Son of Jesse Augustus Blasingame and Mary Jane Ogle, husband of Minta Owen.
LEE A. BLASINGAME The history of the pioneers of California, who laid the foundations of our social conditions and contributed to what they themselves could not enter into and enjoy, is the history of men who tried irst one thing and then another, sometimes shifting through necessitv. and sometimes changing because they did not at first find that which was best suited to them; and their history is often repeated in the lives of their descendants, who, in making their destiny a part of the common weal, have had to experiment in order to discover in which field they could be most useful and attain the most of real success. This is well illustrated in the life-story of Lee A. Blasingame, for some time one of the well-known young financiers here, but more recentlv active, with exceptional rewards for his labors, in various departments of agriculture.
As a native son, he was born on Big Dry Creek in Fresno County, and at Academy he attended the public school. Ambitious for higher learning, the young man entered the Methodist College at Santa Rosa, where he continued his studies over two years. Still desiring a more definitely practical training, he took a course at Heald's Business College in San Francisco, and when he had accomplished all that was there expected of him, he pushed out into the business world. He began his business experience in Fresno, where he became a bookkeeper for the First National Bank; and proving his fitness thoroughlv, he was made cashier. That responsible post he held for five years, drawing much patronage to the bank which has so long been rated as one of the best bulwarks of Central California, and himself making many warm personal friends; and only when he felt the call
to an altogether new field, did he resign from an activity always congenial to him. Joining his brother, Alfred Blasingame, he has since engaged in farming and stock-raising, especially sheep and cattle. Their operations are carried on from their headquarters on the old Blasingame ranch. He is interested in viticulture and owns a 145-acre ranch seven miles northeast of Fresno, and there he has developed a most interesting and valuable vineyard. He endeavors to have the most up-to-date devices and also specimens most promising for culture. He has applied himself early and late to the problems presented; sought and given others cooperation, and been one of the active supporters of organizations designed to advance vineyard interests. Of a pleasing personality, and decidedly social by nature, Mr. Blasingame has been active in fraternity life, and is a popular and influential member of the Fresno Lodge of B. P. O. Elks, the Sequoia Club in Fresno, and the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. In both commercial and social circles, he is a familiar figure that counts, and it may safely be predicted for him that he will be more and more identified with Central California as the years roll by.
LEE A. BLASINGAME The history of the pioneers of California, who laid the foundations of our social conditions and contributed to what they themselves could not enter into and enjoy, is the history of men who tried irst one thing and then another, sometimes shifting through necessitv. and sometimes changing because they did not at first find that which was best suited to them; and their history is often repeated in the lives of their descendants, who, in making their destiny a part of the common weal, have had to experiment in order to discover in which field they could be most useful and attain the most of real success. This is well illustrated in the life-story of Lee A. Blasingame, for some time one of the well-known young financiers here, but more recentlv active, with exceptional rewards for his labors, in various departments of agriculture.
As a native son, he was born on Big Dry Creek in Fresno County, and at Academy he attended the public school. Ambitious for higher learning, the young man entered the Methodist College at Santa Rosa, where he continued his studies over two years. Still desiring a more definitely practical training, he took a course at Heald's Business College in San Francisco, and when he had accomplished all that was there expected of him, he pushed out into the business world. He began his business experience in Fresno, where he became a bookkeeper for the First National Bank; and proving his fitness thoroughlv, he was made cashier. That responsible post he held for five years, drawing much patronage to the bank which has so long been rated as one of the best bulwarks of Central California, and himself making many warm personal friends; and only when he felt the call
to an altogether new field, did he resign from an activity always congenial to him. Joining his brother, Alfred Blasingame, he has since engaged in farming and stock-raising, especially sheep and cattle. Their operations are carried on from their headquarters on the old Blasingame ranch. He is interested in viticulture and owns a 145-acre ranch seven miles northeast of Fresno, and there he has developed a most interesting and valuable vineyard. He endeavors to have the most up-to-date devices and also specimens most promising for culture. He has applied himself early and late to the problems presented; sought and given others cooperation, and been one of the active supporters of organizations designed to advance vineyard interests. Of a pleasing personality, and decidedly social by nature, Mr. Blasingame has been active in fraternity life, and is a popular and influential member of the Fresno Lodge of B. P. O. Elks, the Sequoia Club in Fresno, and the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. In both commercial and social circles, he is a familiar figure that counts, and it may safely be predicted for him that he will be more and more identified with Central California as the years roll by.
