Evans, Joseph W.

Joseph W. Evans and his wife Emily (nee Scott) owned the Evans & Company cotton buyers and exporters which was organized in 1908. Evans & Company was a major business in Houston throughout the early 20th century and was located in the eminent Houston Cotton Exchange Building.

As president of the Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade, Mr. Evans worked to establish the Port of Houston's Houston Ship Channel as a main thoroughfare for cotton producers. His work was crucial in developing the ship channel into its present status as the center of international trade.

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