History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . r. Going into debt, he was forced to trade the place for 160 acres at Barstow. Through this misfortune he figures that he lost $10,000. He then began to workfor his brother Jack in the cement business, and in 1918 bought the business from hisbrother. In time Mr. Jentges paid the last of his debts, paying one hundred cents onthe dollar. He does a large business, is prospering, and emplo
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . r. Going into debt, he was forced to trade the place for 160 acres at Barstow. Through this misfortune he figures that he lost $10,000. He then began to workfor his brother Jack in the cement business, and in 1918 bought the business from hisbrother. In time Mr. Jentges paid the last of his debts, paying one hundred cents onthe dollar. He does a large business, is prospering, and employs from twelve to twentymen, keeping seven steadily the year around. He takes contracts from the farmers toput in irrigation pipe lines, the cement tiles of which are his own make. In 1918 helaid about four and a half miles of pipe; in 1919 he laid seven miles of pipe and theprospect for 1920 looks as if this year would be the banner year. He is also a generalcontractor, and builds cement walks, foundations, porches, etc. He has a cementmixer, power for which is provided by a Fairbanks-Morse gasoline engine, moulds and•cores, and the necessary appliances for making the various sizes of cement pipe, and. ^<^^. HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 953 owns a G. M. C. two-ton auto truck for hauling the pipes. The trenches are dug byhand labor and his excellent work satisfies his many customers, one job always bringinganother. Despite reverses Mr. Jentges has made a success of the chances oflfered himon the coast, and it is to men of his intelligence, indomitable courage and perseverancethat our country is largely indebted for its prosperous condition. Fraternally he is amember of the Odd Fellows lodge at Westminster. A naturalized citizen, he takesan active interest in the welfare of the country and the community in which he lives. JOHN B. ZIEGLER.—In the passing of John B. Ziegler on July 17, 1919, Ana-heim suffered the loss of one of her most valued citizens—one who was ever readyt
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