Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 2. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 220.
 
HENRY SALVON

     One of Astoria's native sons who has developed into an enterprising
business man of the city is Henry Salvon, one of the proprietors of the City
Drug Store. His birth occurred on the 26th of May, 1883, his parents being Mike
and Sophia (Pirila) Salvon. The father was born in Finland in 1852, and there he
spent the first twenty-six years of his life, emigrating to the United States in
1878. He is now a watchman in a cold storage plant in Astoria. Of the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs. Salvon there were born six children: Astor M., who is deputy
county clerk; Henry, our subject; Nellie, a student in Bellingham Normal;
Jennie, who is attending the high school; and George and Philip, both of whom
are in school.
     Henry Salvon was reared at home and for his education is indebted to the
public and high schools of Astoria. After the completion of his preliminary
education he decided to study pharmacy, with the intention of making it his life
vocation. With this purpose in view he matriculated in the pharmacy department
of the Oregon Agricultural College, where he pursued his professional studies.
He passed his state examination in 1906 and immediately thereafter entered the
employment of T. F. Laurin, in whose service he remained for five and a half
years. At the expiration of that period he became associated with Mr. Lothman
and they established the City Drug Store. They have a very attractive
establishment, containing a nicely assorted stock of goods, and are enjoying an
excellent and constantly growing patronage.
     Mr. Salvon is unmarried. He affiliates with the Lutheran church and
fraternally he is identified with the Finnish Brotherhood, Loyal Order of Moose
and the Fraternal Brotherhood. In politics he is a republican, but prefers not
to figure prominently in political activities, giving his undivided attention to
the development of his business.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in February 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.