"Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon." Authors: "a
compilation of this work....by a number of writers".  Chapman Publishing Co;
Chicago, 1903. p. 870.
 
WALTER F. BURRELL

     Through his constant and intimate association with social and commercial
activities in Portland, Walter F. Burrell has gained a wide acquaintanceship and
an assured standing, due not alone to the honor accorded to the bearer of the
well-known pioneer name of Burrell, but given him on account of his personal
worth and force of character. A lifelong resident of Portland, he was born in
the city where he still resides, February 13, 1863, and received a fair
education in its grammar and high schools. On leaving school he was taken into
the business house of which his father was the head, and there he soon acquired
a thorough knowledge of all the details connected with the handling of
agricultural implements as a jobber. On the death of his father, the latter's
interest in the agricultural implement business was sold, and the son took
charge of the estate and the development of the property and farm land belonging
thereto. Much of this country property was accessible to railroads and therefore
open for settlement and cultivation. To its improvement he gave considerable
attention, and with good results that the value of the land was considerably
enhanced. Special attention was given to the estate in Whitman county, Wash., a
famous produce country, where the family now own over twelve thousand acres, all
under cultivation. On this vast estate a specialty is made of wheat-raising,
which is conducted so systematically that Mr. Burrell finds no difficulty in
maintaining a close personal oversight of the entire work. In addition he is
interested in the North Pacific Lumber Company, which is engaged in the
manufacture of lumber, and was also one of the organizers of the Portland Woolen
Mills, with plant at Sellwood.
     The residence owned and occupied by Mr. Burrell is a commodious house on
Hawthorne avenue. His wife, Constance, is a daughter of J. B. Montgomery, an old
settler of Portland, where she was born and educated. The three children
comprising the family are Alden Frazar,  Louise and Douglas Montgomery Burrell.
In  religious views Mr. Burrell is a Unitarian, while in politics he believes in
Republican principles, and socially is connected with the Arlington Club. For a
year he held office as a member of the board of public works, but at the
expiration of that time resigned in order that he might devote his attention
wholly to commercial activities.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2008 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.