F. P. ANDREWS & COMPANY & A. G. RUPP.

F. P. ANDREWS & COMPANY & A. G. RUPP.
Under the name of F. P. Andrews & Company a most extensive and important real estate business is being conducted at Worland, the firm being dealers in ranch and oil lands and taking active part in oil development work. The members of the company are F. P. Andrews, A. G. Rupp and M. J. Hamilton. Mr. Andrews was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, January t, 1852, and came to Wyoming from Nebraska in April, 1902, settling in Worland as a representative of the Hanover Canal Company. In the intervening period of fifteen years he has been engaged in the sale of the lands of the Hanover Canal Company and has become identified with various interests as well—interests which have led to the substantial development of this section of the state as well as to the substantial improvement of his individual fortunes. A sketch of Mr. Rupp is given below. Mr. Hamilton was born in Humiston, Iowa, November 14. 1889, and came to Wyoming in April, 1911, settling at Worland and associating himself with Professor B. C. Buffurn in the Wyoming Plant & Seed Breeding Company, being placed in charge of the retail department. During the following year Professor Buffurn bred a grain for stock food, which he called Emmer. The nutritious quality of this grain led Mr. Hamilton, Professor Buffurn, A. G. Rupp, C. F. Robertson and J. S. Russell to form the Emmer Products Company for the manufacture of breakfast foods for human consumption, with a factory at Worland that is still in successful operation. This is by many regarded as the most delicious breakfast food manufactured and the business is growing along gratifying lines. The firm of F. P. Andrews & Company is also extensively engaged in oil development work in Washakie county. Connected with this business are three men of well known enterprise and ability, the powers, native talent and activities of the one ably supplementing and rounding out the efforts of the others, so that the firm is regarded as a very strong one and their interests are growing in a most satisfactory way. A. G. RUPP. A. G. Rupp, of Worland is a member of a firm operating under the name of F. P. Andrews & Company engaged in the conduct of an important and extensive real estate business, handling largely ranch and oil lands and taking active part in oil development work. Mr. Rupp was born in Faribault, Minnesota, June 11, 1867, his father having been one of the pioneers of that place, where he conducted the first store. He afterward removed to Aurora, Illinois, in 1871 and continued his residence there until his death, which occurred in 1890. A. G. Rupp of this review was a little lad of but four years at the time of the removal of the family to Aurora, where he acquired his education and was reared to young manhood. He remained a resident of Illinois until he reached he age of about twenty-six years, when in 1893 he made his way westward to Montana, settling at Cinnabar. Park county, taking charge of the commissary of the Butte and Yellowstone Coal & Coke Company and being employed also in connection with the operation of the coke ovens for about three years. It was in 1896 that he arrived in Wyoming. He first settled in the Big Horn basin, near the mouth of Shell creek and afterwards moved over on Big Horn river. He built the first store, road ranch house and post office, known as Welling, sixteen miles south of Basin, also a stage station known as the Half-Way House, it being the only stopping place between Basin and Thermopolis. In 1903 he removed to Worland and built the Hole in the Wall store, while Charles H. Worland, the founder of the town, built the Hole in the Wall roadhouse, these being the first two buildings in the town. In 1905 Mr. Rupp established the first newspaper, known as the Worland Grit. which he conducted for two years, at the end of which time he sold out. In 1905 he moved his business across the river to the present site of Worland and continued his interests there, either he or his wife having charge of the post office until 1913, when he sold out and went to the west coast, spending four years in Snohomish, Washington. In 1917 he returned to Worland and became associated with Mr. Andrews and Mr. Hamilton in the oil business. They have developed very extensive and important interests in the handling and sale of ranch and oil lands and, recognizing the possibilities in this direction, have taken active part in oil development work. Their business interests are wisely and carefully conducted and success in substantial measure has come to them. Mr. Rupp has always had the interests of Worland at heart, has never disposed of his Worland interests, but has added to them year by year, in business property, dwelling and city lots and at present is furnishing the building which has been the court house of Washakie county since its organization. He also has several ranches adjoining Worland.

