Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-01
z. L. BILLINGS & co.,
Z. L. BILLINGS a co., I
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in
Wines. Liquors, Etc.. Mineral and Soda
Waters, Etc al Il Street.

Z. L. BILLINGS q CO.,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers In
Wines, Liquors. Etc.. Mineral and Soda
waters, Etc All II street.
One of the oldest and most widely and
favorably known liquor.houses in the int.
rior of California, or in all the State, in.
deed, is that of E. L. Billings & Co., the
firm being composed of f. L. Billings and
James Woodburn. The house was estah-
lished in 1852. Its success is the result
of business energy, wise prudence and
straightforward dealing with the trade.
The firms business occupies the floors of
two store. rooms, the floor of each being
25xS0 feet, the main floor being for sales
and the lower for wine and liquor storage.
The house imports all kinds of approved
wines, liquors and cordials also the best
known Kentucky whiskies-twelve to fiji.
teen of the most approved brands. They
have also all kinds of foreign and domestic
wines and brandies on hand; also.
California wines, the latter coming
from S. Lachman & Co., and from
Haraszthy formerly Landsberger & Coz.
interior of the State Of soda waters, and
enjoys large trade in this line. One or
the other of the members of the firm is
constantly in charge of the business. One
of the firm travels much In the interest of
the firms business. Thus by constant ap.
plication and personal supervision the firm
is enabled to give satisfaction in all its
dealings, and lower prices than the San
Francisco houses, because the local ex-
penses are less, liquors age better in this
climate, and the purchaser saves heavy
freight bills, drayage and wharfage. The
firm is a heavy dealer, and is cramped
by no lack Of capital, and is thus en-
abled to do business with that vigor
which comes of financial ability and
large commercial transactions. The con-
duct of the business has been continuous,
and the advance of it steady. 1t is due
20 the simple fact that the house has in.
variably adhered to correct business princi-
pies, and has made no representation it
was not able to substsntiate, and has al
ways furnished goods of exactly the quality
demanded or represented in the bill. 1t
has not INDUCED in special leaders" but
has been wiser and kept stock to suit the
trade. Dealers at retail in liquors through
out central California cannot do better than
to visit this firm, as they will fad it to
their advantage to do SO. 1t is thor
oughly representative house of Sacramento,
and has a reputation of such high character
that it's guarantee is as good as bond.
WILLIAM GUTENBERGEB,
Sacramento Foundry and Machine Shop
Established In 1861, Front street, Cor.
ner Of n.
Mr.. Gutenberger's foundry is fine two.
story and basement brick building, with a
large wooden attachment, and has con-
nected with it exte nsive yard room. Lately
he has added building in size 40 by 45
feet, in which to set up machinery. In
this foundry are manufactured steam en-
gines and boilers second to none on this
coast, pumping, hosting and mining ma
chinery, including batteries, amalgamating
pans, settlers, machinery for sugar refner.
les, retorts, water jackets and large ket-
ties, for smelling furnaces, for reducing
lead, silver and copper ores, improved
chilled car wheels, patent hydraulic ele.
improved split pulleys, as strong as whole
pulleys. Mule pulleys, take the place of
bevel gear, from four to twenty-inch belts,
run noiselessly, save friction, and adjust
able in every possible direction drop
hangers, post hangers and pillar-box bear
ings, clamp boxes, couplings FOR shafting of
all sizes and descriptions, wall boxes,
brackets, Sanders metallic stuffing box,
packing good for three years steam
gauges, pipe fittings, etc., always on hand.
Iron and brass castings of every descrip-
ton for house work. Agricultural ma
chinery, threshing engines, improved horse
powers, etc., for all purposes. Malt mills
for brewers, iron stoves for malt kilns, fruit
driers, hop kilns. besides all kinds of ma
chine and foundry work. He has entered
upon new line, having set up quartz
mill in connection with a competent as
sayer, and assays ores. He also builds the
"Conqueror quartz mill and dry crusher,
with a shaking screen (Sublett's PATENT, a
very superior machine, and for dry crushing
is not to be beaten. He builds, also, Steile's
patent mills for grinding CORE and barley,
and mills of the same patentee for grinding
quartZ-machines that are simplicity in
perfection, and that do work which is al.
most marvellous in its results. He has a
broad trade, extending up and down the
coast from British Columbia to Mexico, and
into all the Pacific States and Territories.
During the past year MIR. Gutenberger con-
structed the water works for the city of
Tucson, Arizona. The magnitude of that
work may be imagined, when it took nine
miles of main pipe to complete it. He also
laid the pipes for the water-works during
the past year in the city of Ell Paso, Texas.
Mr.. Gutenberger, at the last city election,
was elected one of the Trustees of the city
of Sacramento. He is an old and esteemed
citizen, and the owner of profitable and
constantly increasing business.