Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 2. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 905.
 
KRISTIAN WUORI

     Finland has furnished a number of representative young business men to
Astoria, in which class is numbered Kristian Wuori, whose birth occurred in that
country on Christmas Day, 1874. He is now engaged in the tailoring business in
Astoria and has become a typical representative of the progressive spirit of the
northwest. His father, John Wuori, who was also a tailor by trade, lived and
died in Finland, while the mother, Mrs. Annie Wuori, is still living in that
country. In their family were five children: Kristian, Walter, Victor and
Martha, all yet in Finland; and Mrs. Olga Harju, of Portland, Oregon.
     In the public schools of his native country Kristian Wuori pursued his
education and his more advanced studies in an evening school in that country. He
was a young man of about twenty-seven years of age when he left his native
country and came to the new world, taking up his abode in Portland in 1901.  
For nine years he engaged in tailoring there and in March, 1910, removed from
that city to Astoria.  Here he opened a tailoring establishment in connection
with Mr. Raitenen at the corner of Ninth and Commercial streets, where they are
doing a first class tailoring business.  Mr. Wuori had learned his trade in
Finland and worked at it for four years in Russia before he sought the
opportunities of the new world. He thoroughly understands the business in
principle and detail, carries a fine stock of goods and his workmanship displays
the most advanced and attractive styles. The firm is enjoying a liberal
patronage and their course has proved the truth of the saying that satisfied
customers are the best advertisement.
     In 1897, Mr. Wuori was united in marriage to Miss Ida Ojala, whose parents
were natives of Finland. There are two children of this union, Saima, who was
born in Finland, and Gearhart Kullervo. The parents are members of the Lutheran
church and Mr. Wuori belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Order
of Moose. As soon as possible after coming to America he took out naturalization
papers and is proving a loyal son of his adopted land, enjoying
its opportunities and in return rendering aid and cooperation to the movements
which have to do with local advancement and improvement. He is not allied with
any political party, preferring to maintain an independent course yet supporting
those issues and measures which he deems of benefit to the community and the
country at large.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2009 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.