Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokudengenyeka kwapasi, iye nomudzimai wake Lucia vakabatana nomuzvinabhizimisi John Zeile kuvhura Furniture Shop muSan Francisco. Ikoko aigona kusunungura unyanzvi hwake hwakasanganiswa somugadziri, mugadziri uye mupendi. Mathews naZeile vakasimbisawo Philopolis Press uye vakabudisa magazini yemwedzi nemwedzi ye "Philopolis", iyo yakasimudzira hunyanzvi uye hunyanzvi hwekuvakazve guta. Pakati pemabasa ake mazhinji okuveza pamadziro paiva nemapuranga gumi nemaviri muThe
State Capitol Building muSacramento. Mamwe makomisheni makuru aisanganisira mifananidzo yemadziro yeOakland Public Library, Mechanics' Institute Library, Lane Medical Library paStanford University's medical school campus muSan Francisco, Supreme Court Chambers yeCalifornia Supreme Court Building muSan Francisco, uye Court of Palms paPanama-Pacific International Exposition. Mathews mural "Vision of Saint Francis", pakutanga yakagadzirirwa Savings Union Bank muSan Francisco, ikozvino iri muunganidzwa weCrocker Art Museum.