The record-union., 1892-09-14
WORTHY EXHIBITS.

WORTHY EXHIBITS.
Some of Those Which Enlist the At
tenUfon of Visitors.
The extensive display of Muddox & Co. at
the Pavilion, where the man is running q
potter's wheel and actually making iuas,
vases and all sorts OF fancy ware out OF clay,
was 50 interesting that we took ride on the
Oak Park and visited the works this
morning. Twas an industry new and very IN
terestIng, as il should be to all Sacramentans
Although ii has been in OF Grafton less than a
year the salary list is $1,000 per month,
nelSht 1000 per month and output SIC. 900
10 $4,000 per month. They have three
acres OF ground with private switches run
ming through their yards. Their buildings
main building S0X2U0 f e., three stories in
hight and another 4oxloO. Besiues tins
they nave many large kilns and auxiliary
buildings. In the main buildings they have
3D. 900 square feet CT floor space. The plant
comprises very tine Corlss engine with 90
horse power boiler. This drives elevator
, VOTES ana an Immense Vaughn press and pan
mills one boy handles machinery
that supplies clay to the press, While
man below stops and starts the
machinery and another cuts off the pine as il
comes through. 1t keeps quite a force busy to
carry away pipe from the press. The clay is
mixed and prepared lor the pre- s. by two pan
mills THAT are immense affairs, requiring some
seventy horsepower to operate them Each
pan Is fllled with clay anu slowly revolyed by
machinery under two immense revolving iron
rollers. When reduced to proper consistency
the clay Is passed 10 the press which forms
the pipe. The fine quality of clay used which
VIII Keep its shape under the intense heat
needed for perfect glazing process, and the
Dest OF Liverpool rock salt enable them to
produce ware that is as hard as glass will out
last iron and is almost impervious to injury
from acids or gases. This is appreciated by
experts who have made careful investigation
OF many samples and have secured for the firm
very large and important contracts. Among
them is one from the city of Stockton for five
ana elgntlnch pipe, amounting to Ia, 900
feet, and another for ten, twelve, fourteen and
Slxteen-inch pipe from Berkeley, amounting
TO 10000 feet. They are also making the til
Ing Tor suffers Fort, and have received large
orders from points as distant as Carson New
Terra Gotta, both for ornamental finish and
1or fre walls, is an important part OF their
business. The probable growth OF this man.
ufacture Will be appreciated when we note
that it gives the finest ouside finish in proper
ton to cost, and makes almost the only ma
terial for tfre walls that will resist an eXten.
sive confiagration; S125, 900 worth of this ma
Lerial was used in the Crocker building This
extensive plant, with its improved machin-
cry and facilities for loading cars on their own
grounds and reaching all lines of commune
cation by land or water, gives this company
unusual advantages, and they are eager com
Resitors lor every contract IN their line, where
nrst-class work is required. The stock is all
owned by Muddox & Co.. old residents. whose
home is at HOS K street.
They are outside OF all trusts or combna-
tions, and hope to be sustained in the old
style plan of running their own business and
dealing with customers direct. They have
agencies established at Stockton, Earl d Jack
son: Woodland, NJ. Diggs; Carson, New. T. W.
Burke; San Francisco. 303 Montgomery
street.
The building was started June 8, 1891, and
machinery put in operation October Cd of
the same year. Conducted as this new and
promising business is, by young and active
men thoroughly identified with the interests
of Sacramento and liberal in. contributing
their share toward every enterprise calcu-
lated to promote its prosperity, 1t deserves q
careful examination by every public-spirted
citizen that kind word may be given intel
ligently and in season in such places as il will
do them good. 1t is to those towns where
business men realize that toy helping your
nelghbOr IN such ways you help yourself that
prosperity comes to stay. The general man
ager, H. c. Muddox, is a courteous gentleman.
who makes close study of his business in
all branches and promotes the growth of the
enterprise by consulting the interests of his
customers.
PROFITABLE TEMPERANCE WORK.
A confirmed beer drinker once answered a
temperance worker by saving: " If you will
give me something as good as beer and as
cheap as beer, l will drink that instead.r
Upon that suggestion Scott d Gilbert of 4l9-
421 j street have been working for the past
four years, and the rapid increase of their
business shows that the position taken by that
lover OF beer is shared by a large class Be
ginning in com paratiYely small quarters
their business soon demanded more room
and they moved to their present quarters.
where they have two floors and Easement OF
building 40 by 100, or nearly 20 600 feet
of floor space. Their extract and spice bust
ness occupies a part of the first floor and is
very hourishing branch but the main idea is
to build ana maintain a reputation for the
very best temperance drinks.
OF these they manufacture as specialties:
SassafraS Sour-This tastes of the sassafraS
roots, such as the writer used to dig when q
boy, and is d very pleasant drink when served
on ice and Just the thing for nightcap, as il
insures a solid nights rest. This drink suited
the popular taste so well that the demand
takes all that can be supplied
Ginger Ale--Ihe firm was fortunate in Sc
curing the services or an expert who had long
experience in making ginger ale at Belfast
the most noted city OF the world for this
pi oduct. They are making it in the same way
ana the goods are everywhere recognized as
equal, which is saying all that can be said for
one OF the1nost delicious of summer drinks
Orange Cider-So much spurious goods have
gone upon the market under this name that
as soon as known it is found to be SO true to
the fruit and such delightful beverage as to
command a large trade.
Pennsylvania Apple Cider-This is sweet
and sparkling drink that is very popular All
these goods are packed in barrels holding
sevent y-two bottles each, and shipments have
run a. high as sixty and seventy barrels per
day. They employ thirty-one people. Among
them are five travelling men. Salary list
800 per month. Almost every dollar IS
spent in Sacramento
Fully 95 per cent. of the business is from
orders to points outside OF the city. This firm
is noted for public spirit as well as enterprise.
and their business is a temperance work of a
very practical kind.