From 1913 to 1924 Mr. Coble was engaged in farming in Lorraine with his brother, Robert Coble and their father who headed the business. During this period, he had two years out for service in World War 1 when he was in France with the Army engineers, engaged in all types of building. His outfit built two bases, one for railroad operations, and the other a general advanced base including warehouses for all kinds of military supplies.

Leaving Lorraine in 1924 he went to Florida where he was engaged in building houses in the Avon Park area, the highland country of south-central Florida where citrus groves are abundant. Returning to New York State in 1927, he continued working for the same outfit as he had in Florida building homes in Jamestown, also in Niles, Ohio. After 1929 Mr. Coble was with the Irish Construction Company, working at first here on the new school building as well as other places for the firm until 1933. After that he was self employed in construction. It was during this period that he built his home on South Main Street.

In 1940 he went with the John W. Cowper Company at Pine Camp (Camp Drum). While with the firm there he held a separate contract and had the entire supervision in the building of the sports arena, the largest structure at the camp. While still with the firm he was in Scotia for a year working on the naval supply base.

During the period 1950-52 he worked with the LouisGressani building contractors in school construction here, at Fabius, Central Square and Great Bend.

When questioned as to any building of which he was particularly proud, he mentioned the sports arena at Camp Drum and locally in addition to work on the school, the BPE Recreation Center which he had charge of building and the brick addition of the chancel in front of the sanctuary at the Methodist Church. This work included not only the addition itself but all of the interior work, the building of the organ chamber and the intricate carving of the reredos, also the choir seats, pulpit lectern and communion rail. Probably none of his construction has given him any greater feeling of satisfaction, Mr. Coble said.

In 1952 Mr. Coble bought into the Sancona Firm. This business had been acquired by Harold Wing and W. S. Bumpus from the Tad Harding estate. The business was operating at that time from the freight house property in Lacona, the fire having destroyed the building at the corner of Academy Street and Harwood Drive where Sancona had previously been located. In 1952 the Sancona firm acquired the Billings Mill on Main Street Sandy Creek and located its business there.

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