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Bill Van Sandt – the Story of His Career With Graniterock
Bill Van Sandt’s time at Graniterock spanned nearly 50 years of the Company’s history. In a 2008 interview, Bill recalled his experiences as a driver in Santa Cruz during the 1950’s and later as manager of the Santa Cruz Branch of Graniterock. This is the first of a two part story of his career, and Read more
Interesting Tale of Austin Zelmer’s Life at Graniterock – Part 2
The second of two installments of the story of Austin Zelmer, who worked for Graniterock for thirty-five years. During these years, (1929 -1948) Jeff Wilson headed both Granite Rock Company and Central Supply, John Porter was Vice President, and Granite Rock Company’s bookkeeper was Pete Fischer. The Santa Cruz Branch was managed by Ross Read more
Interesting Tale of Austin Zelmer’s Life at Graniterock – Part 1
The first of two installments of the story of Austin Zelmer, who worked for Graniterock for thirty- five years. Austin Zelmer, 1934-1969 In September, 1934, Austin Zelmer was hired to work as a bookkeeper for Central Supply Company. A.R. Wilson founded Central in 1922 as a building materials and sales operation managed completely separately from Read more
