Biographies
ARCHIBALD M. CAMERON
Among Sacramento's prominent business men
is A. M. Cameron, who is best known as president of the Sacramento Laundry.
Born in Dundee, Scotland, October 13, 1876, he is the son of William and Belle
(Low) Cameron, the former of whom was a railroad man and passed away in Dundee.
The mother is now Mrs. A. J. Holcombe, M. D., of Los Angeles. When a young boy
Mr. Cameron came to America, located near Winnemucca, Nev., and lived with his
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Scott, on a cattle ranch. In 1884 they
removed to Sacramento, Cal., where for several years he attended the public
schools and then a business college. At the age of fifteen he went to work for
the Sunset Telephone Co. as a messenger and afterward served that company as
night operator. Subsequently for several years he was employed by A. Walker, a
produce and grocery merchant, serving as clerk, and then for three years was a
driver for the Union Laundry. In 1903 Mr. Cameron with several others organized
the Sacramento Laundry, located at the corner of Front and O streets, and the
venture has been successful from the start. Mr. Cameron is president of the
company. During the first year they ran three wagons and each year have added
to their delivering facilities until they are now the owners of twelve wagons.
In 1909, in connection with their laundry, they started the Sacramento Sanitary
Cleaners branch. Throughout the vicinity, within a radius of a hundred miles
from the city, they have twelve laundry agencies, and their business is
constantly growing.
On December 10, 1896, Mr. Cameron was
married in Sacramento to Miss Abbie S. A. Conrad, a
native of Washington, Yolo county, Cal., and the daughter of George H. Conrad,
the latter an old settler of the state. Mr. Cameron is a member of the
Presbyterian church, and fraternally unites with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Maccabees.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento County,
California, Pages 980-981. Historic
Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.