The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31

wire supplied by this big manufactorv,
and the Atlantic ca BILE was also manufac-
tured by the Roebling's Sons.
The mandatory of this great con Germ is
at Trenton, n. j., with their principal
branch offices and warehouses in New
York, Chicago, Cleveland (Ohio), and this
city.
As suppliers of cable and electric rail-
road wires they have an extensive trade,
and probably have done more in the build
ing up OF these railroads IN the United
States during the past, decade than any
other ESTABLISH hment in their particular
line.
One OF the departments of large ocean
steamer that has been greatly added to
during the past deca g is the electrical
workings. To D. d. Wass. the welI-known
electrician OF this city, is due the credit
IN the com pleteness OF electrical work
on the Oceanic Steamship Company YES
sells. The speciality of this establishment
is electrical installations, supplies and re-
pairs for marine plants.
Besides the boats of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company, Mr.. Wass furnishes the
electrical supplies to Goodall, Perkins &
Co., the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company, the Pacific Mail Steamship
Com pany, and the Occidental and Orien-
tai Steamship Com pany, and attends to
their regular repair work in this line,
which latter department is feature of
his business Mr.. Wass has been ider-
titled in marked degree with the prog
ress of California. Ever man of en-
ergy, of enterprise. OF brain-power,
capable of large undertakings, he has been
in the leading ranks of our intelligent
workers, who, hand IN hand and by har-
monious action in their respective call
ings, have left for their descendants n
great State as the best memorial of their
lives.
The dairy produce and provisions of the
Oceanic Steamship Company are provided
by A. w. Fink, the well-known wholesale
and retail merchant OF this city. The
goods used on the large ocean liners In
question, and included under the had of
produce and provisions, are varied and
extensive, embracing butter, eggs, cheese,
honey and olives.
Mr.. Fink is one of the foremost mer-
chants in this city. For tweniy-six years
he has been tenant of the Washington
Market ard on the opening of the
Spreckels Market about a year ago he
es!a bllshed branch agency in this
market for the better convenience of his
retail trade.
The important position that tn is promi-
nent merchant occupies in the CONNER
clal world might be better known by
statin" that his trade is not confined TO
San Francisco or California alone, but
extends even to Hongkong and Yoko-
hama, where he has some of the principal
clubs aud hotels on his list as customers.
The awarding of the contract for the
supply of the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany TO Mr.. Fink serves as a recognition
not alone as to his com potency and re-
liability, out as to the superior qualify of
the goods he handles.
During the stay OF the Oceanic steamers
IN this port he supply OF meats to the
vessels is furnished by James Boyes & Co.
OF the Golden Shore Market, " holesalers
and retailers, 10S Clay street. Besides fur
nishlng the meats of this company Boycs
d Co. control the shipping trade of this
city, and probably no other firm has a
wider circle of friends and customers than
this establishment among the sh piping
community.
The firm has been in business in this city
over twenty five years, and for ten years
| past has been located in its present quar-
ters on Clay street. Among the more
prominent of shippers who are customers
| of his firm are the following: Renton-
Holmes Company, Hobbs & Wall. the
Dunsmulr Comrany, J. J. Smith, J. ].
Moore, William Boole and the Spreckels
Company. In the supplying of the Eng
lish men-of-war and merchant vessels
James Boyes & Co. handle this trade ex.
cluslveiy.
The supplying of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company'S business in this line bv
Boyes & Co. is an evidence which speaks
highly of the relia bility and superiority
of tn quality OF the meats of This firm.
a department in the outfitting of the
| Oceanic steamship vessels that probably
lends more than any other to the artistic
grace and egance of the large ocean
ilners is the work done by the brass, cop
per and sheet metal workers. The credi,
IN this regard on the vessels in question is
due largely to he weIl-known local firm
OF DE Lano Bros. The fine quality of
goods, the superiority of workmanship
aId the art OF construction in this depart
ment on these Oceanic boats are surpassed
by no other vessels in the world. Besides
being suppliers of this company De Lano
Bros. are outtitters for most of the prin-
clpai ocean liners sailing from this city.
as well as most all the sailing yessels OF
greater or less Importance, amt the ferry
and river steamers operating on the
waters OF the bay. They make speciality
OF every description of marine work and
10 an extensive business also in
the lobbing line. The firm, which is