Durham, N. N.  "Spokane and the Inland Empire; History of the City of Spokane
and Spokane County Washington."  Vol. 2.  S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912.  

DANIEL MORGAN

	The history of the development and progress of the west, particularly that
of the Inland Empire, is replete with the stories of individuals who have
contributed their part in empire building; of those who braved the hardships of
the wilderness and frontier and made possible the greater advancement and
progress of the generations to follow; of those of later years who, recognizing
the possibilities, looked far into the future and saw the state peopled with the
most contented and prosperous people in the world. To these men the picture was
an alluring one and in the fullness of their convictions they sought to be
contributing factors in the upbuilding and growth that was so sure to follow.
The majority of them have been successful beyond their most sanguine
expectations and while some have not been attended with the same success, a
tribute to their memory is due for the efforts they have put forth in behalf of
progress. To the others whose efforts have been crowned with success the picture
has taken material form and almost in reach they can see the glorious fruition
of their hopes. Although a comparatively young man, one of those who stands
forth prominently in the ranks of the successful is Daniel Morgan, whose
activities in the Inland Empire have embraced a number of important projects,
among which was the promotion and building of the town of Lamont on the Seattle,
Portland & Spokane Railroad in Whitman County. It is a model town on a
magnificent site and Mr. Morgan proposes to make it the "greatest little town in
the United States." At the present writing the town of Lamont has a population
of about six hundred and every convenience of a city of many thousands has been
instituted. Its buildings are substantial and in all the work in laying out the
town much attention has been paid to the beautiful and to the artistic. Parks
are a most important feature and every effort is being exerted to bring them to
a high state of beauty and perfection. The town owns its own water system and
furnishes fire protection that is equal to those of large cities. Some idea of
the completeness of the system may be gained when it is understood that the
people of Lamont are granted the same fire insurance rates that are granted the
city of Spokane. The town has a schoolhouse which was erected at a cost of
thirty thousand dollars; contains free baths and has a manual training
department; is equipped with a fine library and it is proposed to establish an
agricultural school and later to promote the country life movement. Mr. Morgan
has been the prime factor in promoting all of the improvements and hopes to
constantly add other ones to the town. The town of Lamont is to him his most
interesting work and although he has been and will be actively engaged in other
projects, he hopes to be a factor in bringing the town to that state of
development that will justify him in the statement that "Lamont is the greatest
little town in the United States." 
	To all of his work Mr. Morgan brings the western enthusiasm and energy with
which he has been imbued from his childhood, for he is a native of Benton
county, Oregon, his birth having there occurred on the 28th of February, 1869.
His parents, Seth and Margaret (Hamilton) Morgan, came across the plains from
Illinois in 1847 and settled in this state, the former engaging in stock-raising
and ranching. At the present writing he is a resident of The Dalles and is
numbered among Oregon's honored pioneers. 
	Daniel Morgan secured his early education in the public schools of Wasco
County, Oregon, but the "wanderlust" caused him to run away from home in his
boyhood days, after which he spent some time in visiting the early settlements
in eastern Oregon. He learned the saddlery trade but felt that its scope was too
limited to satisfy his ambtition and in 1880 he took up his abode in Oaksdale,
Washington, with the intention of becoming an attorney. He read law in the
office in that town for some time but became interested in the development of
real estate and farm lands to which he devoted his entire attention. In that
undertaking he was successful from the beginning, and recognizing its
possibilities he began to look about him for a broader field in which to
operate. In 1906 he came to the city of Spokane where he formed a partnership
with George M. Colborn and at once proceeded to develop what is now known as the
Colborn and Morgan tract. Success attended this enterprise and he then proceeded
to the development of what is known as the Morgan acre tract, adjoining the city
of Spokane. This was an innovation in the methods of development in this section
and like all of his previous efforts was successful from the start. The tract
was divided into acre lots and, being within easy reach of the city, offered a
particularly attractive proposition to the prospective purchaser. He had no
difficulty in readily disposing of the property and the owners, whose business
took them to the city, found both remuneration and pleasure in cultivating their
own crops. 
	After disposing of the Morgan acre tract Mr. Morgan's next venture was that
of promoting and building the town of Lamont to which reference has already been
made. Aside from laying out, developing and building the city he is president of
the Lament State Bank which he organized soon after the establishment of the
town. He is also president of the general mercantile firm of C. W. Hollis &
Company, of Lamont, and is the owner of a thousand acre farm in Whitman County,
which is all under cultivation. 
	On the 19th of November, 1892, Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Jessie May
Smith, of Pendleton, Oregon, a stepdaughter of Thomas Winn, of that city. They
have three children: Ray S., a graduate of the high school -with the class of
1910, is president of the alumni and at the present time is assistant cashier of
the Lamont State Bank. The father's idea is to train the boy in banking and
finance and is satisfied from the showing already made by his son that he will
make his mark in the financial world before the lapse of many years. Mr.
Morgan's other sons are: William Lloyd, a student, and Daniel, Jr. 
	Mr. Morgan holds membership with the Knights of Pythias and has passed
through all of the chairs of the local lodge. He is also a member of the Spokane
Club, the Spokane Country Club and the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club. He belongs
to the Chamber of Commerce and is interested in all of its projects and
movements for the development and improvement of the city. He has lived too
active a business life to become identified with politics and has merely
exercised his right of franchise in going to the polls on election days. He is
much interested in modern scientific farming and was recently elected one of the
managing governors of the International Dry Farming Congress. In this as in
other things in his life he has studied the question from every possible
standpoint and he is looking forward to large results which may be obtained
through the scientific methods that are being introduced in the development of
land where the rainfall is scant. His business activities have never been of
narrow or restricted interests and results but have always constituted elements
in general progress and prosperity as well as of individual success. His life
record illustrates in no uncertain manner what may be accomplished through
individual effort without the assistance of family, friends or financial
resources, and his life history proves that success is ambition's answer.

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