▁the ▁company ' s ▁l umber ▁business ▁there , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁Their ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁their ▁father ▁died ▁eight ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁After ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death , ▁Benjamin ▁Hol t ▁left ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁help ▁Charles ▁build ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁Charles , ▁Benjamin ▁and ▁Frank ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁Hol t ▁B ros . ▁Company ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁to ▁deal ▁in ▁l umber ▁and ▁iron . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁they ▁also ▁file d ▁incorpor ation ▁papers ▁for ▁" H olt ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company " ▁with ▁Charles ▁H . ▁Hol t , ▁Benjamin ▁Hol t , ▁Frank ▁A . ▁Hol t , ▁G . ▁H . ▁C owie ▁and ▁G . ▁L . ▁Dick enson ▁as ▁direct ors . ▁ ▁The ▁Hol t ▁B ros . ▁Company ▁formed ▁a ▁subs idi ary , ▁" The ▁Stock ton ▁W heel ▁Company ", ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁whe els . ▁They ▁based ▁their ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Valley ▁town ▁of ▁Stock ton , ▁California . ▁Stock ton ▁was ▁an ▁ideal ▁location , ▁as ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁reached ▁by ▁ocean - going ▁ship ▁via ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁River , ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁was ▁hot ▁enough ▁to ▁season ▁woods ▁to ▁prepare ▁them ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁ar id