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MARIO TABACCO
Coming to America as a young man
with practically no capital, Mario Tabacco has won his way to success through
his own efforts and is now one of the proprietors of the San Francisco Italian
Paste Company. He was born near Genoa,
Italy, May 30, 1878, and his early days were spent on a small farm in this
mountain district. Here he remained
until he was twenty-two years old, when he resolved to try his fortune in
America. He reached San Francisco in
1900 and his first work was with the Italian vegetable gardens, south of San
Francisco on the San Bruno Road. After
three years there he learned the trade of baker in the bakery of Calarigaro Bros., and was with them for two years, then
entering the employ of Sprivilo & Company of San
Francisco, the largest paste manufacturers in the city. He learned all the branches of the business
with them and in 1907 he came to Stockton and in company with Mr. Bacigalupi founded the San Francisco Italian Paste
Company. Later Mr. Bacigalupi
sold out his interest to William J. Armanino, and the
firm now consists of three partners, Mr. Tabacco and W. J. and L. Armanino. The first
plant was at Market and Madison streets, but this burned down in 1913 and the
same year they erected their modern two-story brick building at 619 E. Lafayette
Street. Equipped with modern machinery,
this plant is considered one of the finest in the state, and their business has
grown steadily year by year. The members of the firm have great faith
in the future of Stockton and have invested largely in real estate here, having
recently erected a fine apartment house on South American Street.
On April 19, 1908, Mr. Tabacco was
married to Miss Millie Armanino, a native of San
Francisco, the daughter of Joseph Armanino, a
California pioneer who for some years was engaged in gardening near San
Francisco and later farmed in San Joaquin County. Mr. and Mrs. Tabacco have three
daughters: Ruby, Norma and Stella.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1588. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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