Imperial County, CA Biographies

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta, January, 2007.

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GEORGE ANDERSON
 
                 No firm has done more to promote the interests of Imperial 
County than that of McCollough and Anderson of Calexico, the members of which 
are well known citizens of that community from the early days. They are doing an 
extensive business in the blacksmith and automobile line. They also do all kinds 
of farm and machinery repairing and make a specialty of new work. Mr. Anderson 
was born in Sweden in 1884, May 20th. He was educated in his native land and 
came to America in 1901, locating in Chicago, Illinois, where he worked at his 
trade. In 1903 he came west and located in Calexico, where he followed his 
vocation for some years. In 1914 he became connected with Harvey McCollough in 
business. He has thirty acres near Calexico and one hundred and sixty acres east 
of Calexico, which he disposed of. When the first canals were put through the 
Valley Mr. Anderson was identified with Mr. Rockwood and assisted in surveying. 
He was for three years connected with this work. Previous to taking an interest 
with his present partner, Mr. Anderson conducted a blacksmith shop and did 
general repairing and did much work for the water company and all over the 
Valley. The firm are increasing their scope of operations as rapidly as 
possible.
 
Source: "The History of Imperial County, California," Elms and Franks Publ. Co., 
1918, p. 347.