Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
TUCSON'S TRADE.
A Brief Review of Her Mannfac-
 tories.
ant Interests-A List of the Factories

Factories
 Tucson Is not without its mauufac
 tories. It Is true they are not as exten
 sive as those Of other and larger cities
 but they are a beginning, and the Scrip.
 ture warns us not to despise the day oi
 small things. In publishing list of
 the productions of Tucson there nay be
 some omissions or errors. In that case
 We invite correction as We are anxious
 to dispense only accurate information.
 The first in importance are the sbops
 Of thg Southern Pacific railroad com.
 paDy. They employ about fifty men.
 All their kinds of machinery such as
 locomotives, cars, wheels, etc. are re
 paired and renovated. The company are constantly adding to their force. and increasing their capacities for work.
 Next are the two flour mills; one runs by steam and the other by water and both to their full extent. They have bought up all tho home production of Cereals, and have drawn largely on Salt river and California. They have a joint capacity of 2J0 barrels per day.
 The Park Brewery manufactures a hrst class article of beer, and IS always active
 There are three wagon shops that turn out Al vehicles, Tor the reason that they use wood seasoned by Arizona's dry eli mate, and can better endure the heat of summer than eastern or California made wagons.
 The soap factory is an important ad Junct recently made to the productions or Tucson. The pTOprIetor started m small To Feel hls way, and aas increased hls business sufficiently to supply all the wholesale demands Of Tucson. There are only few kinds of soap made at present, but what IS made IS a first class article.
 The Ice factory, with a capacity or six tons per day, Was burned last Augusr. Arrangements have been made by the same company to immediately erect an- other. A Wisconsin company will also put up freezer.
 The quartz mill that has been idle awhile IS now being prepared to start. l ! he great hindrance hitherto has teen a lack of water power. That difficulty I, I now overcome, and the little mil will 1 have all the work 1t can do tIll it wears | cur.
 There are four or more tin shops | where everything Tn their line, from d cOfeepOt to a cake cutter, IS tuned out ] with neatness and dispatch.
 There are two or more sadlieries that produce tirst-class work at reasonable prices
 The one candy factory equals any of larger cities. It ID ,nutactures all kinds but the costliest French creHms.
 The tlIsree jewelry by Tucson artists IS not excell ,d anyWnsre. Not only i. the silver and gold spun into thin wires au d shaped into birds, beasts, flowers. cLRrm etc, but they are appropriately cOlore land enaneled, which makes them chefd uvres n art.
 Four or more bakeries make namher one bread, and serve It a fresh and cheap as me could desire.
 For light the gas and ele trio com pRnies furnish Q superior article Es- pecially IS thIs true of the electric street lights than which burns no brighter and -t adler light.
 Newspapers come within th range of nanHfac orIes. They gath up III the ocai and general news, put them iu shape, and sell them. There iie four newspapers in TIcson. tue CITIZEN, Star. Index and Fronterizo The pape s ID Tucson Hr in keep ng wsth -he s,1e Ot tue cry and the amount of business done by its merchants.
 There are two artIt galleries, one Dloto and one oil. Their waIk Is as g ieditable Hs that Oi the best in the arge cities. | Three cabinet shops can put up as leat "A job as one eau wi b to sea.k .kTneir landiwork ID the different pubic offices Ire numerous. There are several adobe, brick and stone ards.
 One stone quarry produces first-class ss St. Mays hospital and the An Elo- o-Catholic church testify.
 There is one coffin factory that is at york whenever necessary. The one marble yard has made everal fine headstOnes and monuments hat maybe seen in the different ceme- cries. Almost last but not least are the Pa lagoS and their OllaS, which must not 'e forgotten. These are earthen globe haped vessels with wide open mouth. z he Indians manufacture them in large umbers. They hold from three 70 five allons of water. Being made of dried ! arth and burned to a red. they absorb ] nst enough water to keep the contents oOl. They are the finest water jars in be world. There is also a mastic factory that [ reduces frst-class impervious roof. $ There are Two houses that gather en- , iOsities, Indian relisc, insects, animals, d actus canes. etc, and have quite an ex- snsive trade. There are several good boot and shoe ! hops that turn out as fashionable I lothes for the feet as in Paris.
 One soda factory keeps the whole c own in fiZz all the lime. A fret-sawyer m ikes all kinds of pie ' lre frames, brackets, etc. One book bIndery binds and rehinds [ ooks and periodicals of all kinds gs T 'ell and as cheap as any similar Job can e done in San Francisco. There are three 1T four houSe. sign i nd carriage painters that must be in- luded among the factories This ma6es thirty-fOur different kinds [ rnanufnctOries carried gu m IucsOn |