Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-26
A New Industry Commences
Its Operations.
The Only Factory of Its Kind
in the West.
The Manufacture of Condensed Coffee
and Milk Begun.
A Sorghum Factory to be Constructed.
Contracts for Cane Already Made.
Other Notes.


of Los Angeles, and scarcely month
goes by but some new enterprise is
placed in operation. The latest of i'm
portance is the Pacific Condensed Milk
Coffee and Canning Factory, which
within the past few days, started opera
tions at Buena Park, a town nineteen
and one-half miles from Los Angeles, on
the Santa Ana branch Of the Southern
Pacific. Some months ago several gen.
tlemen, among whom were one or two
who had been interested in the manu-.
facture of condensed products in north.
ern and eastern parts of the United
States and Canada, after looking
about this State came to the con.
elusion that as there was nc
enterprise Of this kind west of the Mis-
sissippi river, it would be well to start
= one. They selected Buena Park as the
best locality for several reasons, one oil
which was that they could obtain, with
out trouble, milk enough to keep their
!. factory running during the entire year.
Another was that the factory would be
within hundred feet or so of the South
ern Pacific railroad, and only three
feurths of mile from the Santa Fe. In
November last the construction of the
building was commenced, and since then
over $1,000 has been. expended in pre-
pairing for the manufacture of condensed
milk, condensed coffee and evaporated
milk. In January the company was in
eorporated, with ]. M. PittbladO, presi-
dent; ]. w. Shook, vice-president; J..
20. Maclean, secretary and treasurer; ID.
J. Young, manager at the factory, and
. G. w. Stuart, the five gentlemen consti-
tuting the Board of Directors.
Yesterday morning number of news
paper men, in response to an invitation
from the Board of Directors, visited
Buena Park and were courteously shown
sever the factory and the surrounding
country, which appears to be capable of
supporting large population. The fac
tory is a neat-appearing two-story struc-
ture, covering 40x80 feet of ground. The
first story is devoted to the packing, re-
ceiving and condensing departments.
The second floor contains the tin shops,
where all the cans in which the pro-
ducts of the factory will be sent to mar
q ket are made.
The most interesting part of the build
ing was the condensing room, which
yesterday was working on coffee.
The process in the condensing of
coffee appears to be quite simple,
but in order to have it just right ii
needs the watchful care which Mr.
Young gives it. The ground coffee is
taken in barrels from Los Angeles, and
when unpacked is placed in a huge
copper receptacle where it stands over
night in cold water. 1t is,then boiled
and strained, and then placed in another
receptacle, where milk and sugar in
proper quantities are added. From this
cauldron the liquid is drawn up into the
vacuum condenser, which is mysteri-
ous piece of machinery, and cost over
5000. In this condenser the moisture
is renewed by means of steam and cold
water, and peering through a glass ap-
perture the man in charge can observe
the liquid in it's various stages
When reduced to a dark-looking
paste the coffee is taken out, cooled by
ice and is then packed in one-pound
tins, labeled, boxed and is then ready
for market.
The process for condensing milk il
somewhat similar, and the product when
placed on the market ought to be az
good as that which comes from any fac
tory in the East. None but the best
Java coffee is used and the requirements
as regards the milk purchased are strict
enough to insure purity and excellence.
These requirements are as follows:
The milk shall be drawn from the COW
in the most cleanly manner and strained
through linen cloth.
The milk must be thoroughly cooled
Immediately after it is drawn from the
cow, by placing the can in tub or vat
OF cold water, deep enough to come up
to the height of the milk in the can, the
animal heat is expelled as below.
The temperature of the milk must be
reduced to so degrees in 40 minutes after
being drawn from the cow, the can to
remain in cold water until the time to
start for factory. The mornings milk
must be cooled to go degrees of tenpera-
ture before starting it to factory.
Mornings milk must not be mixed
with nights milk until it is cooled
down to the same temperature of the
nights milk. shir. 4s
The can in which the milk is cooled
shall be placed in the water Immediately
after the milking, and shall remair
therein until starting it for the fac
tory.
The milk shall be delivered at the fac
tory every day except Sunday as follows
In May, June, July, August and Septem
Der, between 6 80 and 8 O'Clock in thu
morning. In March, April, October anG
November, between and 8 80 o'clocl
in the morning. In December, Jan
uary and February, between and
in the morning.
All the strippings as well as the frs
part of the milk shall be brought, an(
no milk shall be received from q Gov
which has not calved at least eigh
days.
The cans, pals and strainers must bt
kept clean and thoroughly scalded every
day.
The cows must not be fed on any foot
which will impart disagreeable favo
to the milk, or be allowed to drink stag
nant water.
1t is understood that if the superin
tendent shall have good reason to sus
pect that water has been added to tn,
milk, or that it has been SKINNED, O
the cream poured off, or that it has no
been properly cooled, or carelessly in
jured, he shall have the right to refus
to take such milk.
1t is estimated that the factory cal
condense the milk from $500 COWS eacl
day, and the farmers and dairymen il
the vicinity have guaranteed to suppl,
all the lacteal fluid that is required. Fo
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