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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
COSTA RIGA RUBBER CO.

Costa Rica is a land of resources,
one of the most important of these be-
ing the production of rubber, and the
American investor, with his usual per-
spicacity and farsightedness, has found
the culture of this commodity a for
tune building business. Rubber cul-
ture has for many years been carried
on to some extent, but 1t is only re-
Gently that we have begun to realize
the immense profits of the business.
Naturally the demand for rubber is in
creasing, as it enters so largely into
use for tires for vehicles, In all sorts
of milling and electric plants, rollers
for many kinds of presses, in art, med
icine, science and in countless other
ways its use is daily more imperative,
vancing and will do so until the supply
Among the companies now successfully
operating in this field the Costa Rica
Rubber company is one of the best
known, its officers being widely known
men of standing in the business world.
They have acquired by. purchase some
thousands of acres of land in the rub
ber- producing section of Costa Rica,
and are engaged in rubber culture and
the raising of cacas (chocolate), the
consumption of which is rapidly in
creaSing in this country. 1t requires
six years for rubber culture to yield
any returns, but when production be-
gins the profits are so immense that no
other investment can bear any compar-
ison whatever with 1t. The above COM
pany is incorporated with a capital
stock of 100000 shares at a par value
of 81 each. These they offer at present
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
SPEER GAS MACHINE
MANUFACTURING CO.

Los Angeles is growing. to be q great
manufacturing center and the industrial
enterprises already established here are
not only vast but varied. and every year
adds extensively to the manufacturing
interests of the city.
Prominent among our leading industries
is the Speer Gas Machine Manufacturing
company, whose plant. which is located
at 943 North Main street. is equipped with
all the latest and most modern machin-
cry known to this special line of in
dustry. The company has capital Of
100000, and is offlcered by A. l.. Ellis. as
president; ]. T. Kiggens vice president;
S. c. Leppelman, treasurer, and l.. M. An
derson, secretary, all of whom are pro-
gressive business men of wide practical
experience. They give employment to
force of expert workmen, manufacturing
the Speer gas machine, which is one of
the best machines of its kind made. CIV
ing splendid satisfaction wherever it has
machine is for installation in hotels.
residences and in fact in any place where
light and heat are used, and while it Is
much cheaper than the gas supplied by
civic corporations 1t is much better both
for lighting and heating purposes. In
addition to manufacturing the Speer gas
machine the company also are sole agents
for the l.. B. G. drop light, and are also
sole agents for the 1gnito self-lighting
Oregon, Washington, Idaho. and Mon
fixtures and appliances of all kinds. They
are prepared to install a gas plant of any
size, equipping the same for use on short
notice. If you are contemplating putting
in a new plant for heating, cooking and
lighting call and see them.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
N. A. WoLCoTT G. CO.,
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS

OF the printing and publishing houses In
Los Angeles is the N. A. Wolcott & Co.'S
establishment at 131 South broadway, OPP
posite the chamber of commerce. This
Arm was incorporated in 1898 with N. A
Wolcott as president and manager, ana
has always been prominent as the. only
exclusive legal blank manufacturing. house
in Southern California as well as In the
state. 1t has several times outgrown its
quarters until 1t now occupies two
buildings, one being used as stock and
saiesroom and the other for manufactur-
ing and printing purposes. Besides carry
ing a complete general line OF all the
wanted legal blanks, having corps of
attorneys revise each edition, and making
special forms for real estate and corpor--
alton work, books and special legal
forms for lawyers, this firm is The orig,
inator and manufacturer of special legal
blank cabinets and vertical files for legal
papers; paper duplex directories and mining
books, They also supply card signs, gem
eral and special, and do a general print
ing business, including typewriter sup
plies, legal paper, catalogue and pros
peetus work, corporation work, stock
books and stock certificates, together with
all kinds of writing and advertising mate
rails printed to order, The work done
here Is high class in every respect and
as printers and publishers this firm en-
Joys the patronage of all those who ap-
preciate Intelligent criticism, legal accu-
racy and perfect workmanship.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
lEdiSOnIElcCtricCO Co.
Gives Power to-
Many Plants
FULTON ENGINE WORKS

