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The morning call., 1893-05-28
j. c. JOHNSON.
The Eventful Career of Well
Known rTercnauf

The superior excellence Of the saddlery and
harness made by San Francisco merchants Is
matter OF well-knOwn reputation. For elegance
and adaptation no work Of the kind approaches
ii in the world. California saddles particularly
enjoy great fame, not only on account of the
supeTeXcellence OF the materlalof which they
are made, but for their design and workman
ship.
One OF the earliest of the persons engaging
in tie business on this coast was j. {. johnson
Of The firm OF j. c. johnson s. Co., whose est ab-
lishment, on the corner of arket and Battery
streets is the headquarters of a vast and widely
extended trade, which was first opened in 1852,
and has grown I o It's present magnitude by the
enterprise OF Ibe firm, but principally from the
splendid quality OF the goods which IL turns out.
Mr.. johnson arrived In this city In the fall of
1862. lie brought with him stock OF goods
and on his arrival opened a Store on Battery
street. near Clay. The business grew under his
efficient management, and in 1870 MIR. Johnson
returned 10 his old home at Newark. n. j., and
remained there for the next len years, only
making occasional trips to this State. DuTug
bis last residence IN New Jersey Mr. johnson
was elected Mayor. but deieI mined upon re.
turning TO California for permanent residence
he resigned from that position, arriving here In
1880
To Mr.. Johason's practical knowledge OF the
business, allied to sagacious unde rSiaudinG Of
tne needs OF the community, the succ SIS OF the
hrm OF which lie Is the head is largely due. The
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WILLIAM ]. DiNGEE.
Oakiand's Most Prominent Real
Estate Dealer.

The progress of Oakland and the surrounding
cities on the east side of he bay is one OF the
most surprising effects OF the rapid develop
ment OF the State. 1t is result largely due
TO the unrivaled elm lie and other attractions,
but more particularly to the admirable stua-
tion and The splendid sites afforded for unlim-
lied exhaustion and The building OF homes for
the people
Without however, the sagaclOus assistance
OF far-seeing business men In developing sur
rounding tracts and forcing the attention of the
people TO the splendid advantages of Ga <land
ana surroundings it is not Improbable that
present developments would have been greatly
retarded and popua ion be far below the as
founding figure TO which 1t has increased in the
past five years.
To no one man IS Oakland more indebted
than TO William j. Dingee, whose real-estate
office at AGO and 462 Eighth street has been
the center of such large transactions during the
past few years.
Engaged in similar business at the East he
was attracted to Oakland as ihe scene for the
exercise OF the remarkable energy aud success
Which have marked his career IN other quar-
teis. tie cam saw aud conquered
degree of success and reputation Tor
a large fortune and constantly lhcrr as
M ing od business % Last year considerably over
by The firm. Mr.. Dineee has won deserved
prominence in The handling OF outside tracts
and In this department has attained wonderful
success and deserved prominence Recog-
nlZmg the fact that 1t is the ambition OF most
peopl TO own their own h0m he has catered
successfully to Tie Id a, and now thousands ol
lamllies have been added 10 I'll population and
prosperity OF Oakland and its surroundings
living In their own houses and making valua-
Die and home-loving people. II would be I'M
pos>lbl 10 recapitulate all OF the great tracts
Mr. Dingee has subdivided and SOLD or 1.-THE
or the great real estate transactions which
lie has conducted. There is not a section or
DOCK of land IN all of Alameda County ON
which lie has not hgured. MIR. Dingee Is one of
the first If not The first who made the auction
sale OF loIS conspicuous feature OF his busi-
ness and he is preparing for even a wider ex-
pansihn In the coming We
House renting is also u large feature OF his
business, and OF course his facilities are com
mensurate with H. import ance. Purchasers or
intending pui chasers can find every Information
by calling al Mr.. Dlngee's Office. Oakland Is
growing more rapidly than ev aud the oppor-
tunltles Tor sound lnvestm nts at fair prices
ought 10 be taken advantage of now before
prices are materially advanced.
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of MANILA or sisal which enter so largely into
tie useful and mechanical requirements of the

of MANILA or sisal which enter so largely into
TIE useful and mechanical requirements OF the
day.
