Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-01
Compton improvements.

EDITOR HERALD: Knowing that
the HERALD takes lively interest t
in everything that relates to the
prosperity of the county, l send the
following items from Compton,
which ought to interest every one;
Mr.. G. b. Wright, of Com pton,
has at last completed and put in
running order very conveniently
designed tannery. The building is
50x20 feet in size, having eight
yats, two large surface tanks and
one sunk in the ground ten feet
deep. His idea in their construc.
tion Is new one, the watts being
half circular in shape with reels
revolving In the centre, on which
the hides are placed, and, by power
furnished from water wheel, are
kept in constant motion, which
saves the handling of the hides, as
in the old way. Mr.. Wright has
made many Improvements upon
the old style of tanning leather.
Pipes are 30 constructed for the
conveyance of the liquid bark from
one vat to the other that none is
wasted nor the strength exhausted.
He has now about 200 hides in the
watts and is ready to receive weekly
100 calf and kip, besides sheep
hides. Mr.. Wright exhibited q
sample of calf skin which had only
BEEN worked seven days. Judging
from 1T, one is safe in saying that
he will turn out first-olass article
of leather. We trust that he will
meet with such encouragement at
the handa of our people as will
guarantee success in his enterprise
and thus add permanent manu-
featuring industry to the labor em-
ploying resources of the county.
Mr.. Anderson, an old and expert
enced tanner, has charge OF the es-
tablishment and in few weeks
the first fruits of the enterprise
will be placed on the market.
Compton has greatly improved
In the past year, the latest addi-
ton being a grist mill erected by
N. P. Newmark, which has proved
u great convenience to the farmers
In this vicinity.
The Messrs. Flood will start on a
threshing tour iu q few days with
their large steam machine. The
ii rst setting will be at San Fernan-
do. They are men we'll posted in
their business, having for many
seasons threshed grain at several
points in the county.
Notwithstanding the universal
cry of hard times, our people seem
to be sailing without complaint,
using economy and prudence as q
remedy, with hope that the prac.
tice OF the same will give them
something brighter in the near
future.
This community of late has been
visited by an insurance agent by
1.-THE name of Theodore Summer.
land, who has done a large busi-
ness. He represents the Equitable
Life of New York and several reli-
able Are companies, and the result
ia that everybody Is proof against
death or fire, so to speak.
The crops look encouraging both
here and on the Santa Anita, and
now all our farmers want is q
slight rise in the price of grain
and they Will be happy and fee
that their work has not been IL
vain.
The lumber yard OF Lucas Bros
is rapidly filing with lumber. Thii
is surely an evidence that some
body means to make some addi'
tional or new improvement.
! We have very exemplary com
munity. No SALOONS to entice ou'
honest farmers from the practict
OF temperance; no running away
i from the faces of wife and childrel
to revel In dissipation at night.
/ TRAVELLER.
| Compton, May Slst.