Organized twenty years ago. at which
time three men were employed In ope-
rating the then small plant, the Fulton
Engine works have. grown to be one Of
the best known and largest concerns of
the kind in this. section Of the country,
employing now between 20 and 100 men
regularly. The plant Of this company
covers about four acres and consists of
an up-to-date foundry, machine shop
blacksmith shop, boiler shop, pattern
shop. draughting rooms. office, etc. Each
and every department is equipped with
the most modern machinery and latest
foundry and blacksmith shop lOO-horse-
power boiler is employed in operating the
various machinery, while electricity Is
departments of the works. The Fulton
Engine works were not incorporated un-
til 1898, at which time there were only
about twelve, men employed In operating
tensively in mining, hosting, plumbing
well boring and power transmission ma
chinery, elevators, engines. boilers, heat
ers and condensing apparatus. Tanks
and sheet iron works are made spec
ialty. The Fulton Engine works are situ-
ated at the junction Of Alhambra ave.
North Main street. Telephones are Main
661 and Home 661. Postoffice box is 1885,
Station c. The business of the Fulton
Pacific coast, and to Arizona, Nevada.
Lower California and South America.
The telescope mounting for the Lick OBJ
pci NdIOly was ilduO tiSoO "oihs1t cA7
were like devices for Mt. Lowe and an
observatory in Peru. Since the opening
of the great mining districts of Nevada,
California, Arizona and Mexico the. Full
ton Engine works have been making
specially of mining machinery. They are
furnishing equipment for many of the
largest mining camps in the country. The
fact that the new Salt Lake road places
Los Angeles in almost immediate touch
with the Goldfeld, Searchlight, Tonopah
and Bullfrog districts has made Los An
geles an inviting field for those who wish
to buy machinery for operating their min
ing properties. The officers of the Fulton
Engine works are men of high standing In
the local commercial world, and are well
known throughout this section. They are:
]. P. McAlister president; A. j. Nc
Cone, vice president; w. Lewis Bell,
manager
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
TRACY ENGINEERING COMPANY

Many of the large milling companies and
corporations feel themselves indebted to
the Tracy Engineering company by reason
of the fact that they find themselves far
better equipped for first class work and
can conduct their mechanical operations
with far greater comfort and economy
since installing the splendid power plants
manufactured by the above company,
than ever before. Mr.. j. D. Carr, who has
been manager of the Los Angeles branch
whereof he speaks when he says that
these magnificent power plants are des-
tined to supplant all others as it has been
amply demonstrated that they can be run
with far less fuel expense than others,
and in point of effectiveness and perfec-
tion of detail surpass any other design Of
power plant in use in the west. The
Tracy Engineering Co. are a band OF
expert consulting engineers. their knowl-
edge of steam and mechanical engineer
ing being complete and exhaustive; with
offices in San Francisco at 151-15 Ere
mont street and also in this city at the
corner of Spring and Fourth streets (Braly
to. furnish reports and estimates, also
economy lists and pay particular atten-
ton to the Improvement of plants. They
can refer with satisfaction to the highly
successful operation of many plants in
stalled by them, among these being the
power plant, the Sperry Flour Mill, the
splendid engine installed for the Southern
California Lumber Co. and Terminal
Island power, also power plants for the
J. Nederer & Co.'s establishment, the
L. A. Ice and Cold Storage Co. and for
company has also secured the contract
for the power plant in the new Hotel
Alexandria corner Spring and Fifth
streets, this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
TAMPIco SUGAR co.

