El
Dorado County
Biographies
CARLO FORNI
Mr. Forni is the proprietor of the
new Georgetown Hotel. He is a popular
landlord and his well conducted hostelry secures a liberal patronage from the
traveling public. A native of
Switzerland, Mr. Forni was born in 1848, and in his native land acquired his
education. He subsequently removed to
France, where he became connected with the hotel business. On leaving that country he made his way
direct to El Dorado, California, where for a time he was engaged in the stock
and dairy business, conducting a well equipped ranch. He met with gratifying success in this
undertaking and thus gained a good start in business life. Subsequently he rented the Pioneer Hotel, of
Georgetown, which he conducted for ten years, when on the 14th of
June, 1897, it was destroyed by fire. He
then purchased the ground on which he has since erected the new Georgetown
Hotel. In height it is two stories and a
basement. Its dimensions are eighty by one
hundred feet and it contains thirty rooms, elegantly furnished and supplied
with all the modern conveniences. The
dining room is supplied with the best the market affords, and Mr. Forni does
all in his power to promote the comfort of his guests. The Georgetown Hotel is a credit to its owner
and the town and is a favorite resort with the traveling public. No equipment is lacking, and his long
experience in the business has well qualified Mr. Forni for its capable
conduct. He believes in supplying his
guests with the best, at moderate prices, and thus he has made many friends and
gained a good patronage. He owns mining
interests, but gives his undivided attention to the management of his excellent
hostelry.
In 1872 Mr. Forni was united in
marriage to Miss Theresa Forni, who though of the same name was not a
relative. They have one child, Victor,
who is a graduate of Heald’s’ Business College, of San Francisco, and is
engaged in mining. Socially the subject
of this review is connected with the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and in all he is an
active member. He takes a deep interest in
the upbuilding and improvements of his town and is a public-spirited citizen
whose efforts in behalf of Georgetown have not been without good results.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
“A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern
California”, Pages 655-656. Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Co. 1901.
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Gerald Iaquinta.
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