Being a timber merchant and builder, Alfred was able to have a large home.
The area was settled by timber merchants in the late 1800s.
His father had been a banker, but in Germany the family became timber merchants.
While playing football, he worked as a timber merchant to supplement his income.
His father was a minor official and later a timber merchant.
He worked at a variety of jobs, including timber merchant, reporter and printer.
In 1910, he left, to set up a timber merchants with his brother.
The site was used by a timber merchant for many years.
He is the central character, a timber merchant in his mid-thirties.
In addition to farming he worked as a timber merchant.
