Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-03

ready to give reliable information regard
ing them, and who will fairly and truth
fully represent the character and capacity
of the lands. Indeed, the stranger cannot
go amiss unless he purposely chooses to do
so, for the people have established as we
have said, immigration bureaus. where,
free of cost or charge, all information re-
garding lands can be obtained Abstractly
there is no land monopoly here, for the
disposition is now all toward The encour-.
agement Of the small farmer The cost of
living is no greater here than at the East,
and the ruling rates of money are not so
much higher as to make material differ
ence to the energetic investor.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING
To dwell for the information of the in
quiring stranger upon manufacturing IL
terests in California, but only brief refer
ence can be made. Possibly supplemental
paper on that topic may be presented,
Generally, however, it may be said that the
full round of ordinary manufacturing in
dustries is prosecuted. Woodenware
manufacturing is a growing industry OF
great importance, fostered as it is by the
unequalled supply of resinous woods OF
The coast. Boots, shoes and clothing are
extensively made, but hat manufacturing
is slight All manufactures of wool are
common, and the wooden mill product of
the State is of the highest character. Some
cotton has been grown, but no extensive
manufacture of it attempted. Tobacco has
been grown to some extent, bat manu-
facture from that product has been very
small, while manufacture from the i'm
ported stock is very large industry. Iron
working on large scale is OF great import
ance in California, and the State is now
bidding for the building OF iron ships for
Government purposes. The proof that we
can build such vessels here has been given
in fine seagoing steamer constructed at
San Francisco. All manufactures of straw
are prosecuted, sugar refining engages large
capital, and beet sugar-raking is growing
in importance. The raising and packing of
medicinal herbs iScoming into prominence.
The manufacture of
| AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
And the building of agricultural machinery
are largely engaged in, and extensive works
at Benicia are especially prominent. Pow
der is made of all kinds ny number of
mills. Nails are largely manufactured.
Rolling mills are operated at two points in
the State, Sacramento and San Francisco.
| The iron ore yield of the State is pror:i.ing
| to greatly enlarge, tie manufacturers in
iron are rapidly augmenting in nGmber
and the capital invested largely increasing.
| Coal is extensively mined, lime burned in
several sections, copper mined and smelted,
lead, shot and pipe works operated, all
kinds OF foundry work prosecuted and
mills of all kinds built AID run in many
sections The flour and feed products are
of the best character and fill large meas
Ure of the internal commerce and the
exports of the State. Hop growing
and packing, WINE bottling. brandy
and liquor manufacture, juse bsg making,
sash door and molding, soap, chemical and
sssying, harness and sadoery, glass blow
| ing and molding industries, shirt and collar
| factories, canning of fish, fruits and vege-
tables, the manufacture of ropes and cord
age, the building of cars and locomotives,
wagons, carriages, and coaches, the collect
! ing of petroleum and earth oils, the quarry
:, ing of extensive granite and marble de-
posts. the manufacture of cheese, butter,
mirrors, white lead and oil, pottery, filing,
| cement, syrup, and vast NUMBER of in
dustries, the statistics of which we have
before us, demand mention as important
| in the productive economy of the State.
| but obviously cannot be touched upon here
with any degree of satisfaction without
unduly extending this article. So, too, we
feel compelled to pass for this time refer
ence TO the products of the State
other than gold and silver, and the proper
exposition of mining FOR the precious
metals that gives to California the fitting
title-the Golden State.