Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-21
A GREAT ADDITION
To the Manufacturing Industries
of Los Angeles.

On June first rticles OF incorporation of
the California Sewer Pipe Company we're
filed with the County Clerk, with Messrs.
j. Q. DAILY, John Moran, J. Cherry, II.
@. Wilmer, II. Hitler, w. F. Fitzgerald,
and D. McGarey as directors, and capi-
tai stock of $250,000. Since that time
preparations have been actively going
forward to give Los Angeles most i'm
portant industry and thereby add greatly
to her commercial standing. During the
past two years there has been very
large number of interpretations filed with
the County Clerk, but few of them have
started with SO much in their favor as
does this enterprise. There is necessa-
rily in community which is rapidly
growing, an enormous demand for sewer
and water pipe and other building mate
rials manufactured from clay and the
demand in Los Angeles and vicinity has
been and is so large that more than
enough money has been sent
elsewhere, to pay for goods brought
here, than would construct several
factories, and it has seemed strange
to many people that there was no factory
here where these things might be obtain
ed without the addition of the cost of
freight to the price. Order after order
for the past several years has been sent
to Akron, Ohio, for sewer pipe. and it
might be said that the people here have
worked hard to help support the people
df that city. The lack OF the proper clay
has perhaps been the main reason why o
factory was not established here sooner,
but that difficulty has been removed.
The gentlemen above named have in
their possession mountain of clay at
Elsinore, which has been tried and
which now is being worked to advantage
at Elsinore. A HERALD reporter called
at City Attorney Dalys office yesterday
afternoon and in conversation with
Messrs. Cherry, DAILY and Moran learned
that by the first of September complete
works, with all the latest machinery, will
be in operation Just south Of the city
limits on the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad Co. g line. Mr.. Cher
ry in response to questions, said that
"there are six factories on the coast at
the present time, and all these belong to
close Sewer Pipe Association. The
only factory which does not belong to
this close association is that at Elsinore,
but with the exception of the latter, none
of them have clay which can be manu-
factured into what is called salt-glazed
vitriied sewer pipe. They, however,
make an imitation Of this pipe, but it
lasts only short time and soon gives
way. Sewer pipe should be absolutely
impervious, and it will give out in a
short time unless it is able to withstand
the effects of the water and gasses. The
real glazed vitrified pipe will do this, and
we have the only clay, SO far discovered
in the State, which can be properly Wit
rifed. Then we have clay from which
we can manufacture the metallic glazed
pipe. Three different kinds of clay are
used in this. Besides these we have the
real terra-c Gotta clay and the pure fire.
clay, over which is bed OF asbestos,
and from mixture of the two
we will make friedrich that will
outlast the best English make.
Altogether we have twelve different
kinds of clays, and we shall manufacture
pipes for sewers, pipe for water, for
chimneys and for culverts, besides build
ing blocks, fire bricks, press bricks, paw
ing tiles, asbestos boiler and steam pipe
covering and stove Innings, fire clay and
terra Gotta. These paving tiles are equal
for wear to the granite, and are much
cheaper, and we shall pave portion Of
a street just to show what it is and how
it wears The press brick clay is at
Elsinore in abundance, and we antici.
pate large trade in this branch of the
business. Then our terra Gotta will need
no artificial coloring, as is the case with
other terra Gotta made in the State. Al
together we will be able to aid the people
in obtaining home manufacture as good
as the foreign make, if not better, and at
a cheaper rate"
"Why do build our factory near
Los Angeles? For several reasons
one of which is that we can save from 10
facture. Freight on the raw material is
less than for the manufactured goods
besides there is no danger of breakage in
shipping to market, and Los Angeles will
always be the central market for this part
of the country Then we are nearer to
the labor market and are more certain OF
never being without help when we need
it, and our fuel will be nearer. We shall
burn oil and we can obtain it easier here
than at Elsinore, though we shall still
operate the factory there. When in
working order we shall be
able to turn out four miles of pipe each
day, and as there is almost an unlimited
demand, We shall perhaps have to en-
large after a short time. AS it is, the
works will be the most complete on the
Coast. The machinery will be on the
ground before the building is completed
and there will be no delay. The Board
OF Directors met yesterday and awarded
the contract for constructing the building,
and Messrs. DAILY and Cherry will leave
this week for the North to select the
machinery. The addition OF few more
such enterprises to Los Angeles will add
greatly to its commercial importance.