THE MINNESOTA 



HORTICULTURIST. 



VOL. 30. JANUARY 1902. No. 1. 



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CHAS. M. LORING, 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



The early years of the subject of this sketch were spent in 

 Portland, Maine, where he was born of good New England stock. 

 Locating at Chicago in 1856, he became a partner of B. P. Hutch- 

 inson in wholesale business until failing health influenced him to 

 seek another climate, when he secured a situation with D. Morri- 

 son in Minneapolis during the year of i860; soon after, however, 

 joining Loren Fletcher in the general merchandise trade. 



From 1868 to 1894 he was engaged in the milling business; 

 and, since then, has been president of the Morgan Machine Co., of 

 Rochester, New York. 



Mr. Loring's energy, business qualifications, public spirit and 

 affability led to his being chosen for many posts closely connected 

 with the general well-being of the community in which he lives. We 

 note his name among the city council from 1870 to 1873; as or- 

 ganizer of the North American Telegraph Co., serving as its presi- 

 dent from 1885 until his resignation in 1897; first president of an 

 improvement association existing here in early times ; member of 

 the Court-House Commission; president of the Board of Trade in 

 1875; president of Chamber of Commerce from 1886 to 1890; presi- 

 dent State Board of Commissioners for securing Minnehaha Park ; 

 president of Board of Park Commissioners from 1883 until his res- 

 ignation in 1893; for several years a vice-president of National 

 Board of Trade; recently, president of the American Park and Out- 

 door Art Association, and now president of the Minnesota State 

 Forestry Association. He has always been treasurer of Lakewood 

 Cemetery Association, and is one of the trustees of Washburn Me- 

 morial Orphan Asylum. 



