The herald., 1894-05-13
THE WHEELS OF PROGRESS,
Extent Of Manufacturing En-
terprises in Los Angeles.
The Field Can Be Greatly Broad
ened and Enlarged.
An n ire in Southern Cslifornia to
Supply with Articles New I'm
ported from Eastern
Factories.

Southern California, comprising the
seven counties of Los Angeles, Orange,
San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino,
Ventura and Santa Barbara, forms an
empire of itself. In resources it is be-
yond the appreciation Of even the most
sanguine. Its development, while COM
psratively rapid, will require many years
to reach its full limit OF Importance.
With the increase of water rights for
irrigation, the settlement of the unim-
proved lands, and the development OF
the mining interests, Southern Califor-
mia will TEEN with wealth and enter
prise. The product of the mines will
lead TO improved railroad facilities and
create demand for many manufactur-
ing enterprises. Likewise the resources
of the soil, in endless variety, will re-
quire many establishments for their util-
ization for shipment abroad. On the
whole the future presents very pleas
ing picture and is not lost sight of by
many shrewd business men OF the east
and elsewhere. By way of illustrating
the progress OF the enterprises now
established number have been visited
recently, with the following results:
THE PHILADELPHIA BREWERY.
1t 10 now IL or IL years since Maier &
zobslein established the Philadelphia
brewery. 1t occupied a portion of it's
present location on Also street and st
first gave employment to three men and
two drivers. 1t now employs from 70 to
70 men and occupies two half blocks of
ground. In 1888 the new brewery was
built and the capital stock placed at
100000, of which $4,000 was paid up.
The capacity is 10000 gallons OF beer q
day and it requires $4,000 sacks of bar
ley year to make the malt. This bar
ley Is taken from selected stock and is
secured from Lancaster and other places.
Formerly large portion was obtained
in San Jecinto, but the prohibition laws
of Riverside have driven the buyers
from that field. The brewery carries
stock of 1850. 900 gallons on hand con-
stsntly. 1t is very interesting place to
visit.
The beer is kept on hand in number
OF cellars, so called, one above and the
other with the temperature at the
freezing point. The machinery and sp-
pliances are of the latest and best kind
made and have been very costly. The
firm make their own ice, much Of which
is shipped away, and have their own
electric light plant. II they succeed in
striking a flow of artesian water, in the
5000 foot we'll they are now sinking,
they expect to have their own water
system.
THE LOS ANGELES ROLLING MILLS.
The Los Angeles Iron and Steel COM
pany, who are just about ready to start
up their large works near the Santa Fe
round house, will make an important
industry. 1t 10 being appreciated by
tho land owners in that vicinity, for q
score or more of new houses have been
built there within the past few months.
The mill will employ from 30 to rs M len
and the product will reach 1875, 900 to
$500, 900 year in value. 1t is the pur-
pose to make sheet steel, such as is now
being used for irrigating pipe and the
like, and also to make corrugated iron,
aud possibly put in q galvanizing plant.
Considerable of the scrap wrought iron
IN this section has already been bought
up and it will, in this way, utilize a lot
of waste material.
A USE FOR THE YUCCA PALM.
Up on the desert there ia an sbund-
ance OF yucca palm. Up to a few years