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JOHN F. RILEY
One of the growing business firms of
Stockton is the Pacific Transfer and Storage Company; and as its manager, J. F.
Riley is taking his place among the responsible and energetic business men of
this city. Mr. Riley was born at
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 25, 1891, and in 1905 accompanied his parents to Los
Angeles, California. Here he gained his
education in the public schools, taking a business course in the Polytechnic
High School and participating actively in its athletics, being a member of the
football team. In 1915 he located in San
Francisco and entered the employ of the Irvine Music Company, owned by his
uncle, R. S. Irvine, remaining there until the spring of 1922, when he accepted
the position of manager of the Pacific Transfer and Storage Company and took up
his residence at Stockton. This company
was started in 1904 by R. S. Irvine, one of the early settlers of Stockton, and
at that time the equipment consisted of one horse and wagon. As the business has grown, new equipment has
been added; and now nine motor trucks and four drays
are in constant use. The warehouse at
110 South Aurora Street is used for the storage of household goods, an
extensive branch of the business. In
recent years long-distance draying has been a large factor in their activities,
loads being taken from Stockton to distant points and delivered direct to the
house. They have transported goods as
far as San Diego, and make frequent trips up the valley and to the bay cities;
and during the season fruit hauling forms a large item of their business.
Mr. Riley’s marriage, which occurred
at Los Angeles, January 12, 1912, united him with Miss Florence Morrill, a
native of Buffalo, New York, and they are the parents of two children: Helen and Donald, both born in California. An enthusiast for the state of his adoption,
Mr. Riley is particularly optimistic over the future of the San Joaquin Valley.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1043. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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