The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-30
.DO|NGS OF HOME TRADE,
An Order All the Way From
South Africa for Mining
Machinery.
MORE HANDS BEING ENGAG< D.
Latest Contracts Secured by Home
Factories = Signs OF Re-
ViVaI.

Tomorrow the Washburn- Moen Manu-
featuring Company will deliver cable,
$4,000 feet long, to the Preside and Ferries
cable road. 1t will require thirty horses to
haul it to the power-house. At the Pacific
works OF this company large force of
workmen are employed on orders from all
points on the coast, including Mexico,
| Central and South America. During the
past week they sent out 5000 copies of a
| circular letter advising their customers of
the recent requirement by them of the
business and plant of the California Wire
Works and that hereafter they will operate
the same in conjunction with their fac
tories at Worcester, Mass, and Waukegan,
| Ill. With the fine rope and cable
machinery and trained mechanics of the
California Wire Works they are prepared
| to manufacture here in this City and
promptly supply the strongest and most
serviceable wire rope and cables made in
| the world.
The Pacific Rolling mills Company has
| been awarded the contract for making
10000 fishbolts for the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railroad. This COM
pany has also been given the contract for
six sets of carriages for the Govern
ment, to be used at the Preside.
W. I'll. Ohmen & Co. have just received
contract for IS horsepower engine for the
Oakland Iron Works.
AT the Keystone Boiler Works they are
| turning out six 54-inch boilers for the Ala
| media Sugar Refinery. The superior quail
ity of boilers made in this City makes it
very difficult for the Eastern manufacturer
| to trade in this market
The Pacific Saw Manufacturing Com
pany reports most gratifying increase in
business. The force of mechanics in the
! shops has been increased and the plant is
| worked up to about It's full capacity. The
manager says: 1--WE are doing more busi-
ness now than for the last two years."
The Vulcan Iron Works are running their
usual force on miscellaneous work COM
prising orders from interior mining camps
and from Mexico, Central and South
America. Mr.. Graham, the manager, re-
ports business fairly good with good pros
poets of greatly increased business over
| la st year.
B. F. Chapman of Tahiti has during the
past week made investments of over $4,000
in San Francisco securities, including
| $500 in gas stock and other industrial
stocks of the City.
L. S. J. Hunt, formerly owner of the
| Post-Intelligencer of Seattle, is now in the
| Orient, where he has secured from the
Shanghai Council the right to construct an
electric streetcar system at cost of 81, OO0,-
600 in gold.
The Perkins Pump and Engine Com
pany is very busy with orders from points
all along the coast. Last week it shipped
a 5OOO-g allon-per-hour pump and engine to
Ferndale, CAL, an engine to the Herald
Machine Works at Oakland, and pump
ing plant to Modesto. Paul B. Perkins,
the manager, says business is getting bet
ter every day and the inquiries from all
parts of the State indicate a growing pros
perity in every section.
| Next month the workmen in the Mare
Island Navy-yard will be increased from
800 to 1900 men.
w. H. Birch & Co. are making two
large hydraulic elevators for the Napa
| Insane Asylum
The General Construction Company of
this City has secured the contract from the
town of Santa Clara to build water works
to cost $4,000.
The Western Manufacturing Company
is building machinery for the Usal Lum-
Der Company of Mendocino County.
The famous Heidelberg tun, long the
| largest wine cask in the world, is now ex-
ceeded by one at the Barton winery, at
Fresno, which holds 1000 gallons more.
| The Stauffer Chemical Works report
| business on the increase, and have added
! considerable to the number of employees.
Their factories occupy whole block at the
| foot of Ninth street and block at North
| Beach. They report shipments to British
| Columbia, Alaska, Sandwich Islands. the
Orient, Mexico and South America.
| During the past week the Union Litho-
graph Company turned out $4,000 copies
of letter-head for the Washburn-M oen
Worcester, Mass, and Waukegan, Ill. It
is handsome in design and shows the four
different factories of the Washburn- Moen
Company, including the big works at
| North Beach in this City.
| RusinaSs with the GoIdop Cato WaoIap
Manufacturing Company is still good.
| Some time ago they received an order from
an Eastern house for large number of
blankets. The first shipment of this order
went forward several weeks ago and proved
so satisfactory that the order was increased
| by $500 pairs.
| Francis Smith & Co. have just received
an order for four carloads of iron pipe for
an Idaho mining company. The force in
the factory will be engaged during the
next week on this order.
The spirit of patriotism which prompts
the citizens Of this City to patronize home
factories will suggest that all fireworks for
the Fourth of July will bear the trade
mark of the California Fireworks Com
pany, the only home factory in the City
| The Union Gas Engine Company is busy
on orders for large number of irrigating
plants, two of which were received the
| past week. This company also received an
order for large engine to be used in oper-
ating machinery for mining company in
Southern California
The Pacific Coast Cooperative Cigar
| Company, manufacturers of the Red Seal
| cigar, report an increased demand for the
products of home manufactures and are
confident that California will yet be able
to supply the home market with goods
made on this coast.
| During the lastweek NJ. 'Brien received
an order from the Capital Mills of Los
Angeles for twenty rolls, to be reground
and corrugated, and thirty-six rolls from
the Del Monte Mills of this City, and
shipped barley-mi and plant to o. Nc
Henry of Modesto.
| Fan Bros, broom manufacturers, are
shipping large consignment of brooms
| from their factory to Australia
The Pelton Water-wheel Company con-
tinues to run their works night and day,
presenting scene of great activity, As