Under the name of F. P. Andrews & Company a most extensive and important real estate business is being conducted at Worland, the firm being dealers in ranch and oil lands and taking active part in oil development work. The members of the company are F. P. Andrews, A. G. Rupp and M. J. Hamilton.
Mr. Andrews was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, January t, 1852, and came to Wyoming from Nebraska in April, 1902, settling in Worland as a representative of the Hanover Canal Company. In the intervening period of fifteen years he has been engaged in the sale of the lands of the Hanover Canal Company and has become identified with various interests as well—interests which have led to the substantial development of this section of the state as well as to the substantial improvement of his individual fortunes.
A sketch of Mr. Rupp is given below.
Mr. Hamilton was born in Humiston, Iowa, November 14. 1889, and came to Wyoming in April, 1911, settling at Worland and associating himself with Professor B. C. Buffurn in the Wyoming Plant & Seed Breeding Company, being placed in charge of the retail department. During the following year Professor Buffurn bred a grain for stock food, which he called Emmer. The nutritious quality of this grain led Mr. Hamilton, Professor Buffurn, A. G. Rupp, C. F. Robertson and J. S. Russell to form the Emmer Products Company for the manufacture of breakfast foods for human consumption, with a factory at Worland that is still in successful operation. This is by many regarded as the most delicious breakfast food manufactured and the business is growing along gratifying lines. The firm of F. P. Andrews & Company is also extensively engaged in oil development work in Washakie county. Connected with this business are three men of well known enterprise and ability, the powers, native talent and activities of the one ably supplementing and rounding out the efforts of the others, so that the firm is regarded as a very strong one and their interests are growing in a most satisfactory way.

A. G. RUPP.

A. G. Rupp, of Worland is a member of a firm operating under the name of F. P. Andrews & Company engaged in the conduct of an important and extensive real estate business, handling largely ranch and oil lands and taking active part in oil development work. Mr. Rupp was born in Faribault, Minnesota, June 11, 1867, his father having been one of the pioneers of that place, where he conducted the first store. He afterward removed to Aurora, Illinois, in 1871 and continued his residence there until his death, which occurred in 1890.
A. G. Rupp of this review was a little lad of but four years at the time of the removal of the family to Aurora, where he acquired his education and was reared to young manhood. He remained a resident of Illinois until he reached he age of about twenty-six years, when in 1893 he made his way westward to Montana, settling at Cinnabar. Park county, taking charge of the commissary of the Butte and Yellowstone Coal & Coke Company and being employed also in connection with the operation of the coke ovens for about three years. It was in 1896 that he arrived in Wyoming. He first settled in the Big Horn basin, near the mouth of Shell creek and afterwards moved over on Big Horn river. He built the first store, road ranch house and post office, known as Welling, sixteen miles south of Basin, also a stage station known as the Half-Way House, it being the only stopping place between Basin and Thermopolis. In 1903 he removed to Worland and built the Hole in the Wall store, while Charles H. Worland, the founder of the town, built the Hole in the Wall roadhouse, these being the first two buildings in the town. In 1905 Mr. Rupp established the first newspaper, known as the Worland Grit. which he conducted for two years, at the end of which time he sold out. In 1905 he moved his business across the river to the present site of Worland and continued his interests there, either he or his wife having charge of the post office until 1913, when he sold out and went to the west coast, spending four years in Snohomish, Washington. In 1917 he returned to Worland and became associated with Mr. Andrews and Mr. Hamilton in the oil business. They have developed very extensive and important interests in the handling and sale of ranch and oil lands and, recognizing the possibilities in this direction, have taken active part in oil development work. Their business interests are wisely and carefully conducted and success in substantial measure has come to them.
Mr. Rupp has always had the interests of Worland at heart, has never disposed of his Worland interests, but has added to them year by year, in business property, dwelling and city lots and at present is furnishing the building which has been the court house of Washakie county since its organization. He also has several ranches adjoining Worland.