The herald., 1897-01-17

tallized and preserved fruits than any
house In America. Eight salesrnen are
constantly employed and their opera
tions cover more territory than that Of
any firm In Southern California. More
over, the excellent quality of goods man
ufactured and put up by this Arm 10
steadily increasing the demand, and their
territory is rapidly enlarging.
LACY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
This old established Arm have their
mandatory In the block bounded by
North Main and Date streets. Alham-
bra avenue and San Fernando street.
The general offices are In rooms and
4, Baker block. They manufacture steel
and iron water pipe, we'll casing. irrt-
eating hydrants and valves. also gen.
eral sheet and plate iron work. Their
California" irrigation hydrant, which
is the best irrigation valve made. for
pressure service, Is the invention of Will
liam Lacy, jr., of this company. Tho
firm also have patents on pipe coating
and air valves. The special lines manu-
factured are steel pipe and oil storage
tanks. They also handle cast iron pipe
and fittings. They have recently COM
pleted several miles of pipe for the Red
lands Electric Light and Power COM
pany, which conveys the water that FUR
nishes power for lighting the cities OF
Redlands. Riverside and Highlands.
This pipe is S6 inches In diameter ana
has pressure of over 500 foot head. They
have also just completed q pipe line Of
several thousand feet for the Power De-
velopment company of Bakersfield. This
pipe is &C inches in diameter. which con-
veys water that furnishes the power for
lighting Bakersfield and operating var
ious plants in the Kern River valley.
They have also recently completed sew
erai large steel tanks for various CONF
panies, the largest being for the Stand
ard OIL company, which Is So feet In
diameter and SO feet high. Among
many other contracts recently filled 10
that of a large tank for the Pacific Coast
Oil company of Ventura several tanks
and stills and various iron work for
the .Puente Oil company at Chino.
The firm employ from fifty to seventy
Ave hands, according to the season.
Their exhibit at the pavilion comprises
miniature oil tank, pipe fittings and
valves, hydrants. ETC., and Is very taste
fully arranged.
PACIFIC CYCLE COMPANY.
This rapidly growing manufacturing
concern was established and incorpo-
rated four years ago and ito growth
has been phenomenal. The firm COM
menoed the manufacture Of bicycles in
a small way at the present location. 618
South Broadway, and In connection
Herewith esta blished an electro-plating
and enameling plant. The great de-
mand for special work In the latter de-
partments induced the company to en-
large the capacity and add materially
to the equipment, thus necessitating ad-
ditional premiseA which now occupy
Nos 61S to ga. The electroplating
and enamsring departments ere at
present the largest of their kind on the
Pacific coast. The manufacture OF bi-
cycles is still continued. however. and
the bicycle repair shop Is the largest in
California. The writer recently visited
the establishment and was amazed at
the extent Of tho plant, especially the
diversified character Of goods handledin
the electroplating department. Follow.
Ing are some Of tifA spccialtes: AL.
kinds of dies. electric and gas fixtures.
mining plates. surgical instruments,
models, all kinds OF pietee ware, bi-
cycle parts and kxthe work Of every de-
scription. The company manufactures
the D. G. Crichton burglar-proof locks,
of which they are now shipping 1000
gross to New York City.
In the exhibit at the pavilion the
company shows q large variety of
plated articles locks and samples OF
work done In every department. They
manufactured thegBicycle Trainer which
win be used IN the bicycle race at the
| pavilion next Tuesday evening.
BARTLETT BROTHERS.
This enterprfSine music nrm was es-
tablished IN this city in 1878. and Is the
oldest concern OF the kind in Southern
| California They are now removing
! their establishment from North Spring
street to 2S3 South Spring street, next
| to the Los Angeles theater, where they
will have more room TO Accommodate
their rapidly growing business. Among
| a great variety Of musical instruments
| too numerous to mention this firm
makes a speciality Of Steinway and
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