“The History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago: 
Western Historical Company. 1881.

Township:  City of La Crosse 


DAVID AUSTIN, of the logging and lumber firm of Sawyer & Austin, 
has been in business at La Crosse since the spring of 1872; came to La 
Crosse at that time from Cleveland, Ohio, where he had been in the same 
business for about four years.  His early life was spent in the lumber 
business on the Allegany River, in Western New York, residing in 
Cattaraugus Co.  He now resides in Sparta, Wis., and has his office in 
the Lumberman’s Exchange, in La Crosse.  His partner, Mr. Sawyer, 
resides at Black River Falls.


Submitted by:  Diane Scott