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Albe Lull, who for many years has been one of the leading business men of Pontiac, is secretary and treasurer of the Pontiac Wheel Company, which is one of the prosperous concerns of the city. He is a man of recognized ability and through his individual efforts has achieved a decided business success.

The Pontiac Wheel Company was organized in 1898 with a capital stock of $20,000, which was increased to $55,000 on July 21, 1903. The object of organization was to supply the local buggy and carriage manufacturers with the wheels they required, and in this their success has exceeded their expectations. At first they manufactured only buggy and carriage wheels, but for the past three years they have extensively manufactured wagon wheels which are shipped to various parts of the country. The total yearly output is about 50,000 sets of wheels, valued at $200,000, and of this number three-fifths are used by the local trade, the remainder being shipped. They erected a factory with a floor space of 26,000 square feet, and a building with storage capacity for six months’ output. The rough material is obtained from Indiana and Ohio principally. The plant has excellent railroad facilities, being located on the Grand Trunk Railway, with Michigan Central connections. The officers of the company are: A. A. Lull, president; Charles H. Going, vice-president; Albe Lull, secretary and treasurer; and John E. Foley, superintendent. With its officers, the following men compose the board of directors of the company: E. R. Webster, F. R. Boyd and William Caldwell. The stock is owned by local parties.

Mr. Lull has been a resident of Pontiac since 1877, and has been in business here since 1881. In that year he became identified with the Second National Bank, and later with its successor, the Pontiac National Bank, serving as cashier of the last named institution until 1897. Since that time he has devoted his time and attention to the success of the Pontiac Wheel Company, and to him much credit for the company’s success is due. He is a man of excellent character and has many stanch friends throughout the county.