The material finds its way from the Philip
pines or Yucatan by shDoads and comes 10
the works in its raw state, whence, af er care
ful manipulation, both by hand and machinery,
II leaves as the teIfect fabric. to be distributed
along the Pacific Coast and as far south as
Mexico and as far TO the north as The advent
urous Whalers ascend and east 10 Salt Lake.
A part OF these great works which has
not been mentioned Is the ropewalk, $500
feet long, where 1t is possible 10 produce a
cable of that length, and OF any size should an
eXigency c:ll for IL.
The magnitude of the works can be estimated
by consideration OF the fact that 500 horse
power engine is required TO drive the ma
chinery, and that $50 hands, all white labor,
ana embracing men, boys and girls, always tiud
constant employment at fair wages.
The largest cable ever manufactured on the
coast was for Mexican firm, and was IA
inches in circumference and was made here.
The Tubbs Cordage Company manufacture
mission OF power. and which has proved so far
wonderful success and Is designed to sup
plant, al no distant day, the leather belt
which is now in general use.
The objections 10 the use OF this last men.
toned article are many, but it has been diff
cult to find substitute, though mechanical
engineers have long sought for one. The poor
quality OF the average belt Is well known and il
is Objectionable on account Of its liability 10
stretch and slip and TO tear out at the splice.
1t has also been difficult to regulate the natural
expansion and contraction 10 which IL Is sub
ject on account of atmospheric changes and the
utility Of attempting 10 regulate without re-
splicing, resulting in loss of power and
time when every moment counts. Leather
betting Is also expensive In Its first
cost and Its life is brief. To every
objection that can be maintained against
leather betting for transmitting power the pure
MANILA rope made by the Tubbs Cordage COM
pany offers complete protection. Made from
pure and select d stock, with hard twist. Its
life Is longer than any belt That can be made.
1t is more easily spliced and affords a greater
power In proportion to its surface than can be
possibly OBJ aimed from leather. Mechanical
devices OF the slInplest character FUR
nish an automatic arrangement by which
the changes due 10 the atmospheric con-
ditions are seli-regulated. In every possible
particular the rore for Transmission of power
is coming 10 the front; It's use is gradually in
creaslng as lis advantages become more widely
known. and the demand for all sizes Is greater
now than ever before.
1t Is superfiuous 10 descant upon the position
which the company holds as a financial factor
on the coast. 1t is representative corpora
ton, ana lis manufacture Is entitled TO ali the
benefit which iair-minded men give 10 consid-
eratlons affecting the welfare and sustaining
the industries OF the coast.
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1t has been their greatest ambition to
ill The public want = an aim which
they have now attained by placing on The
market light, wholesome and refreshing lager.
beer. The return that the Chicago Brewery
has received in Acknowledgement OF its forts
has pleased ana gratified them very much, and
viii urge them on to further triumphs in the
brewing industry. This brewery is also agent
for ihe now famous "LOhengrin'' lager-a pale,
light. pure and exhilaraiing beer, which is ac-
knowledged by all beer connolsseurs to be the
choicest and mosr deleately favored lager on
the market at present.
In mentioning the above facts we have en-
deavored TO call the attention of the thinking
and drinking public to the Importance of the
brewing industry on this coast, not only
fIum commercial standpoint but also from a
moral one. Let peo lie drink pure lager as
hrrwed by the John Wieland. Frederick sDurg,
United States and Chicago brewertes and leave
bad whisky alone, and then there Will be no
drunkenness, crime or disorder.
II is grossly unfair 10 say hat all drink is
immoral Lager beer and whisky cannot be
ciasSed together. and the human body is better
for a cool drsught of beer But let the lager be
pure and wholesome. then instead of drawn
and weary faces cheerfulness and contentment
will DreVail.
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CALIFORNIA PAPER.
