A tireless railroad and utility promoter in Oregon and southwest Washington. In a short span of time, he was involved in managerial or directorial roles for the Citizens Light & Power Company of Salem, the Willamette Valley Traction Company (which would become the Oregon Electric Railway Company), the Vancouver Traction Company, and the Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway Company (which would become the nucleus of the Southern Pacific’s electrified interurban lines). With other utilities outside of railways, he was also involved with the Willamette Valley Company and the Northwestern Corporation.

However, by May 1922 he was heavily in debt and was forced to declare bankruptcy. His creditors included the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, to which he owed $37,000.

The town of Alvadore, Oregon is named after him.

Chronology of Streetcar/Interurban Companies

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