The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 899 

AUGUST DAHLIN.

August Dahlin, a well known orchardist living on Ahtanum Heights, was born in
Sweden, May 19, 1870, a son of Olaf and Brita Dahlin, both of whom spent their
entire lives in Sweden. The son acquired a good public school education and at
the age of twenty-two years severed home ties and came to the new world,
crossing the Atlantic in 1892. He first located at St. Cloud, Minnesota, and for
four years thereafter was engaged in railroad work. In 1898 he removed to St.
Paul, Minnesota, where he resided for a year, and then returned to his native
land, spending four months in visiting the scenes and friends of his boyhood in
Sweden. On the expiration of that period he again came to the United States,
making his way to Buffalo, New York, in 1900. There he worked on the exposition
buildings for a year, after which in 1901 he again went to St. Paul, Minnesota,
where he was connected with building and contracting work for about ten years.
He was an active figure in industrial circles in the city and secured a
business of substantial proportions.

In 1910 Mr. Dahlin arrived in Yakima county, Washington, and invested in ten
acres of land on Ahtanum Heights. Of this he planted seven and a half acres to
apples and began the development of a splendid orchard. He also built a home
upon his ranch and made other improvements and he is now extensively and
successfully engaged in the raising of fruit and alfalfa. He also works at his
trade to some extent and he has developed expert skill along building lines. he
had no experience as an orchardist when he came to the west but his ready
adaptability has enabled him to quickly understand the needs and demands of
fruit as to the nature of the soil and other progressive methods of propagating
fruit.

On the 24th of September, 1903, Mr. Dahlin was united in marriage to Miss Alma
Karlgren, who was born in Sweden, a daughter of Carl and Christine Karlgren,
both of whom are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Dahlin have become the parents of five
children: Alpha Elizabeth, Carl Raymond. David Gilbert, Esther Marie and Ruth
Sana.

The family are members of the Swedish Lutheran church, and in politics Mr.
Dahlin maintains an independent course, voting for men and measures rather than
for party. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished and has justly
won the proud American title of a self-made man. He has never stopped short of
the successful fulfillment of his purposes and plans, and his energy and
industry have enabled him to overcome all obstacles and difficulties in his path
and work his way steadily upward to prosperity.

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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.