Sacramento County
Biographies
GEORGE W. BOSTWICK
In and around Sacramento there is no
better known authority on brick than is the gentlemen whose name is above, and
his expert advice is frequently called for by manufacturers in different parts
of the United States. George W. Bostwick is a native
of Michigan, born in Saginaw. He attended public and high school, then engaged with a local furniture company. In 1891 he
entered the music business, first in the retail line, then later as a
manufacturer. For nine years he held the position of general manager for the
Waldo Manufacturing Company of Saginaw, which position he filled with ability
until January, 1905, when he assumed the management of the U.S. Brick corporation's plant at Michigan City, Ind. This position he
occupied until June, 1910, when he moved to California and became superintendent
for the Monterey Brick and Stone Company, at Monterey, and in September of
the same year moved the plant to Sacramento, where the name was changed to the
Sacramento Sandstone Brick Company.
Mr. Bostwick now
occupies the position of secretary and manager of this company. The concern is
making facing brick and art stone, and the products are second to none in
existence, having passed the specifications of the United States government and
been tested out by the University of California, also by the state engineering
department. The brick is now in evidence in some of Sacramento's finest
buildings, also in San Francisco and other points throughout the state.
The present enviable position occupied by
this company is entirely owing to Mr. Bostwick's
expert knowledge of the art of making sandstone brick, as he was one of the
first men in this country to engage in its manufacture, though the industry is
an old one in Germany and some other of the older countries.
Mr. Bostwick was
married in 1895 to Miss A. Glover of Bay City, Mich., and four interesting
children are making life worth while around his home.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento County,
California, Pages 829-830. Historic
Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.