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In the acquirement of an education Mr. Barbour attended the public schools of his native city and of San Diego, and upon completion of his school course accepted a position with the Merchants National Bank. Upon the declaration of war with Spain he enlisted in Company B, Seventh California Volunteers and served during the entire period of their enlistment. Soon after his regiment was mustered out of service he accepted a responsible government position in Oklahoma where he remained for five years. In 1907 he established himself in the confection- ery business in San Diego, beginning upon a small scale, and he has gradually developed one of the finest concerns of its kind on the coast. It is a remarkable fact that in five years the volume of business done by Mr. Barbour has increased three hundred per cent, an unusual rate of expansion for any concern. His store is artistically furnished and the stock always tastefully arranged and nothing is neglected which will add attractiveness or usefulness to any department. The real secret of Mr. Barbour's extensive patronage, however, lies in the high standard of quality which he has always maintained, for he never sells in his store anything which is not excellent, pure and made under sanitary conditions.
In 1900 Mr. Barbour married Miss Blanche Bussey, a daughter of James C. and Helen (Nichols) Bussey, and both are well known and popular in social
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circles of the city. He is a republican in his political views and an enthusiast upon the subject of the business opportunities which San Diego offers. In this connection he belongs to the Boosters Club. He is also a member of the Order of Elks, the Order of Panama, the Ad Club, the Rotary Club, the United Spanish War Veterans, the Native Sons of the Golden West and the Chamber of Com- merce. His business career has been marked by that consecutive progress which follows persistent labor intelligently directed. He is enterprising and energetic and, being still a young man, the progressive spirit which he shows and which has brought him success, will no doubt make him a still more influential factor in the affairs of the city.
FREDERICK J. LEA.
Step by step Frederick J. Lea has advanced toward the goal of success in business, and although unavoidable losses have at times overtaken him, he pos- sesses the courageous spirit and determination which looks to the future with no time for regret over the past and utilizes the present moment in the attain- ment of the purpose that is claiming his time and energies. He is now the first vice president and the general manager of the Pedrara Onyx Company and since assuming control of the business has largely developed and extended its trade connections. He was born in London, England, February 1, 1875, and is a son of John and Elizabeth Lea. He became a pupil in Oundle College in Northamp- tonshire, England, which he attended until 1890, when, at the age of fifteen years, he left school to become a midshipman on H. M. S. Arrowmore, which sailed in 1891 for Brazil, where she was stationed during the Brazilian revolution of that period. Later he sailed for Australia and thence to San Francisco, where he landed in 1892. Soon afterward he went to Healdsburg, California, and for six months was employed on a ranch in that vicinity. He next returned to San Francisco and for a year was employed as a machinist in the brass foundry of W. T. Garrett & Company. He also worked as a machinist in the shops of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, at Oakland, California, for a year and a half, at the end of which time he embarked in business on his own account, organizing the firm of F. J. Lea & Company, of Oakland and San Francisco, wholesale manufacturers and dealers in olive oil, flavoring extracts and druggists' sundries. Mr. Lea became president of the company and almost from the begin- ning the business prospered. They won first gold medal prize at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis for the best product of the kind which they handled, and the business grew extensively and substantially, becoming one of the important productive industries of the city. Mr. Lea was also the president of the Lea-English Importing Company until 1906. He then came to San Diego and was associated with L. A. Blockman in managing the new Pedrara Mexican Onyx Company, until July 1, 1911, at which time the old organization disposed of its quarry properties, Mr. Lea being chosen by the new company, known as the Pedrara Onyx Company, as its vice president and general manager. The business under the policies formulated by Mr. Lea has more than doubled in volume since he assumed its active management. The company ships its products
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to England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Australia, Canada, and to all points in the United States, and the trade is growing year by year.
In May, 1897, in Oakland, California, occurred the marriage of Mr. Lea and Miss Martha G. Ludlow. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and even aside from politics he is a public-spirited citizen, entering heartily into every measure and movement for the welfare and upbuilding of the city of which he is now a resident. He is a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce, and outside his more personal business interests his most effective work has been in connection with the various projects fostered and promoted by that body. He served for a term as its second vice president, and in January, 1913, was chosen president-a fitting tribute to his genius for leadership, the vast amount of useful work accomplished and a recognition of his hearty sym- pathy with all movements to exploit the activities, interests and natural resources of this city and district. He was one of the organizers and served as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce harbor commission, an executive committee of thirty-three of the city's prominent citizens. It was largely due to his personal efforts, after a hard fight against strong opposition, that the million dollar bond issue, assuring to San Diego municipally owned docks and wharves, was carried almost unanimously, there being but one hundred and seventy-eight dissenting votes in a total of over eight thousand, giving this city the unique distinction of being the only coast city wholly owning and controlling in perpetuity its water- front property.