This important enterprise established
last year by a number of Los Angeles
prominent business men, is already be-
coming widely known and influential
Election of the prominence and sterling
character of it's official head, but a great
deal Is also the result of the really fine
proposition which the company. STANDS
for-namely, the establishment of an ex-
tensive sugar plant on their plantation
near Tampico, Mex. The company was
formed and incorporated with plenty OF
capital last year, invested in $500 acres
of land adapted to sugar raising. This
land is in the heart of the sugar cane
district of Mexico and is one of the most
desirable tracts in the whole country. It
is being improved and will soon be the
scene Of a profitable sugar making in
dustry. The company is selling lands to
investors in any amount from one acre
UP on reasonable terms-cash or
monthly inStallmentS: they Will sell IbUU
acres and issue warranty deeds for same
and agree to improve and operate 1t for
the investors for a term of fifty years,
which in some companies operating IN
Mexico amount to as high as $26O per
acre, and their proposition is as good az
the best of them. In the course OF the
next year or two the Tampico Sugar COM
pany will be known far and near as the
promoters of the finest and most R pro-
ductive sugar plant in the west. Their
home office is in the Braly building,
where information will be freely given
to all interested in the matter. Some OK
the prominent citizens connected with the
company are w. s. Montgomery A. "
Curby, J. d. Cory, Warren Gillelen. Don
w. Carlton, B. r. Meats of Tampico,
Mex, F. L. Fowler, r. D. List, William
Dibble, E. A. Beck, C. A. Johnson and
others equally well known.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
Los Angeles Has
Many Packing
Houses

at SO cents per share. AS soon as suf-
provide for planting, the price of
shares will be raised, therefore 1t would
be we'll not to wait too long If you
wish to invest few dollars In this
is very much to be said for this invest
ment that cannot be incorporated In
brief sketch OF this kind, but upon aP.
plication at the companys office, 2OS
Currier building, any amount of inter-
esting facts and figures can be ad-
duced, in addition to what has been
pany are: L. w. Blinn. president; III.
Jevne, vice president; c. S. Hogan, sec
retary, and q. B. Merrill, treasurer; the
directors being a. G. Harper, OctavinTs
wilkinson, with J. A. Cook as general
agent, and Leslie e. Lynn plantation
superintendent The company's deposl>
torY is the First National bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
cAss.pAMEREL HARDWARE CO.

Properly speaking, no city on the Pa.
cific coast can lay claim to more men of
capital and business ability who are
deyoting their time and energy, to the
building up of great enterprises than can
Los Angeles. The men who compose the
business head of the large Incorporated
firm of the Cass-Damerel hardware man
ufacturing concern belong to this class.
They are extensive hardware nanufac-
turers of steel ranges. timing, plumbing,
refrigerators, hot air furnaces, galvanized
iron ware, hotel kitchen appliances and
everything pertaining to the hardware
business. The company was established
here in 1888 and was Incorporated under
the laws of the state in 1898. Its officers
are Messrs. Bruce H Cass, president;
Charles w. Damerel, secretary. and ".
Price Brown treasurer all of whom are
too well known to the people of this
city and territory to need any introduce
tion in this article The firm do a whole
sale and retail business and employ about
forty-fve experienced artisans and sales
men. Their store and offices are located
at 412 South Broadway and factory and
warehouses at 2017-2019 Willow street
They ship to all points in Southern Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
PID GROWTH OF CALFORNAS MANUFAC CTURING INDUSTRIES


Is located at North Main and
Redondo streets. Established twenty-five
years ago by j. r. Holbrook, then in the
foundry business, this concern has come
to be known as one of the largest and
most reliable of it's kind on the coast. H.
d. Thompson, the president, and j. L..
Boyle, the secretary and treasurer, are
among our best known citizens and stand
high in the industrial and financial COM
munity. These gentlemen succeeded Mr..
Holbrook in 1895, and incorporated under
the present firm name in 1897. The
Thompson & Boyle company make a
speciality of riveted steel water pipe,
smoke stacks, sheet and plate iron work,
galvanized pipe, irrigating pipe, irri-
eating supplies, cyanide plants, ore
cars and buckets, air pipes, etc.
They employ from 25 to so men
regularly in their shops in this city.
Their trade extends throughout Southern
California, Arizona, New Mexico Lower
California, Old Mexico, Nevada, and other
points north and south. Among the many
large contracts filled by the company
might be mentioned the rebuilding of the
city water works in San Bernardino which
has been recently completed, putting in
over 23 miles of .riveted steel. pipe, from
to 20 inches in size and is giving splendid
satisfaction. The company has also put
In a number of cyanide plants in the
mining districts recently which have ca
pacities from 20 to $50 tons. This is one of
the city's leading industries which Is
steadily adding to their already large
business
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

