The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-10-15
WHALEBONE FACTORIES.
Where the Crude Bone Is Prepared
for tho Market.
TIL. First Factory Established In san
Franclsco, Others WIN he Located
In the Eastern states 90 An
Important Industry.

The establishment OF the NhallnB
station at Monterey bay will. IL is eN-
pccted, Increase the demand Tor skilled
labor employed in this cityin the man
ufncturc OF whalebonc. This rs looked
upon Ivy the Merchants association as
another Indication Of good times Tor
California, and the whaling industry
on this coast will be fostered.
In itself, the whaling trade is consid'
cradle at this port, but its increase
means more TO landsmen and the manu-
featuring interests Of the city than is
generally known. IL means that with
| I'm the next few years San Francisco
will become not only the whaling port
of the world. but also the center OF the
whalebone manufacturing interest.
Already q whalebone factory has been
established In this city, and before long
the six other factories in the United
| States-uow located in the eastern
stntes-will undoubtedly he moved TO
this city. This proposition Is almost
eclf-cvident when IT, is considered that
al present Ave slNths OF all the whale
bone manufactured in America is
shipped from this port across the con-
tincnt before II is prepared for the
market.
New bedford. once the great whaling
rort OF tho world. does not send our
more thun ono or two ships after the
lcviathnn now. and all the rest OF the
trade is conferred at this port II wa.
this fact which called into. existence
the whnlcbone factory and that vii
Iling other factories OF the same kline
to this city.
The price Of this commodity is on TIN
increase, II anything, though the whnl
ing industry itself has fallen into com
: raratircly insignificant proportions
Many refined oils ha,f been found e
. take the place OF sporm oil, but no SUI
stitutc has ever been found for whale
bone. Many efforts have been made q
; find some substance that could be use'
] i'm the place Of wbalehonc, and man
experiments on various metals and sui
. stances have been made, but 20 no pun
% nose. For curgcts and dress bodices, n
other substance viii answer. Nothin
NJ else is 80 pliable and so lasting at III
snmc time
II Is not generally known. but II Is
u fact that whnlcbone may be used owe
- and over again, and is practically II
n dcstructible. When bent out Of shat
IS It can he slaughtered by first stenmin
q aud thou placing IL under pressur
Aside from the part it plays in woman
'r apparel, its chief use is for whips ~
~ PROCESS OF cleaning and drying the cru'
whnlebone when hrst taken from Il
81 ships is interesting, 1t is scrubb'
Is and drenchcd with fresh water Wit
q tinluaded at tho yard, and then stood I
~ in punches 20 DRY in the sun. Down
IL Che Yards of the Pacific Steam Nhalil
&c company at the Poirero the strnng
ic who sees the vessels unloading IRON
H. distance and belolds the washed STIR
rs of bone stacked up 20 dry, is very Ill
on " 20 mistake It for some rank grow
Of weeds or tules.
TO When thoroughly dried II is bundl
IN up aud taken 10 the factory on Calif'
~ MIA street, or shipped east go the Fl
c' torres, there 10 be still further scrap
~ and dressed, then steamed and polish
N and cat into marketable strips. FRI
''' first 80 last a good many men are
'' Qlirod 10 handle the bone product d
p' n brought to this port by the whali
.o' vessels, and WHOM IL Is considered q
'' each one of thvst vessels Is manned
proyisioncd here the real Importance
az the entire industry is seen 20 be
an at all insignificant 10 the material v
die fare OF California, Francisco {