A little background on E. R. Lilienthal
The City of South San Francisco had its beginning in the capitalist mind of Peter E. Iler of Omaha, Nebraska.*

In 1889-90 Mr. Iler obtained options on 3,500 acres fronting on the bay of San Francisco, at San Bruno Point. Thereupon the South San Francisco Land and Improvement Company was incorporated, with P. E. Iler as general manager.
Among the large holders of stock in the new enterprise were P. E. Iler, of Omaha and M. C. Keith, of North Platte, Nebraska ; Henry Miller, Henry S. Crocker, P. N. Lilienthal, E. R. Lilienthal, and Jesse Lilienthal of San Francisco, with P. D. Armour, G. F. Swift and Nelson Morris, millionaire meat packers of Chicago, owning a majority interest. Among the parcels of land included in the Iler deal was 1,600 acres belonging to Miller & Lux, known as the "Home Ranch," upon which the present city of South San Francisco has been built.
*Peter E. Iler, resident of Omaha since 1866, died January 25th; engaged in the wholesale liquor business until 1902; president of the Willow Springs distillery and leader in anti-prohibition movements, was one of the promoters of the Omaha Stock Yards company; organized with others the South Omaha Land company; built many substantial buildings in Omaha among which was the Iler Grand Hotel.Mr. Iler was a very influential citizen of Omaha for about forty years.




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