The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 862 

WESLEY W. SHEANE.

Wesley W. Sheane, president of the W. W. Sheane Automobile Company of Spokane,
conducting a motor car sales and repair business, has the largest garage in
Yakima and the property is the visible evidence of his well directed energy and
thrift. The story of his life is a story of earnest endeavor which has brought
him to a desired goal. He was born in Canada, October 7, 1862, a son of George
and Lucy (Gammon) Sheane. The father a native of Dublin, Ireland, crossed the
Atlantic to Canada when but nine years of age. He afterward took up the
occupation of farming and secured a homestead claim in Bruce county, Canada,
where he successfully followed general agricultural pursuits for many years,
there passing away in 1914, while his wife survived until 1915.

Wesley W. Sheane was reared to farm life, remaining upon the old homestead until
twenty-three years of age, during which time he acquired a thorough public
school education. He arrived in Washington in 1885 and settled in Spokane, where
he became connected with the livery business. He purchased the business of his
employer in 1908 and there remained until 1910, when he removed to Yakima, where
he again purchased a livery business which he owned until 1918 and then sold. In
the meantime, as the horse and carriage was being largely supplanted by the
automobile, he wisely turned his attention in the latter direction and in 1914
established a garage at No. 118 South Third street, where he was located for a
year. In 1915 he organized the Central Automobile & Supply Company, of which he
was the president until the 1st of January, 1918, when he sold the business and
organized the W. W. Sheane Automobile Company. He then bought out the Public
Garage and occupies a large building two hundred by one hundred and thirty feet,
with storage room for one hundred and twenty-five cars. This is the largest
garage in Yakima. Mr. Sheane is agent for the Paige motor car and also for the
Atterbury truck and in addition to his sales department has the largest repair
shop in Yakima. He makes it his object to please all customers and has built up
a fine business. It is recognized that the work done in the garage is most
thorough and of high grade, while in all business transactions the name of
Sheane stands as a synonym for thorough reliability.

On the 10th of August, 1897, Mr. Sheane was united in marriage to Miss Emma
Bouvette, who was born in Pembina, North Dakota. Fraternally Mr. Sheane is
connected with the Elks. He also belongs to the Commercial Club of Yakima, to
the Yakima Valley Business Men's Association and to the Automobile Association
and is thus active in promoting the trade interests and business development of
city and district. In politics he is a republican but has never been an office
seeker. He owns some fine farming property in this section of the state together
with city property in Yakima and Spokane. He has become prominent and well known
in the valley and is today accounted one of the representative business men of
the west, his alertness, his enterprise and business sagacity being the salient
features in winning him his substantial success. His efforts are most carefully
directed and his plans wisely formulated and, moreover, he early recognized the
eternal principle that industry wins, so that he made industry the beacon light
of his life.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.