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CHARLES R. GUGGOLZ
Prominent among the substantial
business men of Lodi is undoubtedly Charles R. Guggolz, the proprietor of the
New Washington Market, a thoroughly modern headquarters located on South
Sacramento Street, and enjoying enviable popularity. A native Californian, proud of his
association with the great Golden State, he was born in Madison, Yolo County,
on December 15, 1886 a son of Charles G. and Pauline (Roos)
Guggolz. The
father, a pioneer of 1889, located in Lodi, and with a partner, a Mr. Clark,
established the Washington Market for the sale of meat. Later on, he bought out the interest of his
partner and continued the market alone.
He was very successful, and became well-known in business circles. He was interested, too, in viticulture, with
a partner named Bauer, and set out a vineyard of forty acres, which became a
good producer. He was also popular in
the civic and social circles of his day, being a member of the Odd Fellows, the
Maccabees, the Sons of Herman, and the Foresters of America, in all of which he
was a past officer. Both he and his good
wife, now deceased, are accorded the esteem of posterity.
Charles R. Guggolz, the elder of
their two children, was reared in Lodi, where he attended the excellent public
schools and received a thorough training.
From a lad he assisted his folks, learning the butcher business, and
when he was only sixteen years of age he began putting in all of his time in
the Market. In 1914 he purchased the establishment
and business of his father, at the same time taking in J. C. Keller as a
partner; and they continued to operate the market together until 1919 when Mr.
Guggolz purchased Mr. Keller’s interest.
Now Mr. Guggolz gives all of his time to the supervision of his
business, in every way possible steadily building it up; and owing to recent
extensive improvements made by him, he renamed it the New Washington
Market. Among other changes for the
better, he has recently built an addition to his store, with new fixtures,
remodeling, etc., at a cost of over $3,500, and the effect on increased trade
is gratifying in the extreme. He carries
only the choicest meats, poultry and fish, and his establishment enjoys the largest
patronage of any market in the city. He
has built a modern, thoroughly sanitary abattoir on his small ranch on the
Mokelumne River; while his city plant is equipped with a five-ton ice machine,
having various cold-storage rooms affording a capacity of over twenty-five
beeves and equipped with modern trackage.
The city plant also includes a factory with electric power where he
manufactures all kinds of sausage, and cures bacon, hams, and other meat. The public market itself is well-arranged,
being furnished with the latest and most modern fixtures; and as it is finished
in white enamel, it presents a very sanitary and pleasing appearance. Aside from his retailing, he is also a
wholesaler, and supplies other markets in Lodi and in neighboring towns in
northern San Joaquin County. The demands
on his delivery department keep three autos busy, one of his vehicles being a
large truck used to transport the beeves from the abattoir to the retail store.
By his marriage on April 10, 1912 at
Stockton, Mr. Guggolz was united with Miss Mary Anderson, a native of Tyson,
San Joaquin County, and a descendant of a pioneer California family well-known
as among those who helped to open the pathways of civilization, and to make it
a good deal easier for the Californian of today. Fraternally Mr. Guggolz is a member of Lodi
Parlor No. 18, Native Sons of the Golden West; the Fraternal Order of Eagles,
No. 848; and Stockton Lodge, No. 218, B. P. O. E. His interest in local affairs is reflected in
his activity as a member in the Lodi Business Men’s Association and the
Mokelumne Club. Mr. Guggolz is a man of
progressive ideas, and never neglects an opportunity to advance along broad and
enduring lines the best interests of the locality, which he selected as his
permanent home.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1320. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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