A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . at-ing fire reduced the plant to ashes some timelater and he lost all that he had put into it. Afterthis experience he came to California in 1895,locating in San Francisco, where for a time hewas in the employ of the Land of SunshineCompany. It was at this point in his careerthat a favorable opening in the line of his pro-fessional training came to him and he availedhimself of the opportunity. As electrical en-gineer he had entire charge o
A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . at-ing fire reduced the plant to ashes some timelater and he lost all that he had put into it. Afterthis experience he came to California in 1895,locating in San Francisco, where for a time hewas in the employ of the Land of SunshineCompany. It was at this point in his careerthat a favorable opening in the line of his pro-fessional training came to him and he availedhimself of the opportunity. As electrical en-gineer he had entire charge of the survey forthe first electrical railroad in the Yosemitevalley, to run from Merced to Yosemite. How-ever, this railroad was never built. Three yearslater he went to Los Angeles, and as travelingengineer in the employ of the Anglo-AmericanCompany had charge of the companys plantsat San Bernardino, Redondo and Phoenix,Ariz., as chief engineer. As assistant chief en-gineer of the Redlands Electrical Company hewas stationed at Mill Creek canon for a time,later accepting a position with the San BernardinoValley Traction Company, his duties consisting. {^^-^^ (^. ;/^ HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 639 entirely in the installation of new machinery, andhe had the honor of running the first car sentout liy the company. A later position was withthe Southern Pacific Railroad Company, whereas in his former position he assisted in the instal-lation of the electrical apparatus in the companysnew shops. It was in April of 1904 that heassumed the duties of his present position assuperintendent of power with the CaliforniaPortland Cement Company. His wide range ofexperience in electrical engineering makes hisservices invaluable to the company, who re-cognize and appreciate this fact in a substantialway. Mr. Knapp has a pleasant residence in Colton,which is presided over by his capable wife, whobefore her marriage was Miss Marie was born in Lincoln, Neb., and her marr
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