The San Francisco call., 1904-09-22
MANUFACTURING PROGRESS.

But striking and gratifying this agri-
cultural DEVELOPMENT is. we have achieved
even greater things in manufactures. The
manufacturing development OF the United
States Is the most remarkable chapter in the
worlds history. and we citizens Of California
have a right TO think that the most remark
able paRs in this remarkable chapter is that
which records the Industrial history OF our
own State There is much about IL which can
nowhere be equaled. 1t has been sui generis
along lines determined by our peculiar and
isolated location, the distinctige result Of
great markets OF the country by trans
continental distances. largely dependent upon
ourselves for supplies paying higher wages
than are paid anywhere elses handicapped by
the excessive cost of fuel until the past year
or two, handicapped also by lack OF many
important raw materials. we have pushed
steadily forward until we have made ourselves
independent of other people. than any country
in the world Nature has done much for us,
but have done quite as much for ourselves.
With an invested capital Of S2O6, 1896, O25 we
produced in the year 1900 manufactured
product OF the value of $500, S74, 761. But,
gratifying as this may be, there are much
brighter prospects for the development of our
manufactures in the future. As I said before,
we have been handicapped in the past by the
excessive cost of fuel. but with the discovery
OF fuel oil and the remarkable long distance
transmission Of electrical energy, we bid far.
featuring state. When 1 say TO you tonight
that three and a half barrels Of fuel oil
equivalent to a ton Of the best Welch anthra-
cite coal you can readily understand, taking
into consideration the present market value
OF this OIL what this means from a manu-
featuring standpoint. During the year 1902.
according TO bulletin No. OF the Department
Of Commerce and labor. we produced in the
State OF California 13 9S4, PCS barrels of oil,
containing forty-two gallons to the barrel. But,
owing 10 the discovery OF new fields and the
sinking OF many new wells, the output for
the year 1904 will more than double that Of
1902. thus placing ahead Of Indiana and
making the fourth State in the production
Of petroleum.
VARIED PRODUCTS.
We stand FIRST in the manufacture Of beet
sugar and, owing TO our nearness 10 the
Hawaiian Islands and their supply OF raw ma
terial. we have pushed ourselves to the fifth
rank in cane sugar refining. We produced in
the State OF California in 1900 lumber and
timber Of the value OF $13 764. 647, and of this
amount the sixty-slx mills OF Humboldt and
Mendocino counties produced redwood lumber
ard shingles OF the value OF 81 865 536
We stand first in the value of explosives
the value OF the product being 81 2S3. SIS. We
rank first in the production Of quicksilver
most Of the production Of the United States
coming from our State. Practically all OF the
borax produced in the United States comes
from California, and the value OF this product
for 1902 81. .370,994 In 1902 there were
over 1919 single track mileage of steel rail-
ways IN California and $50 miles Of electric
railways. We rank third among the States OF
the Union in shiDbuilding, and are only sur
passed by the great States OF New York and
Pennsylvania.
Already we can meet all OF the require
rnents OF our commerce. whether for ships OF
wood or iron. And in this particular indus
try. TO use the language Of the street will
not take a back seat for any of the States
in the Union or for any country the face
Of the globe. The most magnificent demon
stration OF the quality and character of the
ships we can build was given when Captain