J. F. FUGAZI & E. C. PALMIERI

San Francisco County

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J. F. Fugazi & Co., Pacific coast agents of the Compagnie General Transatlantique, also agents of the Union Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island and Pennsylvania railways, No. 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. This company is one of the largest steamship agencies in the city, and does a vast amount of business. During the past seventeeen (sic) years they have brought to the United States not less than 35,000 passengers. They also transfer large quantities of money to and from all parts of Europe, and, in fact, of the world.

Mr. Fugazi, who is the senior member of the firm and who started the business in San Francisco in 1872, is a native of Italy, born in 1838. In 1855 he landed on American soil. For several years previous to his coming to San Francisco, he was engaged in the agency business in New York. He is a very enterprising and successful business man, has made some valuable investments in real estate here, and ever since he came to California has been thoroughly identified with the best interests of this city and State.

Mr. E. C. Palmieri, the junior member of the firm, became connected with it in 1887. He, too, is a native of Italy, born in 1854. He landed in New York in 1874, and after a short time spent in that city came to San Francisco and engaged in business. He had an agency with the California Insurance Company, which he still holds; also a national railroad agency. A man of strict integrity and fine business qualifications, he has met with most flattering success in his various undertakings. He is a prominent Republican, and was elected on that ticket to the State Senate in 1884; had the honor of being a member of the Republican State Executive Committee during the campaign in which Mr. Markham was elected Governor. He is a member of the Union League and of the I.O.O.F. and Masonic fraternities. In the social, political and business circles of this city, Mr. Palmieri is well known and highly respected.

Transcribed 4-11-05 Marilyn R. Pankey.

Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2, pages 54-55, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.

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