Yolo-Sacramento-Placer County CA Archives Biographies.....Marty, Antone 1869 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 13, 2005, 7:23 pm Author: Tom Gregory ANTONE MARTY Among the enterprising and progressive residents of Yolo county is Antone Marty, of the firm of Marty Brothers, he and his brother Martin, (and until his death the late Joseph Marty) owning and controlling jointly a five hundred acre ranch seven miles northwest of Sacramento, known as the Golden Eagle dairy, the largest and finest plant of the kind in Yolo county. The brothers were natives of Canton Schwytz, Switzerland, the birth of the eldest, Antone, occurring January 20, 1869. He was educated in the public schools of his native place and there, too, he learned the dairy business under his father Bernardin Marty, in the Alps. The father afterward came to Sacramento and spent his last days with his son, Antone, at whose home he passed away December 21, 1911. Antone Marty immigrated to the United States. April 30, 1890, and joined his uncle, Joseph Marty, who conducted a dairy in Sacramento county south of the capital city. Two years later Martin Marty arrived and secured a position on his uncle's ranch, and the following year Antone purchased a one-third interest in the uncle's dairy, and at the same time took into partnership his brothers, Martin and Joseph. Nine years later, in 1902, the brothers purchased the interest of their uncle and continued the management of the dairy until October, 1908, when they purchased their present ranch, comprising five hundred acres of rich bottom land, three hundred and seventy-five of which is in alfalfa. Immediately after purchasing the property the brothers erected three commodious, sanitary barns for dairy purposes, provided with cement floors, running water and gas for lighting. In the boiler house a sixty-horse power engine was installed for the operation of the separator, electric lights, machinery and pumps, and a water tank of ten thousand gallons capacity was also set in place. A twenty-five-horse power engine is used to force the water through the pipes, the heavy water pressure insuring adequate fire protection. For the accommodation of the twenty-five employes who assist in the work of the ranch a comfortable boarding house was built; also a blacksmith shop and a milling plant and steam feed mixer, for the preparation of feed and hay for the stock. In addition to the ranch interests already mentioned, it is necessary to state that the brothers are also raising hogs on a scale that adds considerable to the yearly income. Of their three hundred and fifty cows, two hundred and fifty are milked at present, and from fifteen to eighteen cheeses are made daily, each weighing twenty-five pounds. One thousand gallons of milk are shipped daily on their launch, Milk Maid, to their Sacramento depot, at No. 300 N street, this being in charge of Martin Marty. Four retail and two wholesale delivery wagons are required in the operation of the extensive business and altogether forty horses are used on the ranch and in the dairy interests. The yield of alfalfa from three hundred and seventy-five acres (six clippings) provides feed for four hundred head of cattle and horses as well as several hundred hogs, besides which they sell about seven hundred tons annually. Splendid shipping facilities are provided by the Marty station on the new Sacramento and Woodland electric railroad, a switch on the ranch affording direct communication. The Golden Eagle dairy is admirably located on the west side of the Sacramento river, where there is a landing for the launch previously mentioned. The brothers also own a valuable ranch of one thousand acres at Clipper Gap, Placer county, where a specialty is made of raising and shipping wood. In Sacramento Antone Marty was married, February 6, 1898, to Miss Susan Durrer, a native of Turners Falls, Mass. Her father, Joseph Durrer, upon coming to California first located in Sacramento, and later settled in Tehama county, where his daughter was educated. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Antone Marty: Hedwig, Antone and Adel. He is a member of the Foresters of America, the Woodmen of the World, the Red Men and the Helvetia Verein. His fraternal and business interests do not absorb all of his time and thought, however, for he is greatly interested in the welfare of his community and loses no opportunity to lend a hand in its behalf. Martin Marty is a resident of Sacramento, having charge of the firm's business at that point. Joseph Marty was accidentally drowned in the Sacramento river March 18, 1912, while repairing a barge at the landing. Additional Comments: Extracted from HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA WITH Biographical Sketches 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 TOM GREGORY AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/bios/marty149nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb