*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 301--- operates. Pres. and gcnl. mgr. Potter Hotel Co.; dir. Farmers & Merchants Bank; dir. Los Angeles Athletic Club. Member California, Jonathan and Los Angeles Athletic clubs, Los Angeles; Potter Country and Santa Barbara Country clubs, Santa Barbara, Cal. POTTS, William Alexander. Architect and engineer. Res. Oro Grande, San Bernardino Co., Cal.; office 526 Citizens' National Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in London, Eng., March 2, 1856; son of George Chappell and Margaret (Picken) Potts. Married to Ellen M. Potts. Taught by ~rivate teachers in London, 1863-69; attended Cliff House School, near Dover, Eng., 1870; Univ. College, London, 1870-72. Served as architect's and engineer's apprentice, Glasgow, Scotland, 1872- 74; with mechanical engineer and builder until 1877; moved to Edinburgh in connection with work for C. Ry Co.; six months later was em- ployed by general contractors, who were builders of Gordon St. Station, Glasgow, and Mouret Stuart House, Bute, residence of the Marquis of Bute; remained with them until 1883, when he moved to U. S., locating in Nance Co., Neb.; engaged in mercantile business; moved to Chicago, where he remained until 1887, when he moved to Los Angeles. Secy. Golden State Portland Cement Co. Episcopalian. POWELL, G. Harold. Mgr. Cal. Fruit Growers' Exchange. Res. 1616 Bank st., So. Pasadena, Cal.; office 700-24 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ghent, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1872; son of George T. and Marcia R. (Chace) Powell. Married to Gertrude E. Clark in 1906. Attended public schools, Ghent, N. Y.; Union Free High School, Chatham, N. Y.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., M.S. in Agriculture. 1895-96. Horticulturist Delaware Experiment Station, 1896-1901; in this capacity worked on various commercial and scientific horti- cultural problems, the results of which were published in bulletins and reports of Delaware College of Agriculture Experiment Station; asst. pomologist, Washington, D. C., 1901-03; pomologist in charge of fruit transportation and storage investigation, 1903-10; or- ganized investigation in cold storage of fruits, carried on in different parts of the country, reports of which were published in bulletins and reports of Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept. of Agriculture, and in reports of Chief of Bureau of Plant Industry; organ- ized investigation of losses in Cal. citrus fruits while in transportation to eastern markets; continued investi- gations six years, by results of which the methods of handling fruit in fields and packing houses were revolution- ized, with a saving of from a half to a million dollars a year; asst. chief Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, and acted as chief during 1910-11; general mgr. Citrus Protective League of Cal., 1911; general mgr. Cal. Fruit Growers' Exchange, 1912 to date; Amer. delegate to First International Congress of Refrigerating Industries at Paris, 1909; first vice-pres. Third International Congress of Refrigerating Industries held in Chicago in 1913, of which the President of U. S. was honorary pres. Member Amer. Assn. for Advancement of Science; Amer. Pomological Soc.; various scientific organizations; Cosmos Club, Washington, D. C.; Kappa Sigma and Sigma Chi fraternities. POWER, J. Clyde. Consulting engineer. Res. 1248 Third ave.; office 516 Byrne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Rochester, Pa., Nov. 2, 1861; son of James J. and Katharine (Lukens) Power. Married to Edith E. Lacey in 1884. Educated in public schools; special schools; Beaver College; Lafayette College; special courses in diversified engineering and landscape architecture; asst. engineer, Cambria Steel Co., Johnstown, Pa., 1880; same, with Pa. R. R., Philadelphia, Pa., 1880; resident engineer, Mexican National R. R, 1881; same, Georgia Pacific R. R.; same, Texas, Topolobampo & Pacific R. R., 1882; engineer on special work, U. S. Coast Survey, 1883; asst. chief engineer, Southern Maryland R, R., 1883-85; public parks, Washington, D. C., 1885; Silver Springs, Ocala & Gulf R. R., Florida, 1886; asst. engineer, public parks, paving, construc- tion of cable and electric railways, Washington, D. C., 1887; chief of party No. 6 under direction of Lieut. Robert E. Peary, Nicaragua canal, 1888; division engineer to Tehuantepec R. R., Mexico; division engineer, Pittsburgh, Akron & Western Ry. in O., 1891; asst. chief engineer, Findlay, Ft. Wayne & Western R. R., in O., 1892; consulting engineer for 12 cities in Ind. and O., designing parks, sewers, water works, buildings, dams, etc., for public works, 1893-95; engineer and *** end ***