Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-16
PROGRESS OF INDUSTRY.
The New Era OF Manufactures and
Mining Southern California as a
Producer OF Metals and Manu-
facturer OF Iron.

Producer OF Metals and a Manu-
facturer or Iron.
The continued discoveries OF coal ant
oil for fuel, the introduction of perpet
ual lime-burning kilns, the discovery O
copper, gold, silver and plumbago ii
large quantities, has created a great en-
thusiasm in mining matters, while the
recent discovery Of the great iron ledge
Of MIR. P. f. Brown, of this city, has
created new interest in manufacturing
circles. This mine is called the Iron
Age, and is situated about twelve miles
from the track OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad, in the Cajon Pass, by direct
line from Cotton, at an altitude OF about
$500 feet above the track, so that with
stationary engine at the summit cars Of
ore can be lowered down, while "empties'
can be drawn up by an endless chain,
and the cost of transportation reduced
to trifle from the mine to the smelling
furnaces and steel works that are to be
built at Cotton in few weeks, accessi.
BILE to both railroads.
Mr.. VIM. II. Mintzer and other heavy
capitalists are interested in the move
ment and have the ability to carry out
their plans on a grand scale. The inn
portance of cheap iron to the people of
this part of the State is very great. An
example is seen at Pueblo, Colorado,
where there was no business of any
Importance three years ago, but by the
discovery of an iron mine and the estab-
lishment Of iron and steel works the
town has become great commercial
center, the iron and steel works alone
furnishing employment for 1000 men.
This was followed by reduction works
for gold. silver and copper, which draw
ores 1900 miles for reduction.
simultaneously with the erecting of
the iron and steel smelters at Cotton
great foundry and machine shop will be
erected in the city of Los Angeles,
near the track of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, so that spur track can be
laid to the works and the coal and pig
iron and heavy castings can be loaded
and unloaded by machinery and the de-
lay and expense of drayage done away
with. These works will be very exten- |
sive and attract large population to
Los Angeles. They will be adapted to
all kinds Of castings, large and small, |
the manufacture of iron and steel ma.
chinery of all kinds, oil-boring tools, |
Ice mills, quartz mills and other mills
that are made of iron and steel.
Its likely that inside of three months
the molten iron will be flowing and the
music of the trip-hammer be heard in
the iron works which Mr.. Pendergast is
to establish in our midst. In CONVEX
satlon with Mr.. Pendergast, yesterday,
he pronounced the ore of the Iron Age
OF very superior quality and just
what is needed for the purpose of our
IRON industries. As previously announc-
ed IN the HERALD, this iron mine was
sold almost as soon as ii was discovered,
to the company that is to erect the iron
and steel works, and they appear we'll
satisfied with their bargain, and will
make the most of it in the line of manu-
facturmg. These two enterprises indi-
cate the energy and direction of the
new manufacturing era of Los Angeles.
we now have the largest wine factories
in the world; our Touring mills are large
and hourishing; our canning and fruit
drying establishments are doubling every
year; our foundries and planning mills
are going ahead with increasing numbers
and business; macaroni and vermicelli fac
tories, cream tartar, soda, soap and table
sauce factories are all fourishing; asbes-
tine stone works are crowded with bust
ness; our brickyards and lime works are
daily in their product, and
when to tAese potent factors in business
IS added these new iron and steel indus
tries, there will be still more pronounc-
I'd boom than was ever before exper-
enced in Los Angeles, and in all South
srn California. About fifteen Quartz
Mills are now at work in this section
If the State, and the number can be
doubled to advantage. There is great
'oom for manufactures and that room is
'eing rapidly filed. The mills and ma.
'hinery of Southern California should
Ill be made here in the commercial cen.
er of the country, and so they are
likely to be. The enterprise of Mr..
'endergast will fill want long felt and
will be hailed as an indication of the
oming metropolitan city of the orange
iroves, and properly supplement and
'eep pace with the mining and horticul-
ural interests Of the country.