The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-25
HOME INDUSTRIAL NEWS,
Excellent Work Done by the
Manufacturers and Pro-
duCerS' Association.
Some Big Contracts Closed Up and
Others SeCured-The Shops
Are Busy.

According to new list just issued by
the Manufacturers and Producers Asso-
citation it now has mem bership of 1149.
This is remarkable showing for am or
ganization not yet five months in existence.
But more remarkable still is the immense
amount of work for the good of the City
and the State accomplished through it in
this short time. It has been live organ
ization from the start and has shown an
energy in its efforts that must be accorded
commentator from all who have the good
of the State at heart. Without specifying
particular contracts it is estimated that
over 81 100000 has been retained IN the
State which, but for the work of the asso-
citation, would have gone into the pockets
of Eastern contractors for material and to
Eastern and foreign concerns for merchan-
disc, etc. This is not all, however, for
there is another factor working out results
which in time will be greater than all else.
ing home industry, which has been
instilled in the minds of the masses and
which is growing day by day.
1t is the testimony of very many firms
in various lines of trade that there is a
constantly increasing demand for home
made articles, and that people are begin
ming to realize the importance of keeping
money in circulation within the State by
using, as far as possible, California prod
ucts. If the association has been able to
accomplish so much during what might be
termed It's formative state what may not
be expected from it when it has brought
into its ranks membership embracing a
majority of the manufacturers and pro-
ducers of the State?
The San Francisco Bridge Company has
completed its part of the work on the
foundation of the new ferry slips at the
foot of Market street The last stone OF
their work was placed in position yester-
day. Their contract amounted to $247 900.
They used over 5000 piles and constructed
$4,000 cubic yards of concrete and fur
nished over 1 ,000,0 900 feet of lumber. They
are now constructing two steel bridges,
one for Sierra and one for Ansador County,
costing in the aggregate $4,000. Through
their New Y ork office they have just Sc
cured a 100000 contract for dredging and
the improvement of the wharf at Norfork,
Va.
The Golden Gate Wooden Manufacturing
Company is delivering the beaver cloth for
police uniforms, contracted for some time
ago by the Police Commissioners.
General John B. Frisbie of this City has
received a concession from the Mexican
Government for an electric railway from
Jalapa, on the Inter-oceanlc Railway, to
C0r0Da, IN the Odntd CruZ passage through
an extensive coffee and fruit country.
This is the first electric railway projected
in our sister republic.
The Albion Lumber Company of this
City recently sent sample block of red
wood to Indianapolis, Ind, accompanied
by letter asking that it be included in the
material to be bid upon for the North Meri-
dian street block work pavement. The
board was favorably impressed with the
sample, and decided to admit the wood in
competition.
The Dow Steam Pump Works find in
checking up the number of pumps built
by them for the first half of 1895, that the
number greatly exceeds that OF the pre-
vious year. They are necessarily busy in
the manufacture of special pumps, having