He contributed to the founding of Hiroshima Gas Company and was later appointed as president upon request of Yoshigoro OBAYASHI whom he had befriended and other locals during his time in Hiroshima where he opened a branch office, the location of which there was a rear logistic base during the Russo -Japanese War.
日露戦争時の策源地（兵站のための後方基地）であった広島市において支店を開設した際、広島の人々と交友を深めた関係で、大林芳五郎の要請により広島ガスの設立に協力、設立後の同社社長を務め、同社の基礎を築き上げた。