Oscar G. Peters

He was at the head of the Peters' Dash & Columbus Buggy Company, where his ability as a businessman and expert accountant proved invaluable in helping to build up the largest manufacturing plant for light vehicles in the world.

The father engaged in the tanning business in the early years of his residence in Columbus but later devoted his time and attention to the manufacture of trunks.

[1] He afterward clerked in the store of Robinson & Company for a time and was then employed for three months by the government in guarding bridges, during the civil war.

[2] On leaving Fort Leavenworth, Peters returned to Columbus and as a bookkeeper, entered the employ of Kelton & Bancroft, with whom he remained for about two years.

Under the immense strain of carrying a large business through the panic of 1893, he suffered a nervous breakdown, subject to depression with suicidal tendencies.

For some time, he was under treatment at Hawkes Hospital (now, Mount Carmel West), and was finally sent to Jackson Sanatorium in the hope that being away from business concerns and complete rest would result in his ultimate recovery.