patron; the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
elder brother of our subject, was one of the organizers. Andrew Rae became an interested party in the concern a year later. The original company was succeeded after a two years' existence by J. M. Poorbaugh & Company, and that firm gave way to the Sioux Valley Stone company.
In 1896 the Jasper Co-operative Stone company was organized with Andrew Rae as president and manager; William Rae, secretary and treasurer; and with Robert Rae and Alexander Rae as other promoters. That company leased and operated the quarries until 1908, when the present controlling concern, the Jasper Stone Quarry company, was formed, with the Rae
brothers as leading stockholders. This concern is incorporated for $50,000 and has the exclusive quarrying rights to the rich building stone beds lying adjacent to the town of Jasper.
The present officers of the company are J. O. Meham, president; C. H. Atkinson, auditor; A. L. Rowe, secretary and treasurer; Andrew Rae, quarry manager. From fifty to seventy-five men find employment In the quarries during the season of full operation. Jasper granite is known far, and wide for its excellence and durability and it has been used in the construction of some of the finest stone structures, both public and private, in the northwest and the country at large. The stone has been shipped as far east as New York City.
Some of the prominent buildings Jasper Stone has entered into the construction of include the residence of George Van Dusen, in Minneapolis, costing $150,000; a Methodist church of Chicago, a $20,000 building; the following buildings in Sioux City with their values: The union depot, $230,000; Episcopal church, $60,000; John Poorbaugh, residence, $25,000; Masonic temple, $35,000; the University of the Northwest, $35,000; at Pipestone, the United States Indian school, $30,000; Masonic temple, $15,000; the court house the Masonic temple at Sioux Falls, and the building of the Edwards Publishing company in Chicago. The paving block manufactured by the company are in use in many of the principal cities of the
country. At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago this stone received the first award.
In Scotland, on May 2, 1863, the son of George and Barbara (Farquhr) Rae, was born Andrew Rae of this biography. In the land of Scots he was educated and there became proficient in the stone mason's trade, which he learned under the tutelage of his father. At the age of nineteen, in 1882, Andrew crossed the broad Atlantic to cast his fortunes in the new world.
He followed his occupation for a year at Waterloo and Montello, Wisconsin, and then went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he worked at his trade. At the end of two years Mr. Rae
returned to Scotland, and at Peter Culter, Aberdeenshire, on February 13, 1885, he was joined in marriage to Barbara Wallace.
Accompanied by his bride, the young stone cutter returned to America and to his employment in Sioux Falls. From that point he went to Del! Rapids, in the same vicinity, where he worked at his trade until he became identified with the stone industry at Jasper, his home since the year of the town's founding.- Mr. Rae has always been a zealous booster for his
home town and has devoted much of his energy in the promotion of every worthy enterprise that has meant for Jasper's advancement. He was for four years a member of the village council, and he is at the present time chief of the fire department and president of the Commercial club, an active agency in the town's material welfare. Mr. Rae is a prominent member of
the Presbyterian church, an organization of which he has served as trustee for the past nineteen years. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the Blue Lodge of the Masons, of which he is past master, is a member of Triune Chapter No. 51, R. A. M., of Pipestone, and of the Eastern Star, which he serves as worthy patron; the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
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