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Sacramento County
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EDWARD
S. JONES Western
men who have spent years in the acquisition of expert knowledge
concerning heating and lighting plants have stated, with a unanimity of
opinion that bears valuable testimony as to its accuracy, that few men
possess a more thorough knowledge of the building and operation of gas
plants than does Edward S. Jones, now the superintendent of the gas
works at Sacramento. Although still a young man, scarcely yet in the
prime of manhood's usefulness, he has already risen to prominence in his
chosen occupation, and he has enjoyed a long experience that enhances
the value of his services to any company. In point of years of
identification with Sacramento he is practically a newcomer, but in
point of work accomplished for the benefit of the city, few of the older
residents of the place can equal his record. His has been a service of
practical helpfulness in one of the most important departments of public
utilities. Mr. Jones belongs to an old eastern family and was born in Boston, Mass., in April, 1886, but at the age of four years he was brought to California by his parents, E. C. and Mary (Stratton) Jones, who settled in San Francisco. As a boy he was characterized by retentiveness of memory and mental acumen. His studies were learned with ease, and he advanced so rapidly in school that during the spring of 1900 he was graduated with a high standing. Immediately afterward he entered the California School of Mechanical Arts at San Francisco, where he studied with enthusiasm and unceasing devotion until, at the completion of the regular course, in 1905, he received a diploma from the institution. Immediately afterward he became a surveyor in the construction department of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and besides filling that position he also acted as timekeeper. During 1906 the company transferred him to their branch at Martin's Station, San Francisco, where he served with remarkable efficiency as assistant superintendent. From 1907 until 1910 he served as foreman of the street mains of San Francisco, but during July of the latter year he was promoted and transferred to his present place at Sacramento. In September following his transfer to Sacramento he was married in Los Angeles to Miss Alene Brooks of that city. While not displaying any partisanship in political matters, he has decided preferences along these lines, and is in hearty sympathy with Republican principles. Fraternally he holds membership with the Improved Order of Red Men. |
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Source: Transcribed by Peggy Hooper 2011 |