The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-24
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
A Decided Improvement Is
Apparent all Along
the Line.
NEW PLANTS ESTABLISHED
San Francisco Alone Manufactures
Over $l5o,ooo,ooo Worth
Of Goods Annually.

OF GOOQS annually.
1t is gratifying to note general i'm
provement in nearly all lines of manufac-
turing in this City. In some instances the
increase of orders is so marked that it
| amounts to rush, and the force OF work
| men has been doubled. When the time
comes that everybody patronizes home in
dustrial institutions there will be few idle
workmen in the State.
The benefit of large capital in bust
ness is beginning to be felt since the Wash
burn Moen Wire Manufacturing Company
bought out the California Wire Works.
Business with this company is rapidly in
creasing, and the present plant is kept
constantly up to about its full capacity on
orders. In addition to 35-ton cable de-
llvered to the Howard-street road, one OF
thirty tons was delivered yesterday for
another section of the same line. This
company has orders on which its factory
force is working aggregating over half
| million pounds of wire rope and cable.
They report prices still advancing in the
East for material.
Mr.. May of the Union Meat Company OF
=
Washington, one of the largest firms in the
West, is in the City, with view of es-
tablisblng here large plant for the curing,
packing and canning of meats. His COM
pany contemplates the investment of sew
| eral hundred thousand dollars in plant and
equipment. Mr.. May says there is no reason
whatever for the importation of cured
meats from Chicago, or from anywhere
else, to California. We have cheap and
abundant productions and the advantage
of climate, which is a factor of great con-
sideration in the business.
The Pelton Water Wheel Company sup
piled few months ago two wheels aggre-
eating 800 horsepower to the Silverton
mines in Colorado for running an electric
transmission plant, the operation of which
has been so satisfactory that duplicate of
the plant has now been ordered.
This company have also an order for a
40O-horsepower station for the Concheno
mine in Mexico, together with an electric
light plant for the mine and works. They
report also several other orders from Mex
leo and Central America, which compels
them to double up their force, and they
are now running their works both night
and day.
L. P. began, the leather and belt manu-
facturer, is shipping big 36-inch belt to
the interior for an electric plant, and has
secured the contract for furnishing the
State prison with all betting and leather
used in that Institution.
The California Art Glass Company is
turning out some very handsome designs
in illuminated glass signs for local cigar
dealers.
The Western Iron Works of this CITY
have the contract for the steel roof of the
Claus Spreckels residence on the corner of
Van Ness avenue and Clay street, and the
staircases of the Parrot building on Market
street.
The ship Tropic Bird, from Tahiti. has
just discharged 100, 900 cocoanuts for L. G..
Sresovich & Co. at their shredded cocoanut
factory at North Beach. The demand for
the Pioneer brand of cocoanut has so in
creased of late that the firm has added a
considerable number of workmen to their
force in the factory.
The Ohmen Compound Steam Engine
Company has just completed sixty horse
power engine for f. w. Smith of the Tus-
carora Mercantile Company of Elko, New,
and have an order for twenty-six horse
power engine from Shaw, Ingram, hatcher
q Co: OF Sacramento, which firm was in
duced to give the preference to this home
company through the influence exerted by
the general movement in favor of Pacific
Coast manufacturing institutions.
The Perkins Pump and Engine Company
has been working their plant up to its full
capacity during the past week. They have
seventeen more med employed than at the
beginning OF the year. During last
week they placed two engines, including
shafts, ETC., in different printing houses in
Oakland, and shipped an engine to Marys-
vile for the Democrat, and also shipped a
pumping plant complete of 5000 gallons
capacity to Medara, Cal, and another to
Greens Landing, on the Sacramento River.
During the past week Mr.. O'Brien, man
ufacturer of flourmills, etc., disposed of a
bean and grain separator of $50 tons per
day to J. d. Cove, one OF the same size to
J. K. Ormsby & Co., two machines for
cleaning and separating coffee to Lievre &
Fricke also one of the same kind to Till
nan & Bendel, and another to w. H.
Miner of this City, and bean and grain
separator to Captain Sutton of San Buena-
ventura.
The Midas Gold Saving Machinery Com
pany has shipped during the last week two
Wash, and two to Quincy, Plumas Coun-
ty, Cal. A large number of these amalga-
majors are now being used in beach sand
mining along the coast.
The G. II. Evans & Co. Machine Works
are putting in new shafting for the steamer
zinfindel, also shafting for the Aurora, and
pair OF engines for the Alviso. This
company also has a contract on hand for
building steam tug for Central America
and hosting works for the Pittsburg Coal
Mining Company.
Woodin & Little are shipping a large
number of the Gem windmills to Mexico
and Honolulu, where they are used extern
sively.
The California Ink Company has had q
large number of workmen employed of
late in enlarging their plant and have
added five new mills, an elevator, etc., to
their works. The high-grade black inks
turned out by them have superseded all
imported inks, and they are now supply
ing al the leading printing-houses of the
coast.
The Galloway Lithographing Company
report business on the increase and a gen.
eral desire on the part of San Francisco
According to the census report San
Francisco manufactures each year about
$50, 600, 600 worth of goods.
The Mare Island Government Navy
yard is at present employing 900 men,