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 . a lake, known as the RagtownLake, in Churchill County, State ofNevada, and introduced hundreds oftons of it into this market at a lossof about $30,000 to himself througha loose and over-confiding copart-nership. The California ChemicalWorks were all burned in 1878, anda loss sustained of, at least, $20,000more than the insurance covered. Mr. Reynolds, who is a widower,has bu
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 . a lake, known as the RagtownLake, in Churchill County, State ofNevada, and introduced hundreds oftons of it into this market at a lossof about $30,000 to himself througha loose and over-confiding copart-nership. The California ChemicalWorks were all burned in 1878, anda loss sustained of, at least, $20,000more than the insurance covered. Mr. Reynolds, who is a widower,has but one living son, who has beenSuperintendent of the works for thepast ten years, and the success of which owes a great deal to his closeand able attention. The successful establishment of hisfactory for many years tested severe-ly, as he says himself, Mr. Reynoldsbrain and muscle, but he adds,Thank God, I am sufficiently re-warded for all my pains. Mr. Rey-nolds is also a considerable real es-tate owner in this city. He is ofstout build, ruddy, robust and be-nevolent of features, giving one theimpression of wearing a perpetualsmile, and is not one of the least use-ful citizens who claim Hibernia astheir Geo. H. Roe George Henry roe- >HE subject of this sketch wasborn June 7, 1852, and ra;sedon a farm in what was thenknown as Upper Cauada. When he was 13 years of age hisfather died and thereafter he receivedno help from any source, but reliedupon his own energies to make his waythrough life. He found employmentin a country store and by the time hewas 16 had saved enough money toenable him to attend school for twoyears at Upper Canada school he returned to theposition he had left and remaineduntil he was satisfied that Canadawas a good country to emigrate from,when he took the advice of HoraceGreeley, moved West, going first toChicago, finding various employ-ments, and remaining there threeyears. A portion of the time he commercial traveler t
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