Few San Diego citizens have given more freely of their time and energies to all projects looking to the advancement of the city's interests than has Mr. Lea. Fraternally he is a Mason, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and he is also a member of the Mystic Shrine. He likewise belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and in club circles is well known, holding membership in the Cuyamaca, Country and Rotary Clubs. In the sum- mary of his life work it must be seen that the native strength of his character was shown forth in the manner in which he faced the crises brought on by the great fire in San Francisco. Many a man of less resolute spirit would have been utterly disheartened and discouraged, but Mr. Lea sought other avenues for the expression of his industry and ability-his dominant qualities-and has found in San Diego scope for his activities which are proving a source of general commercial development here, as well as of individual prosperity.
JUDGE WILLIAM A. SLOANE.
Among the real builders and developers of the city and county of San Diego are numbered the men who have promoted its political morality, who have become prominent in public life as fearless leaders in the cause of right and justice, and able workers for the public good. Among them none is held in higher confidence and esteem than William A. Sloane, judge of the superior court of San Diego county, an able lawyer and one of the most courageous workers in the cause of civic progress in this part of California. He was born in Rockford, Illinois, October 10, 1854, and is a son of Hampton P. and Adeline
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G. (Grandgirard) Sloane. Mr. Sloane's ancestors on the paternal side were Scotch-Irish, the first of the family, James Sloane, being Judge Sloane's great- grandfather. His mother was of French birth, coming to America when a child.
When Judge Sloane was still a child his parents moved to Sedalia, Missouri, and his education was begun in the public schools of that state. It was car- ried forward in Grinnell, Iowa, where he attended Iowa College, from which he was graduated in 1877. Returning to Sedalia in the same year, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1879 and gained rapid success in the gen- eral practice of his profession. In 1881 he went to Carthage, Missouri, and there became prominent in the newspaper business, which he followed until 1887, when he came to San Diego and opened a law office. His conspicuous ability gained him a large patronage and led to his election in 1889 as justice in the city court, to which office he was reelected in 1891 and served until 1894. At the expiration of his second term he resumed his private practice and was connected with much of the important litigation in the courts of the county. In May, 1911, he was appointed by Governor Johnson judge of the superior court, department 3, which position he now holds. The California Outlook in commenting upon Judge Sloane's career and work says: "He is a splendid example of a consistent fighting reformer. All his life long he has been an aggressive and feared opponent of political rings. In Missouri, before com- ing to California, as a newspaper editor he exposed and broke up a notorious 'courthouse ring.' He kept on his fighting clothes after arriving in San Diego in 1887 and for twenty-two years was the minority leader in practically every republican convention in the county. During that time he fought three gen- erations of local political gangs and always challenged them on the floor of the convention, although often supported by a mere handful of followers. Although abused and attacked in all the devious ways known to political machines, he courageously and fearlessly fought the boss. His opposition, though aggres- sive, was always just and impersonal and based on high principle. He has seemingly always had the remarkable and happy faculty of retaining the respect and generally the friendship of the men he has vigorously opposed. He has been the recognized leader of the insurgent element in the county. Having a splendid understanding of practical politics, he has usually served as chair- man of the executive committee of the reform organization in each succeeding campaign. It is needless to say that he was the organizer and active leader of the Lincoln-Roosevelt republican movement in the county. Governor John- son appointed Judge Sloane to the bench in May, 1911, to fill a new depart- ment, and no better tribute to his ability as a lawyer and to his qualifications as judge could be given than that by the Bar Association of the county, which unanimously indorsed him for the judgeship, although three-fourths of its members had been his constant political opponents."
Judge Sloane was married in Sedalia, Missouri, in May, 1882, to Miss Annie L. Kimball and they have three children: Harry G., who is a lawyer in San Diego; Paul E., a student of law in Harvard University ; and Hazel, who is studying music. Mrs. Sloane is a charming and cul- tured woman of broad accomplishments and very prominent in social and club circles of San Diego. She has written several light operas of great
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merit and has given a great deal of her time to dramatic and musical com- position. Mrs. Sloane is a daughter of Gustavus F. and Augusta (Cooper) Kimball. Mrs. Kimball later married Louis Bristol and under the pen name of Augusta Cooper Bristol she became widely known as an author and lec- turer on subjects pertaining to religious and social progress and published three volumes of poems. She was the daughter of Otis and Hannah (Powers) Cooper and was a native of New Hampshire. Gustavus F. Kimball has been a life-long newspaper man and was for many years associated with leading Kansas news- papers. Both the Cooper and Kimball families come from a long line of New England ancestry, Henry Kimball, the original ancestor, coming to Massachu- setts from Mistley, England, in 1634, while the Coopers were also among the early New England settlers.
