Hunt, Herbert and Floyd C. Kaylor.  Washington: West of the Cascades.  Vol. III.
Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1917.  p.603-604.

STANLEY, ROGER CHARLES 
Roger Charles Stanley, the president and manager of the Stanley Reinforced
Concrete Company of Centralia, has here made his home since 1908. He was born in
St. Joseph, Missouri, December 19, 1879, and for some time before removing to
the west made his home in Chicago, from which point he traveled in railroad
construction work, having been engaged as construction superintendent on
reclamation work, and on concrete bridge construction. Before going into
business on his own account he devoted considerable time to concrete bridge
building and concrete road work in western Washington, having come to this state
in 1908.  In March, 1912, he organized the Stanley Reinforced Concrete Company,
which was incorporated in June, 1916, with Roger C. Stanley as president and
manager and K. M. Stanley as secretary.  The company manufactures concrete
culverts of all sizes and for all purposes. They also make concrete sewer pipe.
In 1914 their plant was established on Suma street and the Northern Pacific
Railroad, where they increased their capacity.  They now have thoroughly modern
equipment for work of this character and employ twelve people.
	In April, 1904, Mr. Stanley was married in Chicago to Miss Catherine Weber,
and they have one child, Mabel.  Mr. Stanley is well known in fraternal circles.
He belongs to the Modern Woodmen of Americal, is exalted ruler in the Centralia
Elk lodge No. 1083, and is a prominent Mason, having attained the thirty-second
degree in the Scottish Rite, while with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine he has
crossed the sands of the desert.  he has led a very busy and useful life,
working his way steadily upward by individual effort, and his ability has
brought him to the fruit in industrial circles in his adopted city.

Submitted by: Jenny Tenlen

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