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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
KELLOGG SWITCHBOARD
AND SUPPLY COMPANY

With the universal growth of the tele
phone, the manufacture of switchboards
and all the electrical and mechanical ap-
pliances auxiliary thereto has become an
industry of immense magnitude in the
United States. One of the largest and fin
est of such establishments in the country
combining all these manufactures, their
of the country, is that OF the Kellogg
Switchboard and Supply company of Chi
cago, with branches at Cleveland, Phila-
deiphia and Los Angeles. Special mention
is made of this concern, the more parttcu-
larly because a branch office of the Kel-
logg company was established here nearly
two years ago. G. T. Dodds is the enter
prising manager of the Los Angeles
branch, representing the company,s bust
ness in California, Arizona, New Mexico,
Washington and Oregon. 1t Is also
notable fact in connection with the ad-
vent of this important concern in this
city that the Home Telephone and Tele-
graph company of Los Angeles uses the
central energy board of the Kellogg COM
nany, besides it's supplies, exclusively.
The latest improvements and superior
merit of these manufactures are fully
detailed in a handsomely printed and IL
lustrated pamphlet of the company which
is distributed gratis by Manager Dodds.
They manufacture the largest and most
successful switchboards in the world.
immense new factory at Chicago, and
another new factory has been erected
and devoted exclusively to switchboard
construction At the PanAmerican eX-
position at Buffalo the Kellogg Switch
board and Supply company received the
only gold medal awarded for telephone
Systems and apparatus"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
HAAS. RARucH G. co.

This, one of the largest and most
noted mercantile concerns of Los An
geles, is one of the Oldest of the city
and has a record of remarkable pros
perity for period of thirty-four years.
1t was established in the days when
Los Angeles was a small city, and from
small beginnings 1t has grown in pro-
portions harmonizing with those of the
splendid metropolis which it has helped
to make, and it is a most creditable
representative of our widespread whole
sale trade, in which it is also a con-
spicuous leader. The business of the
house is that of importers, wholesale
grocers and coffee and tea merchants.
From the nature of a firm the organ
ization was changed by incorporation
into a company four years ago, with
A. Haas as president, ]. Baruch vice
president, and Herman Baruch secre-
tary. President Haas resides in San
Francisco, having charge of the branch
office in that city, located at 100 Cali
fornia street, the company also MAIN
tanning a branch office in New York
city at IA Franklin street This COM
pany, continuing under it's former firm
name, does business with capital stock
of 100000. Its measures of enterprise
are pursued on a large scale. While
handling American goods in large guam
titles, its importation of groceries from
foreign countries is unusually heavy,
and 1t handles all the fine and fancy
lines of European goods that are COM
mon and many that are rare in this
market or anywhere in American COM
merce. They are direct importers OF
teas, coffees, spices and extracts on a
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
WESTERN HARDWOOD
LUMBER COMPANY

Not very old--for it has only been es-
tablished and doing business only a little
over a year-but already an admirable
and notable business institution of this
wonderfully growing city, is the Western
Hardwood Lumber company, wholesale
and retail dealer in all demanded or de-
sired varieties of woods. The OFFICERS or
president, and Mr. ]. Ringemman man,
agcr, They perceived that there was and
was to be a great demand in this city and
this part of California for first-class, care
fully selected woods for building, vehicle,
furniture and other purposes; hence they
established this business that indeed was
needed here. The plant and yards of
this company cover about two acres of
ground and they carry a very extensive
wagon stock, of which they make spec
ialty of California sugar and white pine,
heavy oak timbers, quartered oak, plain
oak mahogany, hickory, poplar. birch,
ash, etc.-all kinds of woods needed by
builders, mechanics and artisans in wood
work.
This company has a very large local
trade, and will surely have a very much
larger one, for it certainly fills an i'm
and yards of the Western Hardwood
Lumber company are near Fifteenth and
Alameda streets, and their telephones are
Home 4027, Sunset West 769. Whoever
may desire f1rst-class woods, supplied at
wholesale or retail, of the kinds and in
quantities required, and in such style and
shape as will be credit to the work i'll
hand and those who do it, can find just
what they want at this. establishment.
establishment and conduct of this busi-
nasq
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
NEIL EINKELSTEIN

One of the most active men of trade In
Los Angeles and who deals in a greater
variety of things perhaps than any other
merchant in the city, is Neil Finkelstein.
His line of trade is exclusive and pecuil-
lar, and though only a small part OF ms MS
goods and his wares are required in
Los Angeles or particularly desirable in
California. he is an extensive shipper and
has a wider range for his markets than
most of the shipping merchants In TINS
Junk dealer and he is noted for. his en-
terprise in the business. He has been % %es-
tablished here for many years ana ms
record is that of persistent industry and
success. He is the proprietor of large
yards and storage sheds at ia North san
Pedro street. Here he garners anything
and almost everything that people, Will
sell or give away and which many throw
away, such as rags, bottles. sacks, iron
and metals, scrap rubber, etc. part q OF
rest he ships to eastern and northern
markets and does a big business.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
SWIFT G. co.

