*** 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 358--- [STROBRIDGE, Idah Meachan. Author and bookbinder. Res. 231 East Ave. 41, Los Angeles, Cal.; office] same. Born in Contra Costa Co., Cal., June 9, 1855; daughter of George W. and Phoebe Amelia (Craiger) Meachan. Married to Samuel Hooker Strobridge in 1884. Educated in Mills College, Oakland, Cal. Founded Artemisia Book Bindery in Los Angeles, 1901; is well known as a writer of western short stories and magazine nature articles; received highest award for fine handicraft book binding at Cal. State Fair in 1898; gold medal Seattle Exposition, 1909. Author: Miners' Mirage Land, 1904; The Loom of the Desert, 1907; The Land of Purple Shadows, 1909. Member League of Amer. Pen Women of Washington, D. C.; Friday Morning Club; So. Cal. Women's Press Club; undergraduate member Mills College Alumnae Assn. of Los Angeles. STROBRIDGE, William Edsom. Musician. Res. 625 W. New Hampshire st.; office 319 Blanchard Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Berkeley, Cal., Sept. 9, 1878; son of T. W. and Sarah Colson (Marvin) Strobridge. Married to Rebecca Turner in 1901. Received education in public schools of San Francisco and Los Angeles; Pomona college, Claremont, Cal., and Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal. Began teaching piano and organ at Phoenix, Ariz., in 1900. Returned to Los Angeles in 1904, and since that time has been engaged in teachin music. At various times organist at Temple Baptist, First Congregational and Christ churches. Member B. P. O. E.; Gamut Club; American Guild of Organists. STRONG, Archibald McClure. Mining and civil engineer. Res. 741 N. Ardmore ave.; office 530 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Westminster, Cal., June 18, 1876; son of Robert and Villa (Marquis) Strong. Married to Mary Watterson in 1906. Attended public schools, Pasadena, Cal.; graduated from Pasadena High School, 1895; from Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., A. B., 1899. Prospecting in eastern Cal. and southern Nev., with short periods as assayer and cyanide chemist for different mining companies, 1899-1902; elected co. surveyor of Inyo co., Cal., and opened office for practice of general engineering at Independence, Cal., 1902; moved to Bishop, Inyo co., Cal., and was appointed city engineer, 1906; main- tained this office until Dec., 1910; engaged in official work as co. surveyor and city engr.; maintained assay office and was engr. for mining companies, also in general engineering practice; U. S. mineral surveyor, 1901 to date; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1911, and has been engaged in general practice as mining and civil engr., maintaining branch office at Bishop, Cal.; has done extensive work in con- nection with mining and hydraulic investigations. Member Amer. Inst. Mining Engrs.; associate member Amer. Soc. Civil Engrs.; Engrs. & Archts. Assn. of So. Cal. Presbyterian. STRONG, Harriet Williams Russell. Horticulturist and inventor. Res. Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, Cal., and Ranchito del Fuerte, Whittier, Cal. Born in Buffalo, N. Y.; daughter of Henry Pierrepont and Mary Guest (Musier) Russell. Mtarried to Charles Lyman Strong. Educated under Miss Mary Aikens at Benicia Seminary (afterwards Mills College), Benicia, Cal. Has extensive holdings in So. Cal.; owns 220 acres of land in San Gabriel Valley, the first land sold by Don Pio Pico from El Ranchito; planted 16,000 trees, walnut orchards, citrus fruit trees and olive trees, 1888-90; owns also 150 acres devoted to various industries; inventor and patentee of several patents, including system of storage reservoirs for storing storm water in canyons, and was the first person to set forth advantages of source conservation twenty years before the Newlands bill was framed; wrote extensively on this and other subjects; introduced fall irrigation for walnut orchards, now universally used; incorporated Paso de Bartolo Co. in 1900, a corporation organized and managed by her for the purpose of promoting irrigation of 1000 acres at Laguna Ranch; issued bonds with names of women only; these bonds were all sold at par; ranch is now known as El Carmel. Pres. of Governor Pico Museum & Historical Soc., and has been instrumental in restoring the old Pico mansion on the banks of the San Gabriel River, in San Gabriel Valley; made famous as having given three governors to state of Cal. Author of several musical compositions. Organized Ebell Club of Los Angeles, 1894, and was its pres. three years; charter member Friday Morning Club; dir. Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra; member Ruskin Art Club and was only woman member of Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce for nineteen years. *** end ***