El Cajon and the Richest Man in the World

By Larry Knight

This is a fictional story using real names about a man with vision, intuition and guts. He follows his nose to discover vast wealth and how he spends this wealth.

We got coast to coast abroad, experiencing a lifestyle one can only imagine. The author uses his own name as a name of the principal player in this tome. Many of the other people named are real people from whom the author borrows his names, just for the fun of it. We all trust you will enjoy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664120303

Larry Knight

Larry Oren Knight is an older gentleman, a retired artist, writer and Master Butler. His career put him in touch with scores of the rich and famous. From Denver to Lanaii, Hi with stops along the way - Indian Wells, Palm Springs Beverly Hills, Orange County, et al.. He has published 4 books on the art of service: "The American Butler"," Front of the House: What Every Chef Must Know" "Restaurant: The Owner's Manual" and "Waiter International" Mr. Knight is an established artist with 5 one-man shows in the last few years. He recently retired as Senior Butler, The Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas. after nearly 30 years of world class, first class service

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CONTENTS

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Chapter 1

Epilogue

Closing Summary

CHAPTER 1

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My good friend, Gary M., had mentioned, several times, that the El Cajon meeting had moved to a church high on the hill, overlooking the City of El Cajon and its surrounding mountains.

One warm Friday afternoon, Gary picked me up from my apartment in downtown San Diego, and we were off to a meeting at this new location in El Cajon, last of San Diego.

We arrived a little early, so I had time to check out the church grounds and that great view of the city below. I was struck by the surrounding mountains on the layout of the city below.

The whole setup strongly reminded me of a picture I had seen somewhere of the valley and mountains of the valley in Saudi Arabia where most of this oil comes from. El Cajon was incorporated as a city on November 12, 1912. It now has a population of close to 200,000.

Originally a Spanish Land Grant and until the 1930s was mostly agriculture farm country.

The city became a Charter City with a Mayor and five-member City Council. There was also an El Cajon Water Company, separate but tied to this city government. More about this a bit later. Two days after the El Cajon meeting, I was back and headed for the City Hall. I was directed to the basement of the City Clerk by one Fred. I asked him What water rights are available for the City of El Cajon? He replied, There are no water rights. They have never been created. I casually asked: Can you create a certificate for all water rights, trying to keep a straight face. Fred also casually, Why, yes, I suppose I can. Me, How about mineral rights? Fred casually replied, Same story; never created. "And, yes, I can create a certificate for the water rights and