Butte County
Biographies
MARK
H. WOOD
MARK
H. WOOD.--Proprietor of the Todd Auto Supply Company, in Chico, Mark H.
Wood was born in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebr., and came to California, in
1902, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Wood. After completing the grammar schools in
Chico, he entered Heald's Business College, and graduated from that institution
in 1913. He then went to Oakland, and
later to Los Angeles, where he was employed as an automobile salesman, at the
same time learning automobile repairing.
In 1916 he returned to Chico and established his present business. At first associated with Mr. Todd, he opened
the business under Mr. Todd's name, occupying a concrete building erected by
Mr. Todd, on Nord Avenue, near First Street.
Here he does all kinds of automobile repairing, having a machine shop
for that purpose, operated by electric power; he has a vulcanizing plant; does
rebuilding and recharging of batteries, in fact, everything which comes under
the head of automobile repair work. He
also carries a full line of supplies and accessories and is representative for
the Goodyear tire, and has the agency for Butte County for the Aero cushion
tire, a substitute for air, the demand for them constantly growing as they are
proven a valuable asset for owners of cars.
Besides these lines, Mr. Wood is agent for the Oldsmobile car for Butte
County. In November, 1917, he purchased
Mr. Todd's interest in the business and is now sole proprietor. Full of energy, and up to date in all his
work, he is meeting with splendid success.
The marriage of Mr. Wood, which occurred
in Chico, united him with Miss Edith Todd, who was born in New York and is the
daughter of W. B. Todd, who is also represented in this work.
Transcribed by
Rhonda Ruick O'Brien.
Source: "History of
Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Page 1304, Historic Record Co, Los
Angeles, CA, 1918.
© 2009 Rhonda Ruick O'Brien.
Golden Nugget Library's Butte County
Biographies