The boyhood of James P. Wint was passed on his father's farm, where he obtained a practical knowledge of its management by actual experience and attended the public schools of the district. During the war he was a member of the Fourth Regiment State Militia, but was only called into service once. Remaining under the parental roof until 1874, Mr. Wint then embarked in business in Catasauqua in partnership with his brother, who had previously started in the trade, and in that year O. F. Fatzinger became a member of the firm also. Previous to this time the firm had been known as Yeager, Wint & Co., but Mr. Yeager's interest was purchased and the present company was formed. The saw and planing mills are run by steam, the engines being sixty-horse power. A more extended mention of the business may be found in the sketch of the other partner, O. F. Fatzinger, which is elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Wint is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and is a stanch Republican. Religiouly he is identified with the Lutheran Church, and ranks high in the esteem of those who know him best. He is a man of good business ability, and his methods are always upright and honorable, being above question.