out this section has encouraged the en-
ployment of local meat packing houses,
and a series of favorable seasons will
witness more progress in stock raising
than in any other agricultural industry.
With the rapid extension of stock fatten-
Industry in Los Angeles is bound to make
rapid advances, and the best evidence
that such an advancement is anticipated
with certainty is the present splendid
works and the extensive improvements
projected by the Maier Packing company.
For the same reason that Los Angeles
has become the great center of manu-
facture and the Wholesale trade for vast
region of country, it IL the natural meat
packing. center for the south and SOUTH
namely, the live stock and the demand for
the products, and these are abundantly
present, besides every advantage nature
Is also present and every facility Of
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
THE EDISON ELECTRIC coMPAN

THE EDISON ELECTRIC COMPANY
The Edison Electric company has been
an important factor in assisting the de-
velopment of Southern California. 1t is
engaged in the manufacture and sale of
electricity for light, heat and power in
seven counties in California, with a sys-
tenn that extends into almost every part
of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and
Orange counties, making it's service avail
able not only to all of the cities and
towns in those counties but also to the
territory intervening, so that 1t is possi-
BILE to live in a ranch house in a great
portion of Southern California and yet
have available electric light and electric
power for all sorts of purposes. The
company has in active operation six wa
ter power plants in San Bernardino coun-
ty, and also seven steam plants, among
them a modern steam turbine plant of
seven thousand 70OO) horse power rated
capacity, recently Installed in the city of
Los Angeles. So that it's facilities are
ample In keeping pace at the present time
with the rapid development of the sec
ton In which 1t operates, although real
izing the necessity for further develop
future demands. The company is ac-
lively engaged in the construction of ad-
river, in Kern and Tulare counties, the
first of chain of plants proposed to be
nearly completed that the date for be-
ginning to operate it has been definitely
set by the construction department as the
middle of the. year 1906. This plant will
be capable of delivering a maximum Of
$4,000 horse power in the city of Los An
Geles.
The company is also engaged in the
manufacture and sale of gas in certain
of the cities and towns in which it does
a lighting and power. business. There is
practically no class of manufacturing en-
terprises or other motive power users in
southern California, portion of whose
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

on in dyefng and renoyating. all sorts of
fabrics being successfully handled, in
Guiding wool, cotton and silk garments,
household draperies, laces gloves, ribbons
and ostrich plumes. They also undertake
the cleaning and disnfecting of wool
blankets and by their process such arti-
cles are guaranteed thoroughly clean, soft
and as good as when new. This first class
establishment does all the fine work Of
are the official theatrical cleaners on this
eircuit-being the only establishment
that can take an. entire wardrobe after a
performance and return it thoroughly
renovated in time for the next days per-
formance; keeping six wagons busy all
the time and employing fifty-two people.
All garments and other articles will be
called for and delivered Iree and work
done promptly and upon honor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
THE MAIER PACKING COMPANY

science at hand. The Maier Packing COM
pany has pursued it's steady course from
up with the country 1t was incorporated
two years ago, with a capital of $500 oOO
the organization company, Simon Maier,
president; w. A. Maier, vice president
and j. T. Jones secretary. The old plant
of the company is located on the Mission
road, FIVE miles from the city. The gen.
149 to 1853 Spring street, being building OF
one story and basement, 60x175 feet. The
company furnishes the local market and
other towns and cities with dressed beef,
all the varieties of sausages, while they
do a general packing business in all lines
employing. 1S5 people a,,,anS,o and shipping
and New Mexico. Their specialties of
cured meats are Orange Blossom hams
and bacon. which are general favorites;
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
CITY DYE WORKS AND
LAUNDRY COMPANY

Incorporated under the laws of Califor-
mia. The gentlemen comprising this cor
poration have gathered together the most
found in any any similar establishment in in the he
United States. Each department being
under the management of experts in their
particular line and can justly claim to be
they have for many years demonstrated
their ability and good judgment in mat
ters connected with dyeing cleaning, rem
sorts of garments and household furnish
ings. This company controls both the
City Dye works, located at $40 South
Broadway and the American Dye works
at 207 South Spring street, the works be-
ing situated at e0S610 South Spring street.
Here very extensive business is carried
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
CALIFORNIA WELL TOOL
AND MACHINE WORKS

