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JOSEPH CARBONE
JOSEPH CARBONE is one of the most enterprising members of
the Italian population in the city of San Francisco. He was born in 1859, and
was educated at Turin, Italy.
As a boy he studied botany with his father who was a Professor of this science.
Then it was, possibly, that he acquired a taste for the business he has pursued
since arriving at years of maturity. He went from Turin to Paris where he
passed four years in the florist’s business; thence he came to the United
States in 1881, and located in Pennsylvania, remaining there one year; he next
went to Chicago and after residence of two and a half years he came to San
Francisco, he embarked in business at 343 Kearney street, which is his present
location. It was not long after his arrival here that he formed a partnership
with Paul Monti. They have been very prosperous and
have realized their most sanguine expectations. In 1887 they opened a branch
store at 619 Valencia Street,
which also received a generous patronage. They own a nursery at Alameda,
where they have nine greenhouses; there they cultivate ornamental trees, and
plants of every description; their stock is very choice, and their trade in cut
flowers alone is an important business. Mr. Carbone
is a stockholder in the Carrara
marble quarry, which promises to be one of the leading industries of the Pacific
Coast; the city works are at 1219
Market Street and the patronage of Stanford
University is of itself an
excellent guaranty. He also owns a ranch in Shasta
County to which he gives some
attention. In 1888 he entered in marriage to Miss Maria Isakson. He is
treasurer of the California
florist club. He became a citizen of the United
States and faithfully discharges his duty in
that capacity. He is an accomplished linguist, speaking the Italian, Spanish,
French and English languages with equal fluency, and has that courteous genial
manner that insures many friends.
Transcribed by Kim Buck.
Source: "The Bay of San
Francisco," Vol. 2, Page 513, Lewis
Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2006 Kim Buck.
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