Judge Sloane was for many years one of the greatest individual forces in local republican politics and on his appointment to the bench resigned his mem- bership on the executive committee of the republican state central committee. In 1912 he was a delegate to the republican national convention but has now joined his interests with the progressive party. In the primary election of 1912 he was made candidate for judge of the superior court and was reelected in the November election by a large majority for a term of six years. He has extensive club affiliations in San Diego, holding membership in the Univer- sity, the Scholia and the Tuesday Clubs. In his official capacity he is a splen- did type of public servant, keen, shrewd, able and fearless. During the course of his public life his name has stood as a synonym for conscientious and pro- gressive work in the interests of the people, for upright convictions fearlessly upheld, for activity which is entirely disinterested and public spirit which is effective against corruption. Like all officials who really serve the people, he has worked steadily and constantly in the promotion of measures for the gen- eral welfare and has used his power only for the advancement of general progress.
Judge Sloane is one of the directors of the Panama-California Exposition in the organization of which project he was one of the active leaders.
NELSON SNYDER.
Nelson Snyder, who is winning a substantial measure of success in connec- tion with the laundry business, was born in Traverse City, Michigan, June 5, 1874, his parents being Paul and Mary Snyder. The father was a native of Ger- many, born in 1836, and in the public schools of that country pursued his educa- tion to the age of fourteen years, thus complying with the school regulations of the land. He also served for three years in the army and later engaged in busi- ness as a stone mason. In the year 1861, when twenty-five years of age, he came to the United States and, making his way into the interior of the country, settled in Grand Traverse county, Michigan, but soon afterward responded to the call of his adopted country for aid and enlisted in the United States army at Detroit, Michigan, as a member of a volunteer cavalry regiment for three years.
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His previous military training now stood him in good stead and he made an excellent record while at the front .. After the close of the war he returned to Grand Traverse county, where he again took up the business of a stone mason, in which he continued until 1887, when he came to San Diego, where he lived retired until his death in October, 1888.
Nelson Snyder attended the public schools until fourteen years of age and in his youthful days earned his living by selling newspapers for two years. During this time he was known as San Diego's champion newsboy and has recently been elected an honorary member of the Newsboys' Association. He afterward worked in various hotels and restaurants for four years and then became a driver for the Coronado Laundry Company. This gave him considerable insight into the laundry business, in which he finally embarked on his own account, establishing and successfully conducting what is called Snyder's I X L Laundry. The new venture proved profitable and with the growth of his trade he extended the scope of his business. His interests in this connection are large and important and give him place among the leading representatives of industrial activity in San Diego.
Mr. Snyder was married in this city to Miss Louise Fritz, a daughter of Herman C. Fritz of San Diego, and they have a daughter, Julia, who is now in her seventh year. Mr. Snyder is a republican, interested in the success of the party but not seeking office as a reward for party fealty. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, in which he has taken the degrees of the Scottish Rite and also crossed the Sands of the Desert with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been for many years particularly active in that organization and having served in all the chairs of the local lodge, the Woodmen of the World and the Elks lodge and the nature of his pastime is indicated somewhat in the fact that he is a member of the Pastime Gun Club and the Concordia Turnverein. He is also connected with the Chamber of Commerce and the Order of Panama. He is a self-made man whose advance- ment is written in the terms of industry, energy and persistency of purpose. Though he had but limited opportunities in his youth, he has steadily worked his way upward and his achievements are both creditable and satisfactory.
THOMAS J. DALEY.
Investigation into the history of San Diego shows how closely and actively Thomas J. Daley was connected with the work of improvement and progress here. Many tangible evidences of his public spirit are to be found and his business interests were usually of a character that contributed largely to the growth and development here. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 15, 1853, and death terminated his life record in San Diego on the 8th of February, 1911. His education was acquired in the Catholic College at Waukegan, Wisconsin, the money which he had previously earned enabling him to make his way through that school. He afterward worked in a drug store in Chicago and while thus engaged attended night school. Ambitious to continue his education he used every
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effort to further his opportunities in that direction and was at length grad- uated from a Chicago college.
Mr. Daley made his way to California around the Horn as a passenger on a sailing vessel and settled in San Diego. Here he entered business circles as a searcher of records in the employ of Fairchild & Company and later he embarked in the same business on his own account. As the years passed by he gradually widened the scope of his activities and became interested in real estate, laying out the Daley Scenic Park tract in Berkeley, California, and otherwise handling property in different districts. He was one of the owners of the Reed & Daley subdivision on Logan avenue and there were few men who had as intimate and accurate knowledge concerning realty conditions and values here. He studied law, particularly that branch relating to real estate, and knew more of the details of abstracting than any other man in San Diego. He saw and utilized every opportunity which others passed heedlessly by and his efforts were usually a factor in the improvement of the city as well as in the attainment of individual success. He was one of the owners and builders of the Cuyamaca Railroad in San Diego and he also engaged in construction work, laying the pavement on Fourth street and also on C street. He was very deeply interested in the city and its welfare and his cooperation could always be counted upon in support of any movement for its material improvement. His knowledge of early conditions here made him a valuable abstractor and his opinions were received as authority, he being often consulted on such matters where the official records were not clear. At one time he owned a mountain ranch of many thousand acres nine miles from Lakeside on which sixty men were employed in the production of hay and grain, in the cultivation of fruit and in the raising of cattle.
