The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-25
SEVERAL BUDDING INDUSTRIES.
Capital Being Attracted to
Los Angeles.
A Tannery, Glass Works and Other
Big Enterprises.
Large Plant for the Manufacture OF
Electric Supplies and Mining
Machinery.

The articles which have app pared in these
columns, recently, calling attention to the ad-
vantages Los Angeles affords for the profitable
investment OF capital aud manufacturing en-.
terprises have had the effect OF awakening con
siderable interest in the subject. not only inter
est among local capitalists, but also among
strangers within our gates. Within the past
few days inquiries have boom received at this
Office and at the chamber OF commerce as to the
lines of industry that are most needed and that
would be most likely to prove remunerative.
The old objection urged by citze as that the
smoke nuisance would make Los Angeles un.
desirable as place OF residence and put an end
to tina tourist traffic if manufactures were
started here on large scale, Is not heard SO
often since oil burning has been per-
fected and petroleum has been developed in
sufficient quantity to take the place of COAL
The solution OF the fuel question has also
caused capitalists to more seriously consider
the pro position of embsrking in manufaotur-
ing enterprises here.
The success of such establish m ents % the
Cudahy packing house; the sheet iron works,
foundries, brass, engine and structural iron
works, operated here for several years past, to
say nothing of the capneries and numerous
small factories that have been 6ourishing for
many years. have demonstrated that there Is q
field here, and a very promising one at that, for
new and larger industries than the ones already
established.
The prospect too of having a deep sea har-
Dor; railroad from Los Angeles to Salt Lake
City; competing line of railroad northward;
the completion of the Southern Paoi1c's coast
line road, aud the Nicaragua canal, the sue.
cessful carrying out of all OF which projects ID
regarded by everyone question OF no great
length of time, makes 1t SO apparent that Los
Angeles is destined to be great commercial
city, that it bshooves capitalists to be stirring
themselves in order to get in early If they would
rise with the great wave OF prosperity that ia
bound to sweep over this city and the surround
ing country.
A proposition for the establish m rent of q glass
factory in Los Angeles by Philadelphia parties
is now under consideration by the chamber Of
commerce. Other parties are figuring on put
ting in a tannery. Work or the smelter which
was begun some time ago will no doubt be re.
sumed one of these days and pushed to COM
pleton. These are only a few of the budding
industries that THE HERALD is epprised Of
There is at present in the city distinguished
manufacturer and electrical engineer who
although he came here merely as tourist, hal
been quietly looking into the advantages Lot
Angeles would offer for the manufacture Of
electrical and mining machinery. This gentle
man is Mr.. Walter K. Freeman of New York.
To representative of THE HERALD, he stated
yesterday, that he had bscome very favorably
impressed with Los Angeles as manufactur-
ing center, during his sojourn of three weeks iI
Southern California-so favorably, indeed, that
he thought of establishing plant here similar
to the Risdon iron works in San Francisco He
goes from here to San Ffoncisco, where hs had
Intended to embark IN the manufacture oil
electrical and mining machinery, but from his
observations here he hiss formed the opinion
that this would be the better place, especially
If the harbor question were settled In favor OF
San Pedro, as he believes 1t ultimately will be,
and the proposed railroad to Salt Lake City be-.
comes an actual fact.
The sort of plant Mr.. Freeman thinks of put
ting in would cost about $25O,0OO, He is a
wealthy man and quite able to father an enter
prise of such magnitude. At least he has Gre
dentials reading to that effect, from very influ.
entail individuals and Arms in the east.
Mr.. freeman will look further into the mat
ter before leaving here or deciding upon what
he will do.
Here is an opportunity that Los Angeles
should take advantage of. Every reasonable
Inducement should be offered this gentleman
to locate his factory here, iRstead of San Fran
cisco, as plant of such size would give en-.
ployment to 400 or 500 men, and add greatly
to the trade of the city. In the neighborhood
of quarter of million dollars would be paid
out in wages alone, and the total amount of
money circulated in the community by the
operation of big factory like the one spoken
of would probably be as much as $4,000, 900
per annum This liz decidedly the largest in
dustrial enterprise ever even remotely sp oxen
Of for Los Angeles.