The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1068 

HERMAN A. HARLAN.

Herman A. Harlan, engaged in the lumber business at Zillah, comes to the
northwest from Iowa. He was born in Lee county of that state on the 1st of
December, 1879, a son of Howard and Allie (Cox) Harlan. In the year 1893 his
parents removed to South Dakota, settling at Elk Point, and later took up their
abode at Alexandria, where the father engaged in the practice of dentistry, for
which he had qualified in early manhood. In 1905 he came to the Yakima valley
and purchased a fruit ranch near Zillah, upon which he has since resided,
concentrating his efforts and attention most successfully upon horticultural
interests.

Herman A. Harlan was a lad of thirteen years when his parents removed to South
Dakota and there he continued his education, which had been begun in the public
schools of his native state. After his textbooks were put aside he accepted a
position as bookkeeper with the Standard Oil Company and in 1905 he made his way
to the northwest, with Seattle as his destination. He was employed in that city
by the Pacific Coast Coal Company and also by the Lee P. Ketcham Coal Company.
In 1912, however, he removed to Zillah and purchased an interest in the Morgan
Lumber Company, of which he has since been the vice president and manager. This
company carries a large line of all kinds of lumber and building supplies and
has built up a business of gratifying proportions. The trade under the wise
direction of the officers is constantly increasing, for they put forth every
effort to please their patrons and are thoroughly reliable in their business
methods. In addition to his lumber interests Mr. Harlan is a director of the
Lynch-Pennington Fruit Company of Yakima and is the owner of an excellent fruit
ranch near Zillah.

In 1909 Mr. Harlan was united in marriage to Miss Katheryn Knight, a native of
Nebraska. In his fraternal relations Mr. Harlan is connected with Meridian
Lodge, No. 198, A. F. & A. M., the Rose Croix chapter of Yakima, the consistory
of Tacoma and also the Mystic Shrine of Tacoma. He belongs to Yakima Lodge, No.
318, B. P. O. E., and is a loyal adherent of the teachings of these
organizations. His political allegiance is given to the republican party but
without desire for office, as he prefers to concentrate his efforts and
attention upon his business affairs.

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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.