The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20

thing from electric and cable cars down
combined harvesters, hay presses, boilers
and engines Everything in the heavy
machinery line is made in this busy shop.
There are two large carriage factories,
which turn out prime work. Planning mills
and lumber-yards are all about the wharves.
The largest lumber company and plan
ing-mill is that of P. A. Buel & Co. They
carry a complete stock of redwood and pine
lumber amounting to 100000 feet. One
block of ground containing 10000 square
feet is covered with sheds, in which is
stored an immense amount of finishing
lumber.
The most attractive factory, from the
standpoint of art and color, is the Stockton
Terra Gotta Company. They make an ex-
quisite line of vases. iardinieres, pedestals,
in fact, all kinds of bric-a-brac If it was
put on sale as imported ware, the express
sions of praise would be deafening. As it
is the Stockton Terra Gotta Company is
being Justly rewarded in both praise and
profit. This is the only factory of the kind
on this coast, and they are reaching out to
large trade.
1t is impossible to mention in detail all
the many enterprises of this city of mar
velous promise, all the progressive, up-to-
date business men and philosophical men
and women. The women are active factors
in the life of Stockton. 1t is said there are
some silurians, but only sprinkling COM
pared TO the energetic men who are say
ing, 1--WE will be a great city," and are
willing to put their shoulder to the wheel
and bring their prophecy to pass. This is
not slough city; such an appellation is
now misnomer, since the last slough was
filled up three or four years ago. There
are many handsome homes here. modern
in architecture. with beautiful lawns. The
San Joaquin County Courthouse is mag
nificent piece of architecture, built of white
granite in the midst of green plaza in the
heart of the business portion of town. 1t
is a most restful piece of architecture; in
looking at it one thinks of Nine. de Staers
idea of good architecture being frozen
music" The Methodist Church is a mag
nificent building. The Sunset Telephone
Company has gem OF place-red brick,
with white marble wainscoting, most pc
culiar. The inside, with flowers, birds and
pretty girls, is a perfect bower.
But the place of all places and that to be
priced above everything is the superb
Hazelton Library building. DR.. Hazelton
of Tarrytown, n. Y, left $4,000 to Stock
ton for this public library because he re-
ceived his first business start in life here.
Fifty thousand dollars was put in the
library building, which is of the Ionic
type of architecture. 1t is constructed en-
tirely of brick, marble and iron. All
modern ideas of library construction have
been carried out. The necessary wood
work is polished oak. The ceilings are
ribbed with beams of hollow steel. Mas
sive marble columns, forming half circle.
sustain the gallery floor, which is used for
a reading-room, where all papers and mag
azines are on file. For the sake of safety
for the %, 900 books that will soon be on
the shelves the space where the books are
shelved can be separated from the main
Office by three steel drop curtains, thus
rendering the book-storage portion abso-
lutely tireproof. 1t is muniicent gift,
which has been applied with taste and
judgment. Stockton is to be congratulated
on having such library open free to all.
There are many social, literary and miscel-