Sacramento County
Biographies
TRUMAN LEWIS FASSETT
TRUMAN LEWIS FASSETT.--Not every one of various commercial establishments in Sacramento recognized as valuable to the growth of the community can present such a record of service and usefulness, in the great work of attracting would-be residents to the capital city, as Fassett's Emporium, popular as the headquarters for so much of what is best, and what is constantly in demand. Truman Lewis Fassett, the founder and proprietor of the Emporium, is a native son, and was born on a farm in Sacramento County, on February 26, 1873, the son of L. H. Fassett, long a well-known figure here. He attended the rural schools, and then went into Hale Bros.' store in Sacramento as an errand boy, remaining with that establishment until 1907, when he had become department manager and buyer. Then he went to Berkeley and took charge of H. C. Capwell & Company’s, and in 1908 he returned to Sacramento. He started his store in Oak Park in 1908 with the modest sum of $900 invested in stock, and his first day's business amounted to $7.50; and eight years ago, he removed to the present location of the Emporium. He is the oldest in number of years in continuous business, and his place is the oldest under the same management in this district, and he has been phenomenally successful, employing five or more people, according to the season. Much of this success is undoubtedly due to the personal attention given by Mr. Fassett to every detail of the trade, and to even the most insignificant wish of the customer; and this readiness of the Emporium to cater to all classes, and to trouble itself to try to procure just what is wanted, has undoubtedly contributed to its increasing popularity. Mr. Fassett belongs to the Business Men's Club of Oak Park, and was one of its founders and has served as its vice-president.
In Sacramento, Mr. Fassett was married to Miss Maude Spurgeon, of Sacramento, and together they have added to their circle of friends. Fraternally, Mr. Fassett is a Knight of Pythias.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County,
California With Biographical Sketches, Page 764. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA.
1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.