The herald., 1894-06-20
ONE OF THg PIONEERS IN GREAT
MOVEMENT.

MOVEMENT.
The late Mr.. George Loomis, who was
the president of the Pacific Coast Oil
company, and who died very unexpect-
eddy. in the prime of life, and with his
cordial record, arising from an invinci-
BILE bonhomie, so to speak, was a nota-
BILE man in many respects. His demise
should not pass without chronicle, on
many grounds. In the first place, he
was one amongst g quite distinguished
coterie, who embraced the energetic
people who exploited the oil fields of
the Pico Gallon, and who demonstrated
the fact that Southern California has re-
sources Of tremendous Significance as
against the marvellous petroleum rec
ords of Pennsylvania. Ohio and West
Virginia. These gentlemen embraced
such persons "a ex-United States Sena-
tor @. N. FELTON,, Mr.. D. q. Scofeld. Mr..
Lloyd Tevis and other capitalists of
note. 1t 10 not too much to say that but
for the money which was cheerfully
thrown into the breach by the gentle
men We have named, we should never
have seen any exploitation of the oil re-
gions of Southern California. Fortunate
ly for the development OF this great in
dustry, the gentlemen alluded to, includ.
ing Mr.. Loomis, commanded great pecu-
mary resources. Under any but such cir
cumstances success would have been
impossible. Mr.. Loomis, the brother
in-law OF Hon. Charles N. FELTON,, was
for years energetic and sagscious in the
development OF the great oil field which
now supplies the greater portion of she
Pacific coast with illuminants. The de-
ceased was q gentleman of courtly man
ners, marked business sagacity and
most amisble characteristics in all lines.
We doubt if there was a man on the
Pacific coast who surpassed him in all
the sterling essentials which lead to
business success. 1t has been our for
tune to note most of the successive de-
velopments of the oil regions tributary
to Los Angles. They were under the
manipulation OF men of exceptional en-
ergy, sagacity and means. Ii it had not
been for the fact that these gentlemen
controlled immense capital, our oil
measures would never have been devel-
oped. 1t is all very we'll to point now
to the splendid achievements in the
Pico and Sespe regions, which are now
propositions which invite the attention
of the whole people of the United States,
bat what would they have amounted to
for decades and decades to come if it
had not been for such men az George
Loomis, @. N. FELTON,, D. G. Scofeld and
others, who have been indefatigsble in
dedicating both time, labor and money
to the work Of proving them benedcent
propositions which not only meant
money to the Pacific Coast Oil company,
but progress to great section?
AS matter OF fact, there have seldom
been in any business ventures more re-
marksbls people than those who have
really created the oil business OF South
ern California. The exploitation OF our
oil measures would have been imposs
BILE if we had not had dedicated TO the
LAbk m6u llh0 64'SoudbUI Il clLOu, LIS
father-in-law, George Loomis, d. G.
Scofeld and others whose names will
be recalled by those familiar with our
earlier oil explorations. Amongst them
all Mr.. Loomis was conspicuous for his
always sanguine and determined belief
in the splendid future that was ahead
for the petroleum interests of Southern
Californis. Characterized by the most
exquisite manners, and of sanguine
and genial temperament, he added to
HE great bonhomie business qualiica-
tions of an exceptionally high order.
His ready smile was backed by his con-
eummate business methods, and by a
determination to succeed that surpassed
the early efforts of the Argonauts of the
Golden State and recalled the iron
hearted resolution OF the early eonquis
tadores. His geniality was only equslled
by his iron advocacy OF any business
project which he embraced.
George Loomis will be greatly
moarned wherever his NOBLE personal
attributes were known, and public
cast is given to the mourning over his
untimely demise through the knoWl-
edge of his public spirited development
Of Southern California.