Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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H. W. HEINSCH, 
 
manufacturer of harness and dealer in saddlery, hardware and turf goods, North 
Main street, Los Angeles, was born in this city, October 16, 1862. His father, 
H. Heinsch, was an early settler here, and for more than twenty years was a 
well-known prominent merchant. The subject of this sketch attended school in his 
native city, and learned the mercantile business in his father's store. In 1882 
he went to San Francisco and was for four years connected with leading business 
jobbing houses on the Pacific Coast: Then he returned to Los Angeles, and since 
that time has been the leading merchant in his line. He manufactures the greater 
portion of his stock, employing eight to ten men. His store is large and 
commodious, and he carries one of the largest and most complete retail stocks of 
goods west of the Mississippi River. He has a large established trade, which 
extends through Southern California and Arizona. He also imports a large amount 
of turf goods from England.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 755
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler