An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 308-309.

VICTOR MARDEN, harnessmaker and saddler, residing at The Dalles, Wasco county,
is a native of the county, born September 20, 1874, the son of John M.,
mentioned elsewhere, and Harriet (Ham) Marden, the former a native of Maryland,
born in Baltimore, and the latter of Indiana.      

Young Marden attended the public schools at The Dalles, the Bishop Scott
Academy, Portland, and the Pacific University, Forest Grove. He began learning
the harnessmaker's trade in 7892, with Farley & Trout, with whom and others, he
remained until 1900, when he commenced business on his own account. In
September, 1903, he moved into his present quarters, corner of Second and
Laughlin streets, where he has a handsome store 30x100 feet in dimensions. It is
by no means flattery to assert that our subject produces some of the most
artistic work in his line in the entire state of Oregon, including Mexican
leather work saddles, and everything in the way of stamped goods. At the county
fair of 1903 he took the prize for a double harness made for Gifford, the
photographer. This is generally, conceded to be the handsomest piece of harness
work ever made in the state. He employs four men, and his business is eminently
successful.      

Mr. Marden is a member of the A.F. & A.M., being past master of Wasco Lodge, No.
75, and a member of Chapter, No. 6, R.A.M. Politically he is a Democrat. He
manufactures many high-priced saddles, but one which he recently delivered to a
customer in Harney county, Oregon, is probably the handsomest and most costly of
any in the northwest. The price was three hundred dollars and there was used in
its construction One hundred and fifty dollars worth of gold and silver in
trimmings. The leather was exquisitely embossed and the workmanship could not be
excelled.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.