A leading concern Is the California
Well Tool and Machine works, whose
plant is at Nos. 114-116 College street.
This company occupies quarters having
the dimensions of 56x1oO feet and has been
established for over four years. Messrs.
George and Daniel Gartling, the propri-
etors, while still young men are counted
amoag the most skillful maehinists in the
city The shops are fitted with every
Improved device of the most modern de-
sign for the fashioning of all kinds Of
heavy forgings. A speciality is made of
making drills, fishing tools and all the
for oil or water. Nine expert machinists
are employed. This we'll equipped estab-
iishment includes every facility for the
prompt and careful filling OF orders. This
concern also does an extensive business
in making repairs of every description
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

A successful career of twenty-five years
In the business entities Mr.. Simon Maier,
the practical head of the Maier Packing
company, to rank as pioneer butcher
and packer of Los Angeles This is one
OF the most important and reputable pack
ing concerns of the several in the city,
and will, when it's new and much larger
plant now under construction, is com
pleted be one of the largest and most
The above is birdseye view of the new
plant which is now in course of erection
In recent years there has been a very
dustry of Southern California. The
scarcity of meats and the enormous home
demand realized by the phenomenal
growth of the southern districts have
brought enterprising people into the bust
ness of stock growing, and the regenera-
tion of once great enterprise through
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
r. KELLY, MACHINERY, ETC.

r. Kelly, dealer in second hand ma
chinery, whose yards and houses cover
half a city block on Mission road
corner of Macy street. has built up a
business in the past four years that he
might we'll feel proud of. Mr.. Kelly makes
a speciality of handling pumping plants
OF boilers, engines gas engines, air COM
pressors and pumps, pulleys. hangers
boxes, shafting, betting and tanks; also
screw pipe casing and all sorts of fit
tings, for he has power pipe machines and
can cut and thread to order all sizes of
pipe. He also rents and exchanges ma
chinery of all kinds, doing an extensive
trade in this line. Mr.. Kelly also buys
machinery of all kinds, second hand as
well as power plants. He also engages in
wreclsing, etc, To. look at Mr.. Kelly's
to be found there from the smallest piece
of machinery to the largest.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

in furnishing service to the irrigators, a
large portion of whose irrigating. water
is pumped from the g!ound. lrrigators
as rule have learned that all things con-
electricity is the most economical, GER
tainly the safest and most satisfactory
ing enterprises, so that the company now
supplies several thousand horse power
to pumping plants. 1t supplies service to
ice plants, cement works, electric railway
systems and the hundred and one other
enterprises requiring and desiring an eco
nomical. clean and safe motive power. Its
electric service is available in the cities
rovia, Whittier, Long Beach Santa Mons
lea, Ocean Park, San Pedro, Redondo.
Redlands, Highland, San Bernardino, San
ia Barbara and Claremont, as well as
in the villages of Moneta, Gardena Her
mosa. Alamitos and Terminal Island and
p ef the Te res s yPg a e these
cities and towns and villages and all of
the intervening territory have at their
command continuous twenty-four hour
electric, service, which is a condition that
probably does not prevail to so great an
extent anywhere else in our country. The
company also, as already stated, manu-
Santa Ana, Long Beach, Santa Monica,
Ocean Park and San Pedro. Large sums
Of money have necessarily been required
to keep pace with the development of the
country, but the company has never hesi-
tated to make the investment wherever
the circumstances would at all warrant
The general offices of the company are
in its own fire-proof building (Edison
building). on East Fourth street, Los An
geles. The officers and directors are:
John B: Miller, president and treasurer;
Henry Fisher, first vice president; ]. s.
Torrance, second vice president; H. H.
Sinclair, third vice president; William r.
Stats, secretary; John S. Cravens, j. G.
Drake, Frederick H. Rindge Walter s.
Wright; A. L.. Selig, manager; R. H. Bal
assistant treasurer: B. F. Pearson, super,
intendent; d. A McGilvray, purchasing