The Company's Works at Stock
tom

Who can estimate how great Is the amount of
economy and comfort that has been contribute d
TO the world through American ingenuity and
invention? Where is there an example in the
arts and sciences where American invention
has not found exercise for development and
scope? In no branch of the mechanical
arts, have these propositions been more
efectually demonstrated than in those relat-
ing 10 the printing OF newspapers like
THE MORNING CALL. A morning news
paper is one OF the comforts of life that The
people could dispense with no more than
they conld with their meals. A newspaper is a
necessity, and The demand for their supply Is so
great and increasing that the art OF rapid print
Ing of these enormous sheets has stimulated In.
yention until 1t would almost seem that perfec-
tion had been reached at last. But If the
manufacture of great printing presses mas at
tained such wonderful development, all of the
Ingenuity displayed would have been lost II
that OF the supply OF the paper. which is used
In su ch miraculous quantities. had not kept
pace with the Improvement in presses. Once
paper was supplied In sheets, now 1t is supplied
IN great rolls, containing thousands of yards in
length and weighing hundreds OF pounds,
From these rolls 1t is fed into the presses
Ute. and, faster than the eye can discern,
emerges into newspapers, printed. folded.
gnmmed and counted Just as they appear ready
for perusal. The California Paper Company of
Stockton, and whose offices are at 7201a Mont
gomery street in this city, is the manufacturer
Of the paper upon which the new edition of
THE CALL Is printed. 1t was first organized
fifteen years ago by men who were actuated as
much by local pride and public spirit as by
the motive of finding profitable channel for
investment. This coast had hitherto been de-
pendent upon the East for its supplies. The
company was organized with capital stock OF
$500, 900, and selected Stockton as the site of
Its plant on account of lis accessibility as a
shipping and receiving point. but particularly
on account of the purity of the water supply,
which Is the most important adjunct OF paper.
making plant. Water was secured from a
depth OF 100 feet from of the IA
nous ar esian wells that abound In Stockton.
For some yeais the principal article used
In the manufacture OF printing paper was
dependent of the East excited bitter oppo-
sIion, but this had already been dis
counted by the California company, which
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never relaxed in Its determination TO estab-
llsh a great local industry. They resisted
every attempt to throttle a great industry, and
their perseverance ana determination has been
justified IN their present triumph. Instead OF
succumbing to the attemrts of the Eastern
paper manufacturers these last were compelled
to vacale. California pluck triumHhed and the
California Paper Company survives as one OF
the most complete and successful enterprises
of the coast. From the beginning the COM
pany has kept abreast of all improvements, and
1t Is now manufacturing better paper than ever
bafore and turning out 450 tons per month OF
the strongest and best that 1t has ever mase.
1t Is not every one who knows that the paper
oD which THE CALL and other newspapers az g
printed is composed OF 75 per cent OF wood
pulp made in the Slerras and in Oregon
combined with 25 per cent OF rags. which, alter
being manipulated, is mixed with the wood
pufI, and after being fed into The paper ma
chine is calendefed and then wound into rolls.
Strength Is an absolute requirement., for the
strain OF the lightning-like iapidity with which
IL is fed into the esses isso great that only a
frst-class article can bear 1t.
1t Is 10 the perfection OF its manufacture that
the California Paper Company Is prepared 10
challenge the world. This has only been at
taiDed by the utilization of every known me-
chanlcal device, sci ntfic art and thor
ough knowledge OF the technical part OF their
business. The quality has II yer been allowed
TO deierioraie. and from the first has constantly
improved. The price also has fallen from 10
10 II cents pound to and 8 cents, showing
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FRANCIS q. NEwLANDs.
The Great Advocate of Silver and
Irrigation.

The fortunes of the State OF Nevada have
evolved certain problems which are not yet
solved. Ii Is possessed of natural resources
which have added hundreds OF millions of dol
lars 10 The wealth of The world and developed
class of citizens, bold, enterrrising and able.
such as 30 locality of equal population ever APP
preached. The mines of Nevada, productive OF
gold aud silver, have never been eqnae ed for
fertility In the history Of the world. The broad
acres OF the Slate are also equal to the
support of an unlimited population, but
notwithstanding all these advantages the
State has suffered decline in population
10 noticeable degree. The mines have
not ceased to be productive or its valleys
and plains 10 afford grazing for thousands OF
cattle and stoc f, yet Inc Stale continues 10 re-
eede. The reason of this Is but TOO well under
stood. The efforts TO degrade silver from its
companionstiD with gold and from Its rgbtful
place as a medium of exchange and barter in
the markets of the world II We been successful.
Its price has continued 10 decline and The pro-
Guctive mines have been compelled TO close
down, Its miners have been compelled To emf
CRATE and the State has thus lost thousands of
The mos industrious ana generous citizens that
ever popula ed great country.
