The builders of a great city : San Francisco's representative men, the city, its history and commerce : pregnant facts regarding the growth of the leading branches of trade, industries and products of the state and coast . ark Commissioner, but resignedwhen appointed to the Mint. Duringhis term of office he found that theappropriation of §30,000 a year wasinadequate to keep the Park as it should be, and to make the necessaryimprovements. Through the in-fluence of the Board of Park Com-missioners, of which he was an un-tiring worker, bills have been passedby the Legislature permitting largerapp
The builders of a great city : San Francisco's representative men, the city, its history and commerce : pregnant facts regarding the growth of the leading branches of trade, industries and products of the state and coast . ark Commissioner, but resignedwhen appointed to the Mint. Duringhis term of office he found that theappropriation of §30,000 a year wasinadequate to keep the Park as it should be, and to make the necessaryimprovements. Through the in-fluence of the Board of Park Com-missioners, of which he was an un-tiring worker, bills have been passedby the Legislature permitting largerappropriations for public improve-ments, and have resulted in greatand lasting benefit to the city. He is very popular in social cir-cles, amongst business men, with theG. A. R. and National Guard. Hiscommercial standing is made evidentby his election as First Vice-Presi-dent of the Chamber of Commerceat their last annual meeting. Hiscordial manner, his ability and hisupright character have made himone of the most deservedly esteemedmembers of the community. It isto be hoped that he has yet a longand useful career before him, andthat his future services to San Frau-cisco will be no less eminent thanthose of the CflPT. C, H, DlNGLEY. Charles L- Dingley. A* APT. CHAELESL. DINGLEY, aji. a prominent lumber manufact-^v urer of California, arrived inSan Francisco from his native State,Maine, in 1851, his only fortune beinghis two hands and his will to shipped on a bay schooner, andwithin a year was the owner of a smallone. Soon he was known to skippersas a man who kept his word, andwould carry articles which otherswould refuse on account of difficultyof stowage. He took the first loco-motive from San Francisco to Sacra-mento, and also carried the long andheavy timbers (some of them longerthan his vessel) for the first bridgeacross the Sacramento Eiver. In 1859,he purchased the bark AdelaideCooper in New York, and brought herto San Francisco, with two boilers ondeck each
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