Sacramento County
Biographies
STEPHEN S. DAY
New England has contributed much to the
good citizenship of the Pacific coast. This contribution has been both
direct and indirect, and, taken all in all, it has
been almost incalculable, both in its extent and its influence. One of
its direct contributions in a purely personal and individual way is Stephen S.
Day, of Sacramento, who was born at North Hampton, Mass., August 2,
1868. He was educated in the public and high schools of his native
city, graduating from the latter in 1886. Then he acted on a well-formed
determination to go west, and made his way to Omaha, Neb., where he entered the
establishment of Crane Company, who handle steam and plumbing supplies, acting
as stock clerk. His aptitude for business was recognized by his promotion
to the sales department. In 1893 he was transferred to their main office
at Chicago, where he had a successful career as a salesman till 1903.
From then until 1910 he was in charge of the company's agency at Sacramento.
In September, that year, the house established a branch to supersede its
agency, and Mr. Day was made its manager. Under his supervision they
built the present building, 86 x 150 feet, on the corner of Front and M
streets, consisting of two stories, and the company occupy the entire
building. The leading products of the concern, recognized throughout the
United States as the best of their kind, are valves and fittings of their own
manufacture, and they are extensive jobbers of a general line of steam and plumbing
supplies.
In Sacramento, September 1, 1908, Mr. Day
married Miss Minnie Schaw, who was born in Australia,
but came to Sacramento, Cal., when a child. He is a member of the Sutter
and the Sacramento clubs, and has been a director of the Sacramento Chamber of
Chamber since its re-organization. In his religious alliance he is a
Congregationalist, and in his political allegiance he is a Republican.
While he is not an active politician in the now nearly obsolete sense of the
phrase, he is an active politician of the new school - that, not of the
office-seeker, but of the thinker and voter who considers his duty to his
fellow men illy discharged if he does not plan for
their welfare and vote to promote their best interests. It is such a
public spirit as has been suggested that makes the modern business man a
success and a good citizen, and Mr. Day is that to the greatest extent.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento County,
California, Pages 780-781. Historic
Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.