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Charles J. Carter
was born in Keokuk,
Iowa, January 9, 1862. After
completing his education in 1876 he went to work for a lumber firm,
and has been in the lumber business ever since. He came to
Kansas City in 1886, and went into business for himself, and in 1896
incorporated under the name of C. J. Carter Company. His other
interests include the presidency of the Doniphan Lumber Company, with
mills at Doniphan, Mo., to which he was elected in 1894; the presidency
of the Saline River Lumber Company, of Straughan, Ark., formed in
1898; the presidency of the Saline River Railway Company; and the vice
presidency of the Straughan Stave Company. Mr. Carter is also
treasurer of the Missouri Tie and Lumber Company, and from 1896 to
1902, when he sold out his interests, was president of the Louisiana
& Gulf Lumber Company.
Notwithstanding his many and important
business interests, Mr. Carter is a leading figure in all movements
tending to the public good. He is a prominent member of the
Commercial Club, belongs to the Country Club, and is a Hoo-Hoo. He was
married to Miss Cora Bridges in Keokuk in 1885, and they have one
daughter, Margaret.
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