Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Alameda County California, Vol. 2: Illustrated John M. Carr, who, after a long and active career, has now retired from busi ness. Is one of the earliest pioneers of the Fruitvale district of Oakland and has been an interested spectator of the wonderful development of that locality. He was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, January 13, 1852, and is a son of Thomas and Margaret (mccully) Carr, the former of whom was a native of Scotland. Both parents have long since passed away. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.