The reader need scarcely be informed
that the famous firm of Swift & co.
maintain one of their many large
branch establishments in Los Angeles,
as they do in all cities of importance.
There is scarcely a town or village be-
tween Chicago and the Gulf or the Pa
cifc waters that is not equipped with
some description of store for the eX.
peditious handling and distribution of
the products of this colossus of the
meat, provision and produce trade. The
business of Swift e. Co. in Los Angeles
forms a strong element of our whole
sale trade in numerous selected spe-
cialtieS of-commerce, and II is q source
through which a large necessary part
is supplied and through which only an
adequate supply to meet the necessities
of the people is made. The larger part
of the merchandise distributed from this
market consists of provisions, produce
and poultry, OIL glue and feathers-all
of these being necessaries and commod-
ities of universal use and especially
having large consumption in the. west
and southwest. o. L. Galbreth is the
capable manager of the Los Angeles
branch, and operates an extensive
warehouse at Nos. 922 to 928 East
First street. The greater volume or
perishable goods comes from al! over
the middle and western states in re,
frigerator cars and in perfectly sound
condition Mr.. Galbreth furnishes a
large part of the supplies to the local
markets and ships to Southern Calltor-
mia, southwest Arizona and western
Nevada.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
MApARYs SUPPLY HOUSE

An immense trade in their three spe-
cial products of doors, windows and bee
hives Is done by the Madary Supply
House speciality in any line of man
ufacture always means the acme of ey-
erything in the line, and this rule is
certainly upheld by the quality of work
turned out by the above concern. Their
factory is located at Fresno, Cal,
where they employ a force of skilled
workmen and have a large and up-to-
date plant with capacity for turning out
a large amount of work daily. Their
office. warehouse and salesroom in this
city are located at 1919 Also street,
where they have a substantial brick
building 50x150 feet in size. Their stock
is shipped from the mills at Fresno to
Los Angeles and sold from here not only
to the city trade but I'LL through lower
California and into Arizona. Their doors
and windows are of various patterns and
prices and cover wide range of assort-
ments. In beehives they do large bust
ness, as they make specially of the
best as well as the cheapest beehives
and handle a full line of beekeepers' sup
plies. The Los Angeles local agent and
manager is C. H. Clayton, who has lived
in Southern California for the past
eighteen years, having been for some
time actively engaged as a contractor
and builder and we'll fitted to handle the
details of the business in which he is
now engaged. Their phones are Sunset,
Boyle 16S and Home Al, 125.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

ganized two years ago as commission
merchants and wholesale dealers in prod
uce From the large aggregation and
did store at Nos. 351 to 355 East Second
street, it would seem that it is their
purpose to handle some part of everything
that is grown in California. Such a mis-
cellany would include the products of
New England, the middle west, the south,
and of France, Italy, Greece. Sicily;
AND 6oS SPAIN psannot be is and
makes of this state a little world in it
self The officers of the company are
Messrs. j. F. Davies, president; A. d.
Bemis, first vice president; Geore F Col
ton, second vice president; c. e. Mills
paugh, secretary and treasurer. Directors:
A. D. Bemis, George F. Cotton and c. p.
story building in dimensions 60x15O feet,
They have also a large heating plant
for ripening. bananas and other green
fruits and they carry an immense stock
Of Of bar bananas on hand all the time, in fact,
they handle more fruits. etc. than any
other house in Los Angeles. Their daily
consignments and shipments comprise
butter, eggs, cheese, potatoes, onions,
beans, bananas, green and dried fruits,
honey. nuts and everything else that is
marketable from the. soil of this and
fornia furnishes a large share, while the
company has engagements with produ-
GERS all over the state and solicit con-
signments from everywhere. They do
business upon a large scale, and are un-
limited in their capacity for handling and
their facilities for distribution. They can
load or unload five cars at one time, and
handle as many as twelve carloads of
fruit in one day. The members of the
company, individually and as body. are
we'll acquainted with the producers of the
state and are greatly appreciated by them
for their prompt and liberal dealings and
their immovable rule to give the most
equitable returns and all the aaccommo-
dations within their power to the grow
ers The Los Angeles Produce company
furnishes a large part of the supplies to
local dealers and the city hotels. and has
ter and eggs and all the finest fruits.
They employ a corps of travelling men
and make large shipments throughout
Southern California, Arizona and New
Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
JOHN A. RoEBLING'S
SONS COMPANY

