Sacramento County
Biographies
LOUIS SPOSITO
LOUIS
SPOSITO.--The recent marvelous development of Sacramento
County is undoubtedly due in part to the keen
foresightedness and bold enterprise of such leaders in the field of
transportation as Louis Sposito, the wide-awake and ever accommodating
proprietor of the Sacramento, Roseville,
and Lincoln Auto-Truck Freight Line, and one of the owners of the Biltwell Garage. He
was born in San Francisco on July
6, 1885, the son of Frank Sposito, and his good wife, Madeline. His father became a pioneer settler in the Bay
City when it was a mere village. Both of these worthy folks are still living,
and have been eye-witnesses of the marvelous changes they themselves helped to
bring about, in the growth and development of the state.
Louis
Sposito went to the local grammar schools, and
continued his training for life in the larger school of actual, practical
experience. He worked at various jobs,
even trying railroading, and came at last, in 1910,
through a kindly destiny, to Sacramento. He liked the town, and made friends there;
and soon he decided to establish what was then much needed, an auto-truck
freight line running between the capital and the city of Auburn. Compelled to start in a modest way, he began
with his one truck, and he was soon doing most of the transporting required
between the two points; and as business gradually and steadily increased, he
added to his equipment, until he was operating four trucks and four
trailers. With this superior outfit he
was well able to handle the largest amounts of freight needing
transportation. For a handsome
consideration he was induced to sell the line to Snyder Brothers, the sale
taking effect on April 1, 1922.
With
a partner, Anthony Breverly, Mr. Sposito then
purchased the Biltwell Garage, at 830
L Street, where he engages in a general garage
business. The Biltwell
Garage is one of the best-built garages in the capital city, and is thoroughly
fire-proof. On May 8, 1923, with J. L. Fithian, he bought the Sacramento, Roseville
and Lincoln Auto-Truck Freight Line, and has continued the business, selling
the old equipment and purchasing new. He
has a five-ton White truck; and his headquarters are located at 401 I street,
where all the freight trucks leave. His
business is growing rapidly, necessitating an increase in his equipment, and
his headquarters are seldom other than busy.
In
Sacramento, April 25, 1923, Mr. Sposito was united in marriage with Miss Lyla Bentley, a native daughter of the state, born in Vacaville,
and he resides with his wife in his comfortable residence at 2000 E Street. Non-partisan
in his political affiliations, he supports the best men and the best
measures. Fraternally he is a popular
member of the Eagles and the Red Men. He
is fond of sports, particularly enjoying the national game of baseball, and
when business permits he is also not averse to a lively boxing-bout.
Transcribed by Barbara Gaffney.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 728.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles,
CA. 1923.
© 2007 Barbara Gaffney.