CHARLES PLEASANT ANDERSON.—A son of the late Robert Allen Anderson, one of the most prominent pioneers of Butte County, who is mentioned at length on another page of this history, Charles Pleasant Anderson has spent nearly his entire life in this county. He grew up on his father's ranch and attended the public schools in their district. He worked with his father while he was going to school, assisting him with his stock and with grain-raising, and remained with him till 1905, when he entered the employ of the Sperry Flour Company at Chico, with which firm he continued until 1911. During these years he was building up a wide acquaintance in the county, and gaining a valuable experience.

In 1911, Mr. Anderson secured a tract of three hundred twenty acres of land and began ranching on his own account, also raising some stock. He erected a very comfortable residence, modern in every detail, on his place, and in other ways has improved his home property. Besides his own acreage he leases other land. In 1915, with his brother, Robert N. Anderson, he leased considerable land from Arch Bennett and others, and began operations on a large scale. The following two years the Anderson Brothers put in seventeen hundred acres of wheat and barley and harvested bumper crops, which yielded handsome returns. In 1917 and 1918 they put in about twenty-five hundred acres of grain on the Bennett and Watts ranches, with a fair yield. They operate two seventy-five-horse-power caterpillar tractors, and use a Harris combined harvester and other modern machinery and implements to facilitate the work on the ranch. Their stock interests add to their annual income.

Charles P. Anderson was married to Miss Lena Broyles in 1903. She is a native daughter, born in Cana, Butte County, the daughter of Washington Broyles, who is mentioned on another page of this work. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have two children, Arden and Marjorie. Mr. Anderson is a member of Chico Parlor, N. S. G. W. In politics he is a Republican. He favors the public schools, believing them to be the bulwark of our civilization; and he has served as a trustee of Rock Creek district for some years. He and his wife have a wide circle of friends, and take an active part in all social affairs in their community. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 1199-1200, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.