E.T. WATERMAN, carriage manufacturer at 43 to 47 North Main Street, established himself there in 1884, erecting a building 32 x 80 feet and three stories high. He manufactures all kinds of carriages, wagons, etc., and does repairing, employing a force of ten men.

He was born in 1853 in Brach County, Michigan, the son of N.T. and C.A. (Knapp) Waterman, the father now deceased and the mother a resident of Grand Rapids, that state. They were naives respectively of Rhode Island and New York.

Mr. Waterman, our subject, began work in the smithing department of the carriage maker's trade, at the age of sixteen years, at Coldwater, Michigan. He moved thence to Grand Rapids, thence to Illinois, afterward to Milwaukee, and in 1879 to Council Bluffs where he has since made his home with the exception of one year in Omaha. He worked as a journeyman for about ten years, and he began for himself without capital, but now he has a factory valued at $10,000, carried $5,000 to $6,000 worth of stock, and his sales annually amount to about $20,000.

Being a zealous Democrat, he has taken an intelligent part in the public welfare. In 1888-89 he was a member of the city council. He is a member of Lodge No. 49, I.O.O.F., and is one of the best citizens of the place. He was married in October 1881 to Miss Cora L., daughter of Charles E. and E.M. Haggerty, and born in Council Bluffs in 1860. They have one child: Bessie.