San Joaquin County Biographies
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CHARLES R. GUGGOLZ
Prominent among the substantial business men of Lodi is undoubtedly Charles R. Guggolz, the proprietor of the New Washington Market, a thoroughly modern headquarters located on South Sacramento Street, and enjoying enviable popularity. A native Californian, proud of his association with the great Golden State, he was born in Madison, Yolo County, on December 15, 1886, a son of Charles G. and Pauline (Roos) Guggolz. The father, a pioneer of 1889, located in Lodi, and with a partner, a Mr. Clark, established the Washington Market for the sale of meat. Later on, he bought out the interest of his partner and continued the market alone. He was very successful, and became well-known in business circles. He was interested, too, in viticulture, with a partner named Bauer, and set out a vineyard of forty acres, which became a good producer. He was also popular in the civic and social circles of his day, being a member of the Odd Fellows, the Maccabees, the Sons of Herman, and the Foresters of America, in all of which he was a past officer. Both he and his good wife, now deceased, are accorded the esteem of posterity.
Charles R. Guggolz, the elder of their two children, was reared in Lodi, where he attended the excellent public schools and received a thorough training. From a lad he assisted his folks, learning the butcher-business, and when he was only sixteen years of age he began putting in all of his time in the Market. In 1914, he purchased the establishment and business of his father, at the same time taking in J.C. Keller, as a partner; and they continued to operate the market together until 1919, when Mr. Guggolz purchased Mr. Keller's interest. Now Mr. Guggolz gives all of his time to the supervision of his business, in every way possible steadily building it up; and owing to recent extensive improvements made by him, he renamed it the New Washington Market. Among other changes for the better, he has recently built an addition to his store, with new fixtures, remodeling, etc., at a cost of over $3,500, and the effect on increased trade is gratifying in the extreme. He carries only the choicest meats, poultry and fish, and his establishment enjoys the largest patronage of any market in the city. He has built a modern, thoroughly sanitary abattoir on his small ranch on the Mokelumne River; while his city plant is equipped with a five-ton ice machine, having various cold-storage rooms affording a capacity of over twenty-five beeves and equipped with modern trackage. The city plant also includes a factory with electric power where he manufactures all kinds of sausage, and cures bacon, hams, and other meat. The public market itself is well-arranged, being furnished with the latest and most modern fixtures; and as it is finished in white enamel, it presents a very sanitary and pleasing appearance. Aside from his retailing, he is also a wholesaler, and supplies other markets in Lodi and in neighboring towns in northern San Joaquin County. The demands of his delivery department keep three autos busy, one of his vehicles being a large truck used to transport the beeves from the abattoir to the retail store.
By his marriage, on April 10, 1912, at Stockton, Mr. Guggolz was united with Miss Mary Anderson, a native of Tyson, in San Joaquin County, and a descendant of a pioneer California family well-known as among those who helped to open the pathways of civilization, and to make it a good deal easier for the Californian of today. Fraternally, Mr. Guggolz is a member of Lodi Parlor, No. 18, Native Sons of the Golden West; the Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 848; and Stockton Lodge, No. 218, B.P.O.E. His interest in local affairs is reflected in his activity as a member in the Lodi Business Men's Association and the Mokelumne Club. Mr. Guggolz is a man of progressive ideas, and never neglects an opportunity to advance along broad and enduring lines the best interests of the locality, which he selected as his permanent home.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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