Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  pp. 86-87

HERBERT R. FIELD

Herbert R. Field, president of the Highway Automobile Company, might well be
termed a "live wire" in the common parlance of the day, or in more dignified
language a dynamic force in the business circles of central Oregon. His
enterprising and progressive methods are well known to the people of Hood
River, where he has made his home from early manhood. His parents are Charles F.
and Ella (Eychaner) Field, the father being one of the leading orchardists of
the county, coming to Oregon from Illinois and casting in his lot among the
pioneer settlers of the Hood River valley.

Herbert R. Field was educated in the graded and high schools of Monroe Center,
Illinois, and completed a course in Brown's Business College at Rockford, that
state.

For two years following his graduation he was employed as a bookkeeper in the
middle west and upon the removal of his parents to Oregon he, too, came to Hood
River, where his father purchased an apple orchard, while the young man
established a tire shop and vulcanizing business in the city. Under his
competent management and guidance the business grew apace and after seven years
was taken over by a newly organized company, operating under the name of the
Highway Auto Company, of which he is the president. The company in 1919 erected
at a cost of thirty thousand dollars one of the finest garages on the Columbia
River highway. It is located at the corner of Fifth and Oak streets in Hood
River and is a concrete building one hundred by one hundred feet and two stories
in height, with entrance directly from the street to both floors. It is fitted
with every device and convenience known to the modern garage and is a marked
improvement to the thoroughfare. The other officers of the company are: S.
Field, vice president; H. B. Nesbit, secretary; and S. L. Stewart, manager. The
company acts as agent for the Lexington cars, the Atterbury and Tageol trucks
and tractors, the Goodrich, Kelly-Springfield and Firestone tires and carries a
full line of accessories. Herbert R. Field, the dominant force in this important
business enterprise, is a progressive young American, who is also foremost in
all good works of citizenship. During the World war he volunteered for the
service of his country and was on active duty in France with the American
Expeditionary Forces for twelve months. He is a member of the American Legion
and thus is aiding in promoting principles of true Americanship just as surely
and as effectively as he did when wearing the khaki uniform on the fields of
France. He belongs also to the Hood River Commercial Club and is thus identified
with every movement for the upbuilding and benefit of the city. He is very
popular and is a young man of much business promise.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.