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Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922)

CHARLES W. APPLEBY.
    Charles W. Appleby is the well-known representative cf horticultural and
industrial interests in Fayetteville, where he is part owner of a canning
factory, while in the adjoining district he has a large fruit farm. A native of
Washington county, he was born September 27, 1865, and is a brother of George
Appleby, mentioned at length on another page of this work. He acquired his
education in the common schools and started out as a farmer, his life having
been devoted to a greater or less extent to agricultural and horticultural
pursuits. In 1900 he removed to Fayetteville and became associated with his
brother George in the ownership of a canning factory in 1906. In the following
year they failed in business and lost all they had. They retained the equity in
the canning factory, however, but gave up all their other possessions, which
were considerable. With undaunted courage they faced the future and made
arrangements to purchase a farm of four hundred and forty acres, placing a small
payment on the property and arranging to meet the other payments in the course
of time. There was a bearing apple orchard on the place at the time. They have
since set out trees until their orchards now cover one hundred and ninety acres
and in addition they have one hundred and forty acres planted to strawberries.
As the years have passed the careful management of their business interests has
brought to them substantial success and they are today men of affluence, their
entire possessions having been acquired since 1907. In the propagation of their
fruits and the care of their orchards they have followed the most progressive
and scientific methods and have accomplished notable results, their labors
contributing toward making Washington county one of the widely known fruit
centers of the southwest. Charles W. Appleby has charge of their canning
factories when these are in operation during the fruit growing seasons. They
have three plants—one in Fayetteville, one in West Fork and the third at
Hiwasse. The capacity of their plants is seventy-five thousand cases of tomatoes
per season and they ship their products to Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and
throughout Arkansas. Carefully formulated plans and thorough system in carrying
out his plans have been potent elements in winning Mr. Appleby the success which
is now his.

    In February, 1910, Mr. Appleby was married to Miss Mary Lorie Hughey, who
was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, whence her parents removed to Fayetteville in 1907.
Her father was a chair manufacturer of Ohio and now lives in Florida. Mr. and
Mrs. Appleby are well known in Fayetteville, where they have an extensive circle
of warm friends. They belong to the Presbyterian church and Mr. Appleby has
membership in the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also in the Rotary
Club, in the work of which he has been very active, his labors in this
connection being far-reaching and resultant. In politics he is a democrat but
has never been ambitious to hold office, preferring to concentrate his efforts
and attention upon his business affairs. That he has most carefully and wisely
directed his interests is indicated in the success which he has achieved since
sustaining heavy losses in business in 1907. His life should serve as an example
and an inspiration to others, showing what may be accomplished through
individual efforts.


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Citation:
Centennial History of Arkansas
Volume II
Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1922


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