. Men who made San Francisco. Richard W. Davis R ICHARD W. DAVIS is the founder andpresent treasurer of the Golden Gate^ east Company. His father and mother wereboth of Welsh birth. The elder Davis came toAmerica in 1845, and for many years waschief correspondent of Y Drych, a Welshpaper published at Racine, Wisconsin. Thesubject of this sketch was born at Alton, 111.,February 25, 1865. He came to San Fran-cisco in 1892, and organized the Golden Gate\ east Co., to which he has devoted manyyears. He is also president of the OregonTransportation Company, vice-president ofFifields Steamship Compa


. Men who made San Francisco. Richard W. Davis R ICHARD W. DAVIS is the founder andpresent treasurer of the Golden Gate^ east Company. His father and mother wereboth of Welsh birth. The elder Davis came toAmerica in 1845, and for many years waschief correspondent of Y Drych, a Welshpaper published at Racine, Wisconsin. Thesubject of this sketch was born at Alton, 111.,February 25, 1865. He came to San Fran-cisco in 1892, and organized the Golden Gate\ east Co., to which he has devoted manyyears. He is also president of the OregonTransportation Company, vice-president ofFifields Steamship Company, and presidentof the Mascot Oil Company, all San Fran-cisco concerns. He has also been interested in many other enterprises,can in politics. He was married. 1 le IS d Kcpubli-1908 at Boston to Miss Ida Chase Lcc.


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