Son of Jesse Augustus Blasingame and Mary Jane Ogle, husband of Minta Owen.
LEE A. BLASINGAME The history of the pioneers of California, who laid the foundations of our social conditions and contributed to what they themselves could not enter into and enjoy, is the history of men who tried irst one thing and then another, sometimes shifting through necessitv. and sometimes changing because they did not at first find that which was best suited to them; and their history is often repeated in the lives of their descendants, who, in making their destiny a part of the common weal, have had to experiment in order to discover in which field they could be most useful and attain the most of real success. This is well illustrated in the life-story of Lee A. Blasingame, for some time one of the well-known young financiers here, but more recentlv active, with exceptional rewards for his labors, in various departments of agriculture.
As a native son, he was born on Big Dry Creek in Fresno County, and at Academy he attended the public school. Ambitious for higher learning, the young man entered the Methodist College at Santa Rosa, where he continued his studies over two years. Still desiring a more definitely practical training, he took a course at Heald's Business College in San Francisco, and when he had accomplished all that was there expected of him, he pushed out into the business world. He began his business experience in Fresno, where he became a bookkeeper for the First National Bank; and proving his fitness thoroughlv, he was made cashier. That responsible post he held for five years, drawing much patronage to the bank which has so long been rated as one of the best bulwarks of Central California, and himself making many warm personal friends; and only when he felt the call
to an altogether new field, did he resign from an activity always congenial to him. Joining his brother, Alfred Blasingame, he has since engaged in farming and stock-raising, especially sheep and cattle. Their operations are carried on from their headquarters on the old Blasingame ranch. He is interested in viticulture and owns a 145-acre ranch seven miles northeast of Fresno, and there he has developed a most interesting and valuable vineyard. He endeavors to have the most up-to-date devices and also specimens most promising for culture. He has applied himself early and late to the problems presented; sought and given others cooperation, and been one of the active supporters of organizations designed to advance vineyard interests. Of a pleasing personality, and decidedly social by nature, Mr. Blasingame has been active in fraternity life, and is a popular and influential member of the Fresno Lodge of B. P. O. Elks, the Sequoia Club in Fresno, and the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. In both commercial and social circles, he is a familiar figure that counts, and it may safely be predicted for him that he will be more and more identified with Central California as the years roll by.
LEE A. BLASINGAME The history of the pioneers of California, who laid the foundations of our social conditions and contributed to what they themselves could not enter into and enjoy, is the history of men who tried irst one thing and then another, sometimes shifting through necessitv. and sometimes changing because they did not at first find that which was best suited to them; and their history is often repeated in the lives of their descendants, who, in making their destiny a part of the common weal, have had to experiment in order to discover in which field they could be most useful and attain the most of real success. This is well illustrated in the life-story of Lee A. Blasingame, for some time one of the well-known young financiers here, but more recentlv active, with exceptional rewards for his labors, in various departments of agriculture.
As a native son, he was born on Big Dry Creek in Fresno County, and at Academy he attended the public school. Ambitious for higher learning, the young man entered the Methodist College at Santa Rosa, where he continued his studies over two years. Still desiring a more definitely practical training, he took a course at Heald's Business College in San Francisco, and when he had accomplished all that was there expected of him, he pushed out into the business world. He began his business experience in Fresno, where he became a bookkeeper for the First National Bank; and proving his fitness thoroughlv, he was made cashier. That responsible post he held for five years, drawing much patronage to the bank which has so long been rated as one of the best bulwarks of Central California, and himself making many warm personal friends; and only when he felt the call
to an altogether new field, did he resign from an activity always congenial to him. Joining his brother, Alfred Blasingame, he has since engaged in farming and stock-raising, especially sheep and cattle. Their operations are carried on from their headquarters on the old Blasingame ranch. He is interested in viticulture and owns a 145-acre ranch seven miles northeast of Fresno, and there he has developed a most interesting and valuable vineyard. He endeavors to have the most up-to-date devices and also specimens most promising for culture. He has applied himself early and late to the problems presented; sought and given others cooperation, and been one of the active supporters of organizations designed to advance vineyard interests. Of a pleasing personality, and decidedly social by nature, Mr. Blasingame has been active in fraternity life, and is a popular and influential member of the Fresno Lodge of B. P. O. Elks, the Sequoia Club in Fresno, and the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. In both commercial and social circles, he is a familiar figure that counts, and it may safely be predicted for him that he will be more and more identified with Central California as the years roll by.
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