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This circa 1899 issue of The House Hunter was created by the Capital-Sacramento Transfer, Van and Storage Company (also known as the Capital Transfer Company), specializing in residential “moving, packing, storage” by way of “big vans, trucks and wagons.” As of 1899, the company was charging 25 cents to ship trunks. It was the weekly publication’s role to alert potential home-buyers of all vacant homes within Sacramento: “contains all vacant houses, flats, prices, location, also other matters.”
The company was founded in 1899 by Kentucky-native John F. Cooper (1839-1917) who came to California at the age of 13, riding the entire way on the back of a mule. In addition to his business interests, Cooper was a musician and instrumental in the founding of the Sacramento Philharmonic Society, while also being in charge of music instruction in Sacramento public schools for a period of time. He also operated his own music store on J Street for 35 years, selling out in 1893. Other commitments included the purchase of several area orchards and mining interests in California, Nevada, and Mexico. Dying on December 6, 1917, he is buried in Sacramento’s Old City Cemetery.
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