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ALEXANDER OLSSON, Editor
and Publisher
Born in Howard, Sweden, Feb.
2 7, 1868. Learned the printing
trade while at home. Came to San
Francisco in the spring of 1889. Got
position as foreman on the paper he
now owns in 1890 and became a
partner with Ernest Skarstedt, then
the owner of Westkersten, 1894,
until he became the sole owner in
1896. Olsson is a good writer and
speaker and he has done more
perhaps than any other to keep
the Swedes together around San
Francisco. The columns of his
paper are always open for the
interests of the Swedish people. A good
deal of credit can be contributed to
him for the successful participation
by the Swedes in the Fair of last
year.
P. M. PAULSON
Delegate from the
Swedish-Ameri-can Patriotic League in San
Francisco to the Swedish Day
Celebration in San Diego. It is now thirty
years since Mr. Paulson first visited
Los Angeles. He is a building
contractor and has also been engaged in
that business at San Diego in 1887.
He*is now engaged in building of
three large factories in West
Berkeley and a very large factory at
Freeport, Texas.
Mr. Paulson is very well known
on the Pacific Coast. He was born
in Sweden in 1 863 and came to the
United States in 1882.
B. F. RANDALL
Born in Sweden, a son of Rev.
Randall of Karlskoga Vermland,
and a grandson of the composer, A.
Randall. Received his collegiate
education in Sweden. Came to this
country in 1900, and to Los Angeles
in 1904. He first devoted himself
to journalism in Eureka and Los
Angeles. He is now an engineer in the
employ of the Los Angeles Gas &
Electric Corporation. He was
married in 1905 to Littze Carlson, and
has two children. He is a member
of the Swedish Lutheran
Evangelical Church.
(Royal Order of Vasa, First Cla99,
conferred by the King of Sweden.)
Has been Swedish Commissioner to
many International Expositions;
General Secretary to the King Oscar
Jubilee Committee; Associate
Member of the Swedish-American
Engineers Club; Director of the New
York Swedish Aid Society, and
represented in the United States the
Swedish Export Society and the
Tourists Society.
In 1895 he was sent to Europe as
Special Commissioner by the
National Association of American
Manufacturers to investigate the
possibilities of American export. His report
was published and sent by the
Association to thousands of factories in
the United States.
He has traveled extensively and
has been a liberal contributor to
Swedish newspapers. Is a Free
Mason; and membe rof Drott of V. O.
DR. P. O. SUNDIN
Born in Jamtland, Sweden, 187 7.
Came to the United States together
with his parents when only a boy of
eleven years, or in 1888. He first
finished the grammar department of
the public schools, and afterwards
finished the high school course
through a private teacher, then
entering the University of Southern
California, graduating with high
honors in 1907. Dr. Sundin has a very
large practice, and it can be said of
him that he has a host of real friends
owing, not only to his being a
successful physciian and surgeon, but
also on account of his congenial,
pleasant and charitable disposition.
MINNIE C. WILSON
Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Educated in Denver Public Schools,
Bethany College, Kansas, Columbia
LJniversity, N. Y. Musician and
singer; engaged as soloist in one of
large churches in city. Very active
society worker; President of the
Swedish Ladies’ Club of Los
Angeles.
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