Tulare County Biographies

W. L. LINE

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        Another of the enterprising and progressive men who have contributed 
their quota in advancing the development and welfare of Tulare county is W. L. 
Line, of Ivanhoe, who has been very successful as a raiser of grapes and olives. 
He is a native of Dallas county, Missouri, where he was born on the 16th of 
February, 1882. He is the son of Newton and Alice (White) Line, the former a 
native of Tennessee and the latter born and reared in Missouri. W. L. Line was 
reared on his father's farm and secured his education in the common schools. In 
1905 he came to California, locating in San Bernardino county, where he obtained 
work in the orange groves. Later he leased orange groves and for a number of 
years operated them successfully on his own account. In 1918 he came to Tulare 
county and accepted the position of manager of the Venice Cove ranch, holding 
that position until 1922, when he began ranching for himself. He has met with 
gratifying success and now has seventeen acres in vineyards and seven acres in 
olives. Energetic in his work and progressive in his methods, he has made a 
splendid impression on his neighboring ranchers, among whom he is held in high 
regard.
        Mr. Line is a member of the Tulare Farm Bureau, and is a stockholder in 
the Klink Citrus Association and the Ivanhoe Green Fruit Association. He lives 
in the town of Ivanhoe, where he owns an attractive and comfortable home.
        Mr. Line was married first to Miss Minnie Miller, and after her death he 
married Miss Alice Glynn. The children of these marriages are: Mary, Virginia, 
William, Olive, Alice, Margaret and Walter. Public-spirited in his attitude 
toward local affairs, Mr. Line has been a consistent supporter of every movement 
for the advancement of the general welfare and stands on the right side of every 
moral issue.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926., p. 481