The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-06

is engaged in manufacturing bicycles
and is gradually extending it's field.
Mrs. Reid has the only regular corset
factory, at 2l31a South Spring street,
and J. w. Bsrtell ia alone in the manu-
facture of canes.
There are three furniture factories,
each employing from to % men, of
which Z. E. Henry's is the largest. The
others are the Stearns Manufacturing
company and Baily & Allen.
Mrs. L. V. Voorhees, is the only man
ufacturer of gloves, at 2l31s South
Spring street. She will soon enlarge her
factory.
Over on Kurtz street Robert Miller is
manufacturing curled hair for mat
tresses, etc. About five men are en-
ployed and the product is worth $1,000 q
month.
The Los Angeles Soap company has
grown to pretty large proportions since
it's establishment, dozen years ago.
1t now employs 20 men. The stoneware
and earihenware business ia just in it's
infancy. There are two factories
one the East Los Angeles Earth
enware and Terra Gotta works,
and the other the Los Angeles Stone
ware company. The latter employs 10
men.
There are several engaged in making
tents and awnings. William II. Hoegee
has the largest establishment, and en-
ploys from six to eight persons. All
kinds OF duck goods are turned out, in
Guiding hammocks and sporting goods.
Down on San Pedro street the West
ern Whip company has just opened q
factory. and 40 soon as they can get the
help will employ 15 to 20 persons.
SOMETHING OF THE HONEY INDUSTRY.
The honey business, tributary to Los
Angeles, is likely to be undervalued. 1t
is estimated that there are some 1000
tanning all the way from 30 to 5000
stands, hives or colonies OF bees to an
apiary. From q single one of these
apiaries, that owned by Mr.. Hoppe of
Santa Monica canon, and containing
some 1000 stands, was shipped east last
year 81 tons OF honey. This means some
thing like $4,000 net profits, sand all
other apiarists ara doing as well in pro-
portion to their knowledge and interest
in the business.
1t is curious fact that the money
paid out by this rich industry for sup
plies all these years has been going east.
Although this state is called the home
OF the bee ON this continent, no one has
had enterprise enough or thought of
establishing here factory for the man
ufacturing of supplies.
On the other side of the Rockies, in
the eastern states, there are 60 or more
large factories, some covering from 20 to
80 acres Of ground, devoted to the man
ufacturing of all things pertaining to the
little honey bee. Honey is produced on
the Pacific coast for one-third the cost
OF production east. Hives in the eastern
states cost from SO to 81, it being neces-
sary to construct them so as to with
stand the severity OF the climate, whilst
here the evenness of the climate is such
that q simple hive, constructed at the
cost OF ST., supplies every need of the
bee. In order to fill field hitherto I'M
filed. the California Bee hive factory
has been established at 1927 South Main
street. Since last December they have
manufactured over 5000 hives, besides
other material.
TIE PACIFIC BRASS WORKS.
The Pacific Brass works. located at the
corner of Main and Alpine streets, il
one OF the most complete establishmen
OF it's kind on the coast. 1t has four
separate departments--s foundry, ma