298 THE PORTRAIT GALLERY 



averaged $489.05 and seventy -seven cows, $467.75. The herd 

 bull Best of Archers reached the top at $1,605. 



Two large manufacturing plants were maintained by Mr. 

 Harding in Waukesha, the Modern Structural Steel Co., ancl the 

 Waukesha Malleable Iron Co. At one time he was mayor of 

 the city and gave much time to the upbuilding and beautifl cation 

 of the community. His death in 1909 closed a lifetime of pro- 

 gressive service. George Harding was a man of few words but 

 many thoughts. Like most men of real power, he was self con- 

 tained and unassuming. For a period of thirty years he actively 

 supported every constructive movement tending toward the bet- 

 tering of Wisconsin livestock, and Anoka has been identified with 

 almost every operation that has builded toward higher values and 

 broader recognition of the Badger state's fundamental industry. 



