Huffman & Glenham.
No sketch of Charlottesville's commercial
life would be complete without
giving the brick contracting industry
due consideration, and one of the
representative firms engaged in this
line is conducted by the well known
and progressive concern of Huffman &
Glenham of 824 West Street. They
are contractors for all grades of pressed
bricks and fancy tiling for which they
are most favorably known to the
builders, contractors and property
owners throughout Albemarle County
and vicinity. The bricks manufactured
by this company may be seen in
the handsome and substantial structures
of the Elks club house, church at
Hillsboro, the Leterman flat. Irving's
livery stable the residence of Dr. Chancellor
and scores of other buildings too
numerous to mention. The business
was inaugurated in 1905 by Mr. S. R.
Huffman and from its inception up to
the present time, due to his indomitable
courage, perseverance and energy,
coupled with the superior quality of
the gooes handled, and the honorable
and just methods in vogue, the enterprise
has continued to grow and expand
in every direction, until today
when it is nearing the pinnacle of
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S. R. Huffman.
success, and all indications point to a
still brighter future than the record of
its glorious past. Mr. Huffman is a
native of Rockingham County. His
education was received in the district
schools, after which he launched into
the sea of commercial life. Prior to
establishing his present enterprise he
was in the employ of C. & O. railway
as an inspector of railway masonry for
seven years. In fraternal circles Mr.
Huffman is both popular and prominent
being a member of the Odd Fellows,
Maccabees and the Red Men. Mr. T.
P. Glenham who has recently been
taken into partnership is a native of
Albemarle County and is thoroughly
conversant and familiar with every
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T. P. Glenham.
detail and particular of the brick industry,
having been engaged in this
line for many years. Both gentlemen
are men of fine business qualifications
and any transaction once entered into
with them is sure to terminate most
pleasant and agreeable to all concerned.
