The morning call., 1891-01-24
IN THE MILL DISTRICT.
Improvements and Work Now on
Hand.

AT the Pacific Rolling-mills 4 scene of the
greatest activity presents itself. This CON-
pany IS making Improvements that will cost
over $4,000. Construction on the new
mil lO0Xi25, IS being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. The new sl0tter, radial
and upright presses viii soon be in place,
and will be the largest on the Coast. To
make room for the new shop vast quantities
of rock and dirt have been removed, and
this has been used to fill in various parts of
the works and il building a large bulkhead
When the new blooming mill aud train of
rolls are finished they will be able to turn
cut steel l beams fifteen inches by forty feet
long, and this can only be done by one othe T
firm in the United States. The power will be
furnished by an engine Of 200 horsepower
with cylinders % and IS inches in diameter
and a stroke of feet. Two new hydraulic
cranes are shown, with combined lifting
capacity of fifty tons. These will be used
to handle the large thirty-ton lade.
\ new gas furnace Is being built and will
be used to heat large steel beams, while
other Improvements cOnSiS. Of a Seton frIc-
ton travelling crane, driven by square steel
shaft 3 Y Inches square, and the only one OF
its kind in existence. There will be eigh-
teen steel boilers in the new boilt house,
most of which are in position. What Is
known as the old factory Will be used en-
tirely for making nuts, bolts and rlvetS.
The Pacific Rollng-mils are turning out
the columns Tor ID. o. Mills building. They
are what is known as L columns, and were
designed by Mr.. Noble. The mills are also
turning out the crank shaft for the mail
steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, and it will
be the largest ever made on this Coast. We
are now working about 500 men, said Frank
Lester, the genial master mechanic who has
charge OF the new improvements, but ill.,
side of month will have a fUrce Uf nearly
2000"
1t was also learned that the company is
preparing a large electric-ight plant of
about 300 lights, but of this nothing could
be learned other than that the system will
be incandescent When the improvements
on foot are completed, the Pacific Rolling
mills will be exceeded in capacity by few
mills in the United States. Mr.. Lester says
there are orders enough on the books &c
keep the mills going at their tul capacity
for a long time.
Mr.. Hendry of the Pacific Axle Works
thought business is picking mp at present
and twenty men are employed in the works
" We are at work on new grip for the
Calif0rnia-street road, and by its use eX-
pect to greatly reduce the wear on the cable,
We have Just finished two 80 = light dy-
nan0s for the Pacific ROlling-mills and are
at work on one OF 80 Lights for the same
company"
a gang of men is at work on the track OF
the PotrerO and Bay View Railroad. The
track has been in bad condition for somt
| time. and the work being done was badly
needed. The damage was done by heay!
| teams causing the track to spread.
We are not pushed just now" said J. B
Jardine OF the Atlas Iron Works, but We
| have work on hand for every cable-road il
! San Francisco, except the Powell street
| That keeps about $50 men going"