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HOLTON, George L. Oil producer and refiner; horticulturist. Res. 3315 N. Broadway; office 510 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Northfield, Mass., Feb. 22, 1863; son of John P. and Stella M. Tyler Holton. Married to Fannie L. Pratt in 1885. Educated in the public schools. After leaving school accepted a posi- tion with the Remington Arms Co., New York City, which he retained three years; appointed Supt. of Farms, Mt. Herman School for Boys, Northfield, Mass., in 1882, and continued this work until he located in Crafton, Cal., in 1884; was one of the found- ers of Redlands, Cal., and was en- gaged in orange growing, nursery and irrigation enterprises, 1884-1894. Moved to Los Angeles in 1894 and has since been identified with the oil business as producer and refiner. Pres. and mgr. Turner Oil Co.; same offices Densmore-Stabler Refining Co.; Mutual Oil Co.; Cosmopolitan Oil Co. Member Amer. Chem. Assn.; So. Cal. Acad. of Sciences; Union League and Sierra Madre clubs.
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GEORGE L HOLTON The oil industry of Southern California has offered opportunities as great as any offered in the wonderful days of 49 and the history of the growth and development of the oil fields and attendant industries is full of romance and real excitement There are oft repeated tales of wonderful gushers where the flow was struck just as the derricks were to be pulled down and there are tales less fascinating but none the less interesting to those who understand of the days and weeks and even months when the prospector for oil toiled on and on only to meet with defeat in the end Great fortunes have been made and lost and made again in the various fields of the state and as is always the case with an industry that offers unusual opportunities for profit unusual men have been attracted into the field One such who has made a great success of the undertaking is George L Holton who is now associated with a number of prominent companies being president of several this latter list including the DensmoreStabler Company Refiners of Petroleum Turner Oil Company Cosmopolitan Oil Company and the Mutual Oil Company Recently the lure of the golden fruit of the southwest has also called him and at present Mr Holton is taking much interest in orange growing He owns a splendid grove of fifty acres in Orange county where he is making a great success of his efforts in citrus culture Mr Holton is a native of Northfield Mass born February 22 1863 the son of John P and Stella M Tyler Holton His boyhood was passed there his early education being received in the public schools after which he attended the Northfield Academy graduating when he was seventeen years of age He then went to New York City where for two years he worked for the Remington Arms Company in the capacity of clerk When he was nineteen he returned to Northfield Mass and became superintendent of the Mt Hernon school farms occupying this position until he came to California in 1884 For a year after coming to the state Mr Holton was located in Los Angeles but at the end of that time he removed to Redlands as superintendent of the Bear Valley Irrigation Company At that time there was very little in the way of a town at the present site of Redlands and Mr Holton was actively associated with the upbuilding of that beautiful city He was in reality one of its founders and was also one of the first to build a home within its confines He remained there until 1892 when he returned to Los Angeles and went into the oil prospecting business in local fields the oil boom being then at its height in this immediate section Later he became superintendent of the Howard Oil Company retaining this connection until 1901 when he organized the Densmore Stabler Company Refiners of Petroleum of which he became manager in 1909 and later was elected to the office of president and general manager which position he now holds Throughout the years of his interest in the oil business Mr Holton has been associated with many important deals and has been throughout all this time closely identified with the industry He has taken his risks freely and willingly sometimes losing and sometimes winning His knowledge of the conditions in the various fields is exhaustive and comprehensive and his advice is often sought on questions of importance This is especially true owing to the standing that is maintained by Mr Holton for integrity and honesty in all his business dealings and his strict adherence to the rules of fair play Quite apart from his business standing Mr Holton occupies a prominent place socially and fraternally in the city His many and varied interests have brought him into close contact with many men and his pleasing personality has made for him many warm and lasting friendships He is a Scottish Rite Mason and also a Shriner He is a member of the American Chemical Association and of the Southern California Academy of Scientists while he finds social diversion in the Sierra Madre Club and the Union League Club In his political afliliations he is a Republican and his interest in all questions which pertain either to the affairs of his party or to the general public welfare is keen and wide awake such matters receiving his best thought and his warmest support Mr Holton was married in Redlands September 27 1885 the bride of his choice being Miss Fannie Pratt of that city They have one child a son Robert G now in his twenty fifth year He is associated with his father in the oil industry and promises to be a splendid successor to his capable sire in this especial line of endeavor He is now superintendent and secretary of the Densmore Stabler Refining Company of the Cosmopolitan Oil Company and of the Mutual Oil Company.
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