Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 2. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  p. 132.

LOUIS SALOMON

     For many years Louis Salomon was well known in connection with the real
estate development of Portland, where he entered that field of labor in 1888,
continuing therein until his death in 1916. He had reached the seventieth
milestone on life's journey when he was called to his final rest, his birth
having occurred in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, March 11, 1846. He came to the
United States In 1859, when a youth of thirteen years, crossing the Atlantic on
a sailing vessel which was manned by negroes, these being the first black people
that Mr. Salomon had ever seen. He landed at Philadelphia, but after a few years
spent in the east made his way to the Pacific coast, arriving in California in
186S and two years later came to Portland, Oregon, and still later settled at
Long Tom in Lane county, where he opened a store. He afterward removed to
Lancaster and when the town of Junction City was laid out by Ben Holliday, who
built the Oregon and Central Railroads, Mr. Salomon was offered his choice of a
building site for a store, without cost, it he would move to the town, which he
did. There was no sawmill in the neighborhood, but Mr. Holliday told him it be
would get his lumber in Portland it should be hauled for him to Junction City
tree of charge. Thus he became identified with the upbuilding and development of
the community, where he continued until 1888, when he removed to Portland and
entered the real estate business and continued therein until his death. His
original location was at First and Washington streets, alter which he removed to
231 Stark street and eventually to 300 Oak street. In 1905, his son, Adolph H.,
entered the business with him and has since become the head of the real estate
and mortgage loans business, which is conducted under the firm name of Salomon &
Company and maintains offices in the Railway Exchange building.
     It was after his arrival In the new world that Louis Salomon was united in
marriage to Miss Hattie Simon, a native of Weisenheim, Germany, who came to
Portland with her parents about 1870. Her father, Samuel Simon, settled on a
tract of land, now known as the Simon Addition at East Twenty-sixth and Division
streets. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Salomon was celebrated on December 9,
1877, and Mrs. Salomon passed away May 5, 1919  In their family were tour
children: Adolph, forty-two years of age Claudia, the wife of C. S. Samuel,
manager of the Oregon Life Insurance Company, their family now numbering two
sons, Millard A. and Leo; Sylvia A., the wife of Sigmund Sonnenberg. who is
engaged In merchandising in San Francisco; and Sidney H., who was born in May,
1886, and is engaged in the insurance business in Portland. The family has long
been prominently Known in Portland and the firm of Salomon & Company is one of
the oldest operating in the real estate fields here. During his connection
therewith the father contributed in no small measure to the development and
improvement of the city. He made a close study of real estate conditions, was
familiar with all property on the market and was thus able to negotiate many
important real estate transfers. He was actuated in all he undertook by a spirit
of enterprise and by a laudable ambition and as the years passed he won a
substantial measure of success.
 
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter has
no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.