Community Activity Summary |
WWI Washington D.C. Accounting & Organization for Signal Corps. Quartermaster Corps. Wrote manual for AirCraft Prod. WWII Head Disaster Committee Organizer for Dept. Treasury for War Bond Sales.
Helped sell California to U.S. in the 20's. Founding manager of California Inc. Re-organized National Retail Dry Goods Assoc. and the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Made major changes in Greenwich Village in N.Y. for Sky Scrapers. Was engineer on Golden Gate Bridge on matters to proper ingress and egress of traffic |
Occupation Summary |
Widely known engineer and financier |
AdAmAn Service |
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Hobbies |
Came to Colorado in 1879 to enjoy the true west. Took every opportunity to turn a recreation event into a knowledgeable project. As a boy of 12 he took up telegraphy. |
Climbing Experience Summary |
Worked on Pikes Peak Cog Railway to pay way thru college. Was telegrapher on the summit. It was through his telegraph work that he came to Colo.
Author of the book "Labor History of Cripple Creek." Many times walked from Pikes Peak to Cripple Creek to appraise labor conditions in the booming gold camp. |