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 . hattan Club, is Great Sachemof the Improved Order of Red Men inthis State, and Great Minnewah of theUnited States. In fine, we may saythat he belongs to no less than twenty-nine different orders. He speaks withease and precision the leading mod-ern European tongues—French, Ger-man, Italian, Spanish, is universally known amongst theleading Spanish-American famil
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 . hattan Club, is Great Sachemof the Improved Order of Red Men inthis State, and Great Minnewah of theUnited States. In fine, we may saythat he belongs to no less than twenty-nine different orders. He speaks withease and precision the leading mod-ern European tongues—French, Ger-man, Italian, Spanish, is universally known amongst theleading Spanish-American families inMexico and Central America, andinvariably trusted by them to supplyanything in the way of gems that theymay need. He is more of an artistthan a merchant, his taste and beautyof design is exquisite. He possessesthe true artistic faculty, that of crea-tive ability. He is always attentive tothe slightest detail of business, deem-ing nothing unimportant. Though itis forty years since he first became aresident of fair California, he is ofyouthful appearance, while his stepis light, elastic and vigorous. He isgenerous in heart and gentlemanly ininstincts, and America has no reasonto be ashamed of her adopted Milton Andros. Milton Andros. Sfrj| HIS gentleman has been closely*tlu identined with San Francisco^} since December, 1865, whenhe arrived here from his old home inMassachusetts, coming by way ofthe Isthmus of Panama, and reachingthis city on the steamer Colorado,Commodore Watkins. The trip hadbeen made in search of health, andCalifornia was selected because themerits of its glorious climate wereeven then familiar to advanced mindsin the East. Sir Edmund Andros was Governorof Connecticut in early Colonialdays, • and there is no doubt of thefact that the subject of this sketch isclosely connected with the descend-ants of Gov. Andros. The name isthoroughly English, but the father ofMilton Andros was American throughand through. He was a boy whenthe Bevolutionary arm
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