[p. 992] president of the National Supply and Construction Company, which is engaged in a general contracting, lumber and planing mill business, at Ellwood City, is justly numbered with the leading citizens. Mr. Frey was born at Madison, Wis., December 25, 1869, and is a son of Christian and Christina (Shafer) Frey.
The father of Mr. Frey was born in Switzerland and remained in his native land until the age of thirty-two years. When he came to America he was an experienced contractor and builder and he located first in Wisconsin, where he followed this line of business for seven years, moving then to Monroe County, Ohio, where he continued in business until he retired from active life. He and wife now reside at Sardis, Ohio. He married Christina Shafer, a native of Germany, and they had two sons, Edward C., who resides at Sardis, Ohio, and Albert C., of Ellwood City.
Albert C. Frey obtained his education in the schools of Monroe County, and after leaving school entered the employ of the Heller Brothers Company, with which he remained until 1894. He then came to Ellwood City, where he organized the Ellwood Lumber Company, of which he became general manager. In the spring of 1897 Mr. Frey organized the East Eno Lumber Company, of which he was president until he sold his interest in 1900. Afterwards he engaged in a general contracting business for himself, until 1903, at which time he became superintendent of construction in the office of the Nicola Building Company, of Pittsburg. This company he left in April, 1906, and then returned to Ellwood City and organized the National Supply and Construction Company. This company is doing business with a capital stock of $50,000, and handles probably the largest contracting business in Lawrence County. The officers of the company are Albert C. Frey, president; B. F. Ross, vice-president; R. F. Mosher, secretary and treasurer. The following capitalists are directors: R. C. Steiple, J. J. Dunn, B. F. Ross, A. C. Frey and R. F. Mosher. The prospects of this company are very bright. The company has completed a large amount of work at Pittsburg and in surrounding towns. Mr. Frey has built over half of Ellwood City and does all the work for both the Pittsburg Company and the Ellwood Improvement Company and also for the Real Estate Trust Company of Pittsburg, the latter concern doing a business of over $500,000 per annum. The planing mill operated by the National Supply and Construction Company is modern in every particular and is run by electricity. During 1907-8, this company built the large mill for the National Tubing Company, of Ellwood City, and is completing a contract for the Crescent Cement Company which will approximate $120,000. To successfully direct the energies of so large a corporate body, a man of unusual business acumen, forethought and enterprise is necessary. Mr. Frey seems to possess every qualification.
In March, 1892, Mr. Frey was married to Miss Margaret Henry, of Youngstown, Ohio, and they have four daughters: Troila C., Elizabeth, Helen E. and Lillian. The family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, Mr. Frey is a Republican and has always taken a good citizen's interest in public affairs.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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