So with agriculture. Like all States of the
Rocky Mountain plateau il is subject TO
drought at times ana thus the labOrS Of the
husbaHdman Come to nau2br.
The rehabilitation of silver in the nations eSti-
nation and the conservation Of the wafer sup
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TUBBs coRDAGE COMPANY.
One of the Greatest of Our Indus
trial Plants,

One of the greatest manufacturing institu-
ions OF the coast in the extent CT its plant.
number of persons employed and the value of
the product is the great TuDbs Cordage Com
pany, whose works at the Potrero are one
of the sights of the city and whose warer0oms
are at GIL and 613 Front street.
The works were founded IN the compare.
lively early period of 1856 by Messrs. A. L..
and H. Tubbs and occupied the same locality
as that of the present factory. In 1862 the
company was incorporated as the San Fran
cisco COrdage WORKS, but in 1889 was REIN
cOrporated under the present title.
The works embrace several acres OF land at
the POtrerO covered by immense freproof
buildings of brick and iron and which are all
tile covered In these structures the highest
type of machinery that can be obtained for max
Ing cordage Is in operation showing the whole
pro cess OF manufacturing every class and size
of cables, from the huge one nine inches in cir
cumiereRee 10 the one bnt quarter OF an inch
in diameter, and including all of those prod ucts
The morning call., 1893-05-28
JOHN j. O'BPIEN.
Successful Career of a Great Mer-
chant


San Franciscans love success and successful
people. The stories OF the rapid rise and, too
often, as quick a decline OF the fortunes made
in mining and stocks still possess a charm
among our population which will not vanish
until many successive generations have passed
away. But 1t Is not fortunes made in "stocks"
that have developed this city or estab-
lsbed the high class of commercial credit
which many OF our merchants confessedly pos
sess, for these last have attained their position
by the exercise OF thrift and by patient atten-
ton to business. Few houses In respect to
high standing aud credit surpass the one Of
which John j. OBren Is the h ad Mr.. o. Br..
ems career Is that OF a model merchant. Born
In Tipperary, Ireland. at an early age lie was
arprenticed to dry-goods house of his native
cIy, and there under the stringent custom OF
that country he acquired the technical skill and
knowledge of the business and those habits of
care ard thrift which be has ever since so sue
cessfully displayed. An enterprising spirit
induced him 10 leave his native city,
and he 1ourneyed 10 Dublin. where he
dry-soods establishments, and where he
acquired that extensive and intimate kDowle ledge
oil fabrics, besides peffecting himself in tile
management OF affairs by which he has always
been distinguished as a merchant. and in
which the secret OF his invariabIe success is
daily discerDed. Again, Mr.. G'Brien's stiuct-
I'VE ana lninltive impression of the grand fl-
tnfe OF tne western portion of the United
States decided his leaving Dublin. and In 1867
lie landed In San Francisco, where his eventfui
and successfui future LIE was TO be rassed. A
BRIEF delay after arrival and ne opened a store
on ] htrd street in a small way, but this was
soon found too CONT acted for the increas
business and removal was afterward made
TO larger quarters on Market street. between
Kearny and Montgomery; but even here with
space G eatiy increased business soon outgrew
the accommodations, and third removal was
necessitated TO Market street. near the Baldwin
HOTEL This was early In the seventies. when
fowell street marked the extreme western
boundary of the business quarter AT Tie last
store Mr y Bfien remained until 1885 when
the necessity for more space was uneduiyocalIy
demanded, and the step was finally
taken which located the business on ils
| by many people as al least premature and 100
| lar west" but II proved that Mr. O'Brien's
! reputation as a man OF foresight and calcula.
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JOSEPH E. CALEGARIS.
Pharmacist, Scientist and Littera-
teur.

The establishment conducted by joseph E.
CaIegaris at the corner of Pacific and Kearny
streets is no only one OF the most eel brated
In tile city for the purity and excellence OF its
drugs, but is also one OF the most perfect and
complete In the city. Within the past few
weeks the store has been cOmnleTey rem
ovated and adorned, and is now one of the
most attractive In the whole city. A noted i'm
provement has been also added in the erection
OF a soda fountain OF beautiful form and COM
pleteness, and forms another attraction TO the
already elegant appearance of the store. Mr..
