The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

vile, Nevada City and Grass Valley.
There is also stage connection with Colusa
and Forbestown daily.
Marysville and her surroundings are ably
represented by two live and progressive
newspapers, both publishing daily and
semi weekly editions. The Democrat was
established in 1884 by Milton McWhorter.
The Democrat Publishing Company, COR
poration, is proprietor. T. j. Sherwood is
manager and editor and f. II. Day assist
ant manager.
The Marysviile Appeal first appeared
on January %. 1860. George W. Bloom &
Go. being the publishers. The paper is
Republican in politics and is conducted
by the Marysvite Appeal Publishing
Company. f. w. Johnson is managing
editor.
One OF the best Indicators to show the
conditions of trade and progress in a
town or city IS the business transacted a,
the local postoffice. During the past three
years the Marysville office has made q
splendid showing. the increase of business
Warranting an all-night serv ce and the
establishing of free-dellvery system.
August two carriers were employed, who
already have found the business demand
ing the services of another TO properly
cover the whole territory. An additional
carrier has been ordered, who will enter
upon his duties within q month.
Marysville boasts of one of the largest
cahneries in the State. The building.
which is new, covers over halt block
of 160x320 feet. Five hundred persons
ind employment here during the sea-
son, and their payroll for last season
amounted 10 $4,000. and will reach
10000 this year. Last year sc. 900
cases Of two dozen cans each were
shipped, while this season theie shipment
are expected to reach $4,000 cases. The
market of this cannery is the world, the
last years product being shipped to Lon
don and Liverpool, the distributing points
from which Europe is supplied, to Syd-
ney, Melbourne, Shanghai, Singapore,
johannesburg, etc.
a Z. Baumgartner is the manager of
the Marv svile Fruit Packing Company.
The Marysville Wooden Mill since 1867
has purchased and used in the manufac-
ture of goods l3, 429.9 .922 pounds OF wool.
most OF which was grown in the imm edi-
ate vicinity, at an average price of 161%
cents per pound, amounting to 50, ,214 :
S27 50. This amount has been paid 10 the
woolmen in cash. upon the delivery OF the
wool. enabling him to pay his bills
promptly and in many cases to keep a
healthy balance at his bankers.
In the same time there has been Maid
for labor 1852 907 rs, nearly two-third, OF
which has gone to the white empIove.
There has been received from the sale of
goods So. sos, 7s2 ~. The greatest portion
of these goods has been sold in San Frnn.
cisco and the returns brought TO Marys-
vile and put in circulation. The capital
stock, originally $50,000 is now $500 600
of which but $75 461 65 was paid in cash,
the remainder, $l24. 53S 80, having been
accumulated by the earnings of the corpo-
ration. In addition, the shareholders
have always received a fair interest on
their investment in cash dividends. the
aggregate of which up to the present time
is 1914. 474. The buildings and machinery
ere ali in good repair.
The Marysville Winery, Gotlieb Sieber.
proprietor, yearly turns out large quanti-
ties OF brandy. ana ships many thousands $
of gallons OF wine to the Eastern markets
and Europe, all of its output having a
weIl-earned reputation, and bringing re.
mun1ratiye prices.
The Empire Foundry and Harvester
Works supply farmers with implements.
and repair all kinds of farm tools: at the
same time monitors and other mining
machinery are turned out at short notice
in large or small quantities.
Swain & Hudson own one of the be At
appointed planning mills in the State.
They find employ ment for large force of
men at all seasons, being builders and
contractors.
The Marysvilie Bag Factory has large
number of regular patrons, and always
has sufficient orders TO keep busy nun.
ber of men.
The Buckeye Flour Mills, established in
the early fifties. give EN- ploy ment to many
men. Shipments are made to China and
japan monthly, and there is all exten nsiye
demand ail over the State. The institu.