The herald., 1897-01-03
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1t is the general impression elsewhere
that the manufacturing interests of Los
Angeles are very Insignificant, and that
, the city will not attain the position of
| manufacturing place for many years.
This impression doubtless arose from
the fact that fuel formerly was too
| costly to enable manufacturers here to
compete with cities where motive power
can be obtained at smaller expense The
census of 1890 showed that Los Angeles
had $50 facto, les in operation, in which
| over $i0,000,o00 was invested, and five
| thousand men and women were en-
| ployed, and the wages aggregated $3.-
| 100000 per annum. Since then the man.
| ufacturing industries of this city have
made great strides forward and these
figures should be larger.
The discovery of crude petroleum in
vast quantities in this city has unQues-
tionably proved great boon to old-es-
tablished manufactures and All incen-
tive to others to establish new indus
tries.
Interviews with leading manufactur-
ers of Los Angeles demonstrated the
fact that nearly all of them are using
crude petroleum as fuel. The manufac-
turers are very confident, moreover,
that Los Angeles can now compete in
many lines of manufacturing with any
city on the coast. There are many lines
not yet represented in this city, which
could be successfully operated. but a
greater interest in home products" is
imperatively needed before Los Angeles
can take the position it is entitled to oc-
cupy as a manufacturing enter.
The following. descriptive of some of
the leading manufacturing industries
of the city. will doubtless prove inter-
esting to those who have the impression
insignificant.
CUDAHY PACKING COMPANY.
This valuable and rapidly growing
manufacturing concern has been spur
red to greater activity on account of
the lessened cost of fuel since crude pc
troleum was adopted. The fuel bill for
1896, however, was $4,000, which is of
considerable advantage to Los Angeles
oil producers. The beef packing de-
partment was started in March, 1895
In 1896 sixty thousand cases of corned
beef alone were packed Several con-
Signments of two cars each of barreled
beef were shipped to Japan. The dried
beef product in 1895 was over 400, 900
pounds The number of hogs slaugh-
tered was $3.50. The disbursements
for live stock in 1896 aggregated sS43-
600. The pay rolls for last year ag-
gregated $173 600. From 140 to $50 men,
boys and girls are constantly employ
ed. The total volume of business for
1895 was 81, 222 900. The operations of the
company extend all over this state,
Arizona. New Mexico. and even to
Alaska. besides the consgnments to
Japan above mentioned.
LLEWELLYN IRON WORKS
This extensive manufacturing concern
was started on a modest scale in 1887
The buildings now occupy practically
the entire block bounded by San Fer
nando, Magdalena, Railroad and North
Main streets. The main buildings are
three stories in height
Among other large orders filed for
mining machinery during the year 1896
were the following: A 10-stamp mill for
the Golden Dream Mining company of
Picacho, Ariz.: a 5-stamp mill for the
Pink Prince Mining and Milling COM
pany of Victor, Cal; enlarging a 5-stamp
to a 10-stamp mill for the Rose mine of
Victor. Cal; 5-stamp mill for the Raw
hide Mining and Milling company OF
Randsburg district; enlarging 5-stamp
TO a 10-stamp mill for c. A. Koehn Of
kane's Springs: 2-stamp mill for SEN
stam pMfiniillrfo fniillr for nyoAfs 3f'Yed ROCK
district: lot of mining machinery for
the Lacy & Mulholland company of Low
er California; large cyanide plant for
the Argus Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany of Panamint; mining machinery
for Davis G. Hartzell on the Gulf of Cal
ifornia
Among the building contracts for
structural iron were the following: Bull
lard block, Los Angeles; ornamental
iron work, Farmers and Merchants
bank, Los Angeles; Henne block, Los
Angeles; addition to soldiers home; new
city Jail, Los Angeles; Athletic club,
Los Angeles; Gray building, Third and
Main streets; also stairways and orna-
metal iron work, Van Nuys building,
Los Angeles.
Among the elevators were the follow
ing: Van Nuys building, Los Angeles,
two passenger elevators and three hy1-
draulic ram elevators; also a large num-
Der of hand power elevators to differ
ent sections of California and Arizona.
The firm do general foundry and
blacksmith work and have added largely
to these plants during 1896. A number
of new and latest improved appliances
have been added to the machine shop.
and among them planer which will
make cut 2S feet 6 inches by6 feet wide.
Among other tools added to the boiler
department is pneumatic riviter.
California agents for many extensive
iron works, elevator. and steam pump
manufacturers in the east.
FULTON ENGINE WORKS.
| This prominent manufacturing con-
| cern was started about twelve years
| ago at the corner of Chavez and Ash
| streets, the present location. The firm
make a specially of pumping machinery,
quartz mill and mining machinery
Their equipment is the heaviest in the
state outside of San Francisco. embrac-
ing the latest improved machinery to
insure rapid and accurate work. The
president of the company, A. j. McCone
also president of the Fulton foundry
Virginia City, New, has done much to-
ward improving mining machinery to
| It's present high standard. j. p. Meal
! lister and w. Lewis Bell are the manag-
| ers. Mr.. McAllister commenced his
mechanical career in Virginia City. dur
ing its early days, and has built some
of the heaviest mining machinery evel
built in the United States. Later he
owned and operated the Tombstone
Arizona foundry, where he achieved
eminence as leading mechanical anc
public man. w. Lewis Bell has fol
twenty years past been connected witt