Cllegaris located in bis present quarters in
1881, Immediately upon his arrival from Italy,
where he had already acquired large expert
ence in his profession pharmacist and ana
lytical chemist, and attained IN bis own country
a VIDE reputation as CORES pondent in the
Annals Oh Chemistry, contributing several valu-
able papers on subjects connected with This sci
ence wh0'e value was acknowledged in vari-
ways by the chemists of Italy. An original
pamphlet on he Loves of Plants" C'Gh amon
dele Pianti'') received the high compliment of
acc ptance by The famous Royal National Ii
bray at Florence.
Mir. CaegarIs' experience as a chemist ena-
beS him to judge peri city of the character OF
the drugs which he disrenses. He considers
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jector of the famous Sutro tunnel, which he
demonstrated over almost inSurmouGtable diff
ticulties. the successful outcome of that venture
permitted a qualification of those artistic aud
philanthropic impulses with which he IS so
largely endowed. Acquiring The site now so
widely known as Sntro Heights, together with
thousands of acres OF contiguous land, he has
transferred what was once bleak elevation OF
sand into delightful garden, where all the
choicest plants OF our latitude grow In pro-
fusion ana beauty. This >iie has been terraced
10 the sea, and along its lovely balconies when
overlook the Pacific hundreds of repiicas OF an
Gent and modern stafuary have been raised.
Mr. Sutro does not selfshly retain for himself
The beauties Of this delightful paradise. for the
gates are always open and the great public are
ever welcome. No visitor 10 San Francisco
ever departs without seeing SUIT Heights. and
no one ever leaves II without showering bene-
dicilons upon the man who conceived and car
Tied 10 a complexion so exquisite natural
feature for The public enjoyment.
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tlon was more than sustained. No one spsaks
OF the Murphy building being TOO far w'sP
now. 1t has proved itself to be the most acces-
slbe location for the retail and dry goods busi-
ness IN the city and Is daily ncreas ing as such.
OBrlsn Co. that some say that II 1t was
located at the Cliff it would retain large por-
ti0n of its trade.
Personally Mr. O'Brien is no less popular
than as a merchant Disposed to be retiring i'll
society rather than aggressive, he wins no less
respect for his unassuming qualities than as a
successful and high-minded merchant. As a
y distinguished. he is ce-president of the
Hibernia Bank, major of The Third Infan-
Try Regimen, N. q. c., and Is prominently
interested in several benevolent and charitable
institutions. which are greatly assisted by his
1udicious councils and unostentatious beDevo-
ence.
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poral and in very brief period was made sec
opd lieutenant. In 1888 lie was elected can
tain OF Company ID, and in 1856 became major
OF his regiment. His later advancement was in
1890.
II is difficult TO speak of Lieutenant. Colonel
OConnOr in terms short of enthusiasm Gifted
with those general qualities which are so at
tractlve to the multitude lie has happy faculty
ol Inspiring that devotion from The rank ana
hle OF his regiment which is rarely expert
enced by the commander In social 0rganiza-
lions Colonel OConnor is invaluable, and in
those solid virtues which beft citizen he is a
most conspicuous example. great ana useful
career Is in store for him.
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those compounded by Merck Of Darmsiadt as
the purest in the world. These he supplies TO
his customers with perfectly sure conscious
ness that they cannot be eXcelled. All phas-
maceutical preparations are put up in the
laboratory Of the esta bl shment under personal
direction. Oxygen, which ought only TO be ad-
ministered in a condition of absolute purity is
put up fresh every day. The following aIln-
sion 10 Mr.. Calegaris, is from The pages Of a
local periodical:
beyond his profession as pharmacist Mr..
Calegars has a reputation as writer. He was
prominently CONNECT d with noted Italian pa-
peis and often contributed d 10 the press Of this
country.
How highly he Ia appreciated In our Italian
colony is shown in The fact that he has held
the highest offices in the gilt OF the COLONY.
Gle was president of the Italian Mutual Aid
Society (BerSaglierD, president three OF four
years Of The Itali n colony. He Is president
now OF the Italian Chamber Of Commerce. All
this goes 10 SHOW his excellent Standing"