The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-14
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
The Work That Is Being Done in the
Factories and Foundries of
This City.

Francis Smith d Co. are shipping large
quantity of iron pipe to Alaska for the
Hayward mines at Juneau. This COM
pany has completed the contract on the
Oakland water works, where upward of
twenty miles of water mains were laid at
cost exceeding $125,000.
Clot & Meese have completed work on a
contract for a new refrigerator and ice
machine for increasing the capacity of a
Sacramento brewery.
The Cyclops Machine Works is making
thirty-ton refrigerating plant for Miller &
Lux at Butchertown. The contract in
cludes the tracks, switches and rollers.
They have also under way a refrigerating
plant for J. H. Wadsworth of Yreka and
complete ice plant for A. III. VIII of
Healdsburg.
Architect Lille has prepared plans for a
large sanitarium to be located in Mill
Valley. A company has been organized
for the purpose of making this improve
ment, and it is stated that 100000 viii be
expended in the work.
I E1he Cahill & Hall Elevator Company has
closed contract for a hydro-steam eleva-
tor for the Pacific Meat Company's new
plant at Tacoma, Wash.
Paul B. Perkins of the Perkins Pump
and Engine Company is perfecting an ap-
paratus which mixes air and crude petro-
feum oil OF the requisite proportion into an
atomized condition; it is then conveyed
in pipes having the desired pressure to the
CRATE space under the boiler, where it is
ignited, and produces a strong, steady
blaze at an economy of about the ratio of
81 ton for coal This is accomplished by
the use of one of their little two-horse-
power gas-engines, which lifts the oil from
the storage into the chambers and creates
~ !, fab Intn hn fur
mace in the form of carbureted gas.
The Union Machine Works are complet-
ing the work on large hydraulic mash
machine for the National Brewery. A
number of Eastern firms tried to secure
this contract, but loyalty to home indus
try by the National people influenced
them to give it to local factory, even at
an advance over the Eastern drummers'
prices.
Prior to the establishment of the Cali
fornia Ink Company, all money expended
for ink went to enrich Eastern manufac-
turers. This company is now supplying
such printing houses as II. S. Croker q
Co., Francis & Valentine, the Schmidt
Label Company, etc., and expects soon to
of the metropolitan daily papers.
The Union Gas Engine Company has
Just finished and launched a 48-foot freight
launch for river traffic above Sacramento,
and 60-foot schooner for the north coast
trade. They also have in hand contracts
for building 50-foot launch to be shipped
to New Zealand; one for use in the public
park at Sydney, Australia, and one also
for the technical school at Sydney.
The Phoenix Iron Works are busy filling
a large order for Woodbury. COMMENTATORS.
Within the past month, three concen-
| traitors were shipped to Ell Dorado County,
three to Amador and two to Placer County,
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the State. These works have also large
amount of miscellaneous machinery in
tended for different parts OF the State.
The raise in the price of OIL has stlmu-
lated competition. very strong East
ern company has entered the field and is
placing storage tanks in several centers
of trade on the coast. The Bay City Iron
Works of this city is to build one to hold
10000 barrels, and others are under con-
struction.
The Byron Jackson Machine Works
shipped the past week one compound con-
densing engine and boilers to Walnut
Grove, and several centrifugal pumps of
their manufacture to other points. They
are now building large compound en-
CINE and pump for the Edison Light and
Power Company.
The Selby Smelling Works are shipping
more gold and silver bullion than at this
time last year. Especially is this true of
gold bullion shipments, which for last
month showed a very large increase over
the corresponding month of 1894.
The Dow Steam-pump Works have Just
completed Tor the Standard Consolidated
Mining Company of Bodie, CAL, one OF
the combined electric mine, station and
sinking pumps, having capacity OF 100
gallons per minute to a height of 750 feet.
They have also just shipped to Amador
County one of their sinking pumps having
capacity of 400 gallons per minute to
height of 800 feet vertical and similar
pump to Calaveras County for use in the
Thorp Mining Company's claim. They
have under way at the present time pumps
for the Casey building and the steamer
Mineola, besides several smaller plants.
The Pelton Water-wheel Company is
shipping to Kioto, Japan, a 200 horse
power plant for operating railroad system
in that city. This company has also Just
received and commenced work on an cleo
tric-power plant for Guatemala.
w. w. Montague Il Co. were the sue
cessful bidders for the contract for heating
and ventilating the Whittier residence.
The Pacific Builder reports the number
of recorded contracts in San Francisco for
March as LOG, aggregating $724,24 I'M
recorded contracts, %, amounting to
Sal ,000