The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08
CITY FACTORIES BUSY.
Increased Activity in the Con.
StruCtion of Mining
Machinery.
California'S Canned Fruits In Great
Demand - Shipments to
Interior Points.

The Mechanics Fair now in progress at
the Pavilion serves as an object lesson to
those interested in the development of
home industry. 1t is almost wholly made
up of the products of San Francisco and
State factories and is certain to do much
in educating the people as to the merits of
homemade articles in almost every line of
trade.
The shops of the City have generally
been kept busy the past week ON orders in
hand, while number of new contracts
were placed, and shipments have con-
tinued about as usual to all points reached
by the trade of the City. Special activity
is noted in all establishments equipped for
the manufacture of mining machinery.
The Risdon Iron Works report continued
activity in orders for mining machinery all
along the coast. They are just shipping
two more Bryan mills and four Johnson
concentrators to the Bullion Beck Mining
Company in Utah; also a Bryan plant to
Norris, Mont, and stampmill to Bald
Mountain, Mont. During the coming
week they will commence the delivery OF
material for which they have the contract
to the San Joaquin Valley Railroad.
cases of canned fruit in their cannery in
Oakland this season. They employ 700
hands, and will not finish the seasons
work for over month yet AS an in
stance showing the Importance of canning
only first class and uniform grade OF
fruits it is stated that every case from their
factory is already engaged for shipment
abroad, and the shipments are going for
ward as fast as turned out at the factory.
Since the recent fire in their spice and
coffee factory they have leased large
brick building on Battery street, which
will soon be ready for the continuance OF
that line of their trade.
The Union Lithograph Company has
several large orders for syrup labels in
hand for local firms. This is sufficient as
illustrating that the local syrup factories
hands, and that the importations from the
East are constantly growing less.
The works of the Pelton Water-wheel
Company are still running to their full
capacity, both night and day. A marked
feature of their business is the increase of
orders from mining companies in this
State, which indicates that not only the
work of mine development is being vigor-
ously pushed, but that active preparations
are being made for reducing ores by the
most economical processes.
The latest electric-power transmission
scheme under construction is that of the
Nevada County station, which consists of
two pairs of Pelton wheels of 500-horse-
power capacity each, which are to run
under head of 206 feet at 400 revolutions.
They are directly connected to two STAN
ley alternating current generators OF the
same capacity.
Two separate wheels are provided for the
exciters, and Pelton differential governors
will afford necessary regulation. The power
thus generated is to be transmitted to the
various mines in the vicinity of Grass
Valley and Nevada City, located within q
radius of seven miles, and is intended for
operating mills, hoists, pumps, etc.
1t is also intended to run a railroad be-
tween the towns above named. The plant is
located on the South Yuba River, the
fume having been arranged to carry suffi-
Gent water to increase the plant to 25O0
high pressure.
Mr.. LOTUS of the Western Manufactur-
ing Company reports large amount of
sawmiu work on hand and several con-