Time line.....
1917 to after 1940....... President of Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co
*** their yard was in Davenport, Ca. But their Office was in the Crocker Building ****

1925....becomes the Publisher of San Francisco Chronicle (after the passing of Father in Law M.H deYoung)
1929 (February) becomes part of Board of Directors...Aviation Corporation of California
1929.... (October) put on the Board of Directors for Universal Oil and it is now taken over by Richfield Oil Co.
1929.....( November) CHIPS Ordered
1930.... becomes New Golden Gate Bridge " Span Director"
1930-49.... part of Dumbarton Bridge Company (900,000 loan with bonds for 20 years??)

President of the M.H de Young Museum (I believe in G.G. Park?)
1933..... quits the Golden Gate Bride Directorate because the bridges are using his "pink" Cement was recommended over the competitors Cement and their was a conflict of interest.
1941....Elected Director of California Safety Council

1955.... was one of the Directors of Crocker First Nation Bank
He passes in 1955...I'm sure I'm missing a few other "Director" positions this guy held.

A few newspaper article in the next post......
Like I say......this doesn't say that this guy owned the chips....but a guy with this kind of prestige did!! 🤓