Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-04
Vehicles at California State Fair.

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most extensive. valuable and inieres Ing ex-
hihitions on the ground in the shape #
wagons, carriages and bnggi's. Mr.. Hill is
one of the pioneer manufacturers OF Califyr-
mia, End at the same tlue one OF the III. 81
popular and successful II Op ned shop
In the city Of Sacramento In 1872, on the up
where ria present shop stand between Thir-
terpth and Fourie, nth streets, on J. His
first shop was a lOx 2 hoard shanty. six feet
Ugh, o cupying the exsct locat "n now filled
BY ore OF The present wood-w' rker' s
bench S. His original hop was in III c. H.
ter Of IN ext' nsivr pasture OF green feed
and immigrants sought he locr ton 10 Law
.sde their wagons aud turn out the r stocS.
The shop was naturally employ ed in repsirs
VI the broken wagons from over the plsius,
preparatory 10 freixh ing to the IN mes, aud
WAS kept very busily and pr"titatly en-
played. l. Ms not two Wears, however, b =
fore Mr.. Hill WAS engaged in making pew
freight Wagons. thosr hr"l ght tot e ON try
being found not adapted To he pecul a. S
ness o. teAning la he mlne--a' the TIM
Der tut together East W as found MT to DO so
dur-hl. as that Put W in tn cl m .te in
which II WAS Ia b. used NJ Hill has fund
his business pushing him fir, III the day be-
fret oprned his .hop I" The pre-eut lime, al d
has doubled within the past twelve months.
He his alresdv (W ednesdav muruiny) re-
ceiv. new ord-rs siuc- The Irrsrnt fair
81 tDtO, 10 iuc AMOUNT bt tUOut Sf,UtW, Al u n
lsrg. r ort on OF thu wagons End carriages
on xh blrion are sold. TO be d. llver.d. The
value of the exhibition made "y Mr.. Hill IL
between $500 and So 100, aud Consists If The
70 lowing Jobs: Two very large sxt en-mul,.
wagons, usnufa' tuiet for the San B rnar-
dino Borsx Mining Company. Til. sc wsg-
ora have three aud enc gu rter Inch iron nxles,
sixteen inch hubs and hind VII els six feet
a, ak inches In diameter. W III tiers the
inch thick by ( inches vide. and will FREE. b
$1,000 pounds or nine tins, and stands up
under the load WILL. One two-horse lumh, r
or farm wa son, sold for freigh Ing hiies on
the mountains; two farmers carriages, or
wagons OF all work; one express wagon,
made for Mr.. Barber Of Car: on City. Nevads
one two-srat family carriage. manufactured
for Mr.. Mcbride Of Dxrp, Solsno county;
one lady's phaei0 4; one 'ctot- phaetou
one top buggy. msde I, Mr.. NJ, Carly near
b ighton; Que heavy top buggy, sui,sbie for
mountain use; one side.spring top buggy,
one light open Rver-id- buggy, one axe
ton wagon. two patent breaking carts, bu II
on a new plan, the body OF the art bling in
dependent tn shafts. so that The driver Is
relieved from the fitting motion Of the
horse, and rides rs easil, as In buggy: one
CITY liverv wagon. one light express wagon.
J. +. Ii II has On txhib ton, In add on to
the lines OF wag ms -nf Carriages above de-
scsibed, a very valuable exhibition Of Cali
the best varieties. Among these we noticed
a ulauk sawed at the railroad shops in hi.
city. of black locust. ossge orange, elm
white maple and wild black cherry. All
the timber in these planks is Of the b st
ounli v close ned and comm act. and will
CON pare most .vorahly with second growth
timber of the New England y ate. o IN.
same varieties. We also notice an entire
lumber wagon gearing IN sde fr IN the black
locust, viii, h Tor weight, Il ii and general
qualities OF durability, Ia NOT EXCEL, d by an,
wagon or carriage on the grounds. The
trees f,om which these blanks ard gearings
were made W re grown at Smiths Sardens
within the CITY limits, snd show yrry EN-.
pha ically what can be done here In he w,y
OF growing Ia, d timber. by a little fore.
thought and enterprise. II those farm. "a
who are ornamenting their places with shade
ees would use tie care 10 get good hard
wood varieties, they cannot only ,upuly
ren.irs ~ mo h;nerv making VIII H.. r.
e,r I'M, can also src,ra a ,m II ,nrnm.. hH