History Of Lee County Iowa Vol 2

Download or read book History of Lee County, Iowa, Vol. 2 written by Nelson Commin Roberts and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Lee County, Iowa, Vol. 2: Illustrated After the war Mr. Rand engaged in business for a time in Ala bama and the year 1880 witnessed his arrival in Keokuk, where he became an active member of the Carson Rand Lumber Company, managing the local branch of their business until the withdrawal of the corporation from Keokuk. He had become acquainted with the lumber trade under the direction of his father, and in control of the Keokuk interests Mr. Rand displayed marked ability and undaunted enterprise, formulating his plans carefully and carrying them for ward to successful completion. Into other fields of labor he also. Extended his efforts and became a leading figure in financial circles as vice president of the State Central Savings Bank and as director of the Keokuk National Bank and of the Iowa State Insurance Company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.