Mr. Daley was married in 1881 to Miss Sarah M. Arnold, a native of Rock- land, California. Her parents were Thomas D. and Sarah A. (Sluss) Arnold, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Missouri. Crossing the plains to California with ox teams they were seven and a half months in making the trip of three thousand miles. There were five hundred men and women in the train, it being one of the largest parties that ever crossed. The train was known as the Lloyd Rockholt and while en route they had trouble with the Cheyenne and Crow Indians, Mrs. Arnold's great-grandmother and three aunts being killed by the red men. During part of the journey they were under the protection of United States soldiers. On reaching the coast Thomas D. Arnold settled near Sacramento, California, where he engaged in the raising of fine horses and other stock. Unto him and his wife were born a son and daughter, the former being James Lloyd Arnold.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Daley were Lloyd T. and Carlyle M. Mrs. Daley possesses considerable literary talent and merit and has written a number of chil- dren's stories for the newspapers and magazines. She is a charter member and was one of the organizers of the San Diego Club and she has been called upon to read many papers not only before that organization but also before different lodges and societies. She belongs to the Pioneer Society of California and her long residence in this state has made her largely acquainted with its history from the period of frontier development to the present time. Mr. Daley was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Royal Arcanum and in the Knights
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of Pythias lodge he filled all of the chairs. A friendly nature made him very appreciative of the good in others and he readily recognized their sterling quali- ties. He had charity for the foibles and failings of others, sympathy for the needs of the poor and he possessed a generous and genial disposition that shed around him much of the sunshine of life.
THEODORE L. BARNES.
Theodore L. Barnes has built up an extensive business in crushed rock and sand, making this city headquarters for the trade, while the rock handled is quar- ried at Otay, California, and sand secured at pits at Lakeside, California, and Tijuana, Mexico. Mr. Barnes is a western man by birth, training and preference and is imbued with the enterprising spirit which has ever been the dominant factor in the rapid development of the great section west of the Mississippi. He was born in Madison, Nebraska, August 7, 1875, and is a son of Franklin W. and Phebe Barnes. The father, a native of Dutchess county, New York, was born in September, 1850, and there pursued his education in the public schools until 1867, when at the age of seventeen years he removed westward to Madison county, Nebraska, where he engaged in the real-estate business. He afterward turned his attention to the banking business, in which he continued until 1887, when he came to San Diego, where he afterward lived in practical retirement until his deatlı. He was, however, very prominent in political affairs, being recognized as a leader of the republican party. His fellow townsmen, appreciative of his worth, ability and patriotic purpose, elected him to the office of president of the city council, in which he served for several years. His party also made him representative from this district in the state legislature for three terms and later he was collector of the port for a number of years, filling that position up to the time of his death, which occurred in November, 1909. As a public official he left the impress of his individuality indelibly upon the history of his city and district and during his three terms in the general assembly aided not a little in shaping the course of the house.
Theodore L. Barnes was a pupil in the public schools of his native county until 1887, when as a lad of twelve years he accompanied his parents to San Diego and later entered the high school here, being graduated therefrom in 1894. He was ambitious for further educational opportunity, however, and matriculated in the University of California, in which he pursued the mining engineering course, completing this as a member of the class of 1898. He afterward traveled through Alaska, Mexico, British Columbia and California, where he followed the profes- sion of mining engineer for ten years. On the expiration of the decade he returned to San Diego in 1908 and began dealing in crushed rock and sand, since which time he has developed a growing business that has already reached gratifying proportions. He owns an excellent rock quarry at Otay and sand pits at Lake- side, California, and also another sand pit at Tijuana, Mexico. His head office is at the corner of Tenth and L streets in San Diego and from this point he directs the interests of a constantly developing business, displaying marked executive and administrative ability in the control of his affairs.
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On the 15th of December, 1905, in San Diego, Mr. Barnes was united in mar- riage to Miss Myrta Hoover, by whom he has three children, namely: David, a lad of five years ; Theodore, who is three years old ; and Virginia, in her first year. Mr. Barnes has membership relations with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the University Club, and his political allegiance has been given to the republican party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He stands for all that is progressive in both public and private life, recognizing the fact that the individual must keep up with the trend of modern times or else lag far behind, for there is no such thing as standing still. His cooperation is given to public projects seeking the welfare of the community and he also finds time for the social pleasures which constitute an even balance to intense business activity.
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