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JULIUS HAUSER
HAUSER, JULIUS, President Hauser Packing Company, Los Angeles, California, was born Jan. 7, 1847, at Kretzengen, Baden, Germany, the son of Michael Hauser and R. (Federer) Hauser. He married Caroline Hergett, September 11, 1878, at Sacramento, California. They are the parents of six children, E.C., H.J., L.A.,F.M., Louise W., and C. F. Hauser.
Mr. Hauser was educated in the public schools of his native country until he was fourteen years old. He was then withdrawn from school and put to work on his father’s farm. After two and a half years he was apprenticed to a butcher. At the age of eighteen, with a working knowledge of the trade, he went to Alsace to seek his fortune, but two years later he migrated to Switzerland, locating at the City of Zurich. He worked in a meat establishment six months, when he became dissatisfied with the prospects ahead of him in Europe and decided to join the great flow of German emigrants to America. He returned to Baden to take a farewell look at his parents and relatives, and sailed for New York in 1867, just after he had reached his majority.
He had only four dollars in his pocket when he arrived in the United States, and he had to face the problem of immediate work. He found it aboard a coal boat plying on the Hudson River, at one dollar a day. A chance to work on a farm in New York State offered, and he decided to accept it. For the ensuing six months he drew pay at the rate of $15 per month, but that winter gave up the work. He went to Poughkeepsie, New York, and finally found work at his trade and worked in the same shop two years until 1870, when he went to California.
He located first in the small town of Washington, across the river from Sacramento, California, and as he had only $75, took work in a meat shop. After eight months’ work he bought out a small place. At the end of one year he saw that he would succeed and made his brother, Valentine Hauser, his partner. He ran the business for twelve years. In 1882 he sold the entire business to his brother.
After a month in Sacramento he went to Los Angeles, and there at once bought out a meat market at the corner of First and Main streets, and conducted the business for thirteen years. In 1895 he bought out the Mott market, which had partially failed, adding it to his already large business, which he moved to larger quarters.
In 1891 he opened a small packing house on West Washington street, seven miles from the Court House. This thrived and he made constant additions, until 1904, when the business had reached such a volume that a new location had to be sought. He incorporated the firm of the Hauser Packing Company, a close corporation, taking in his five sons. He then built the present great plant, which was not finished until 1906, and which covers twenty acres of ground. The business is one of the largest enterprises in the Southwest. It does an annual business of over $3,000,000. The name of Hauser is now known all over the country, their products being exported to Mexico, England, Japan, Germany, Australia, Honolulu and other foreign countries.
He is today president and active head of the Hauser Packing Company. E. C. Hauser is vice president. H. J. Hauser is secretary, L. A. Hauser treasurer, and F. M. Hauser superintendent.
He is a member of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, American Meat Packers’ Association, Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Board of Trade and Retailers and Jobbers’ Association of Los Angeles.
Mr. Hauser belongs to a number of fraternal orders, among them the Elks, Masons, Odd Fellows and Shriners. He is of the thirty-second degree of Masonry.
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6-30-11 Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 772,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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