Some Of the largest establishments in
Los Angeles for the distribution of spec
ialties of manufacture throughout the
country are branch houses Of the most
famous factories in the United States A
notable concern of this class is the ex-
tenSive store warehouse and yards Of
which Mr. Ira A Francis is the sales
agent and manager for the John A. Roeb-
ling's Sons company. This company S
mammoth works at Trenton, n. j., are
famous all over the United States and
it's products are sold all over the world.
The manufactures of this company are,
without exception. the things of universal
use and especially adaptable to agricul-
tural and mining countries and the cities
of commerce and manufacture. These
products comprise galvanized netting wire
cloth, fire proof wire lathing, nails and
barbed wire, wire rope fittings, lead en-
cased cables, submarine cables, brackets,
pins, etc. glass and porcelain insulators
and a large miscellany of other metal
goods. Branch houses of the company are
established all over the United States:
The Pacific coast branches are located
at Los Angeles. San Francisco, Portland
and Seattle The Los Angeles house.
located at East Market and Alameda
streets, was established three years ago.
Under the enterprising management of
Mr.. Francis the business has realized an
houses and yards cover half of square
conveniently situated, adjoining the rail-
road tracks. The trade continues with
steady and widespread growth and Mr.
Francis ships extensively throughout
Southern California, Arizona and New
Mexico, constituting strong feature of
our wholesale commerce.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & co.

One of the largest and most thorough
establishments for the distribution of
machinery, especially adapted to the in
dustries Of the west is that of Fairbanks,
Morse & Co.. occupying two stories and
a basement at the corner of Second and
Los Angeles streets, each floor haying ,ay iEgg
So Los Angeles street and also ,Ss SSsccqpy+ up T.
Second street and carrying an immense
stock of goods, for vast ter territory of Of
review to relate and describe all the ar
ticles and varying uses of the machin-
ery handled by this well-known house,
and but little, if anything, can be added
to the readers knowledge of the COM
pany's affairs or enhance the important
interests of this organization. The name
all people everywhere and the company s
products are ever present and in view view
activity. It's manufactures are sold in
every town and city of the United
states and they are used in all parts of
the world. The factories of the company
at Beloit, Wis. st. Johnsbury, Vt, and
Three Rivers, Mich, are of the largest
on the continent and 1t has large branch
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
C.. DUCOMMUN

One of the Oldest of the pioneers of
trade in Los Angeles is still in the ring,
with record of over fifty-five years or
activity in business. The store has grown
venerable, as viewed by the passing or
years, but with no detriment to the course
of it's progress and splendid success. Q.
Ducommun established his hardware store
on a small scale in 1S49, when Los Angeles
was still q mission town with but rev
people and little wealth. 1t has furnished
a splendid example of the persistent en-
terprise of California people in the early
and the latter days. 1t has ever been a
splendid development of the city and its
trade it has added many desirable special
ties to it's stock. The firm of c. Du-
commun is conducted by his four sons,
who devote their entire time and atten-
tion to the details and management OF
the business They are importers and job
bers of hardware, metals, tools and shop
supplies and have a big establishment,
one of the largest and most thorough or
its kind in the city, and in its entirety
of specialties it is exceptional and has no
rival In detail the stocks comprise me-
chanics tools for all trades, shelf hard
ware, hardware specialties, brass and
copper tubing. sheet, wire and rod; en-,
model makers, woodworkers' and planning
mill supplies, and Of all these things they
carry large stocks for the wholesale
trade. The store is located at 300 to SO4
North Main street and comprises an en-
fire three-story building with basement.
the building covering 60x100 feet He en-
nlovs a number of travelling men and, be-
sides his large city trade, he ships
throughout Southern California, Arizona
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
E. K. WOOD LUMBER COMPANY

A firm that has figured promine tly
in the upbuilding of this great south
western country is the Il. *. Wood
Lumber company of Los Angeles. This
concern is well known all over the Pa
cifc slope, having large interests at
San Pedro, San Francisco, Hoquiam
and Fairhaven, Wash. At either of
these places there are long and costly
wharves, and mills equipped with the
most modern machinery and capable
of supplying the enormous demand on
the company are situated at the lat
ter two places. The e. X. Wood COM
pany owns numerous coastwise yes
sells, handling most of it's lumber
through San Francisco and San Pedro.
The company enjoys an extensive trade
all through Southern California, Ari-
iona and New Mexico, having disposed
of over eight million feet of lumber last
year. E. X. Wood is president of this
large institution and G. A. Thayer is
secretary, James Shultz is the man
ager, with general offices and yards at
Macy and Alameda streets. Branch
yards are kept at Twenty-ninth ana
Central avenue. The e. *. Wood com
pany was incorporated February D,
1895, and since that time it's business
has grown from a comparatively small
one to such extent that it is now rated
as one of the biggest concerns of its
kind in this section of country.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
D. /. NoFzIeER LUMBER COMPANY

One of the best known lumber firms
on this coast is the D. 1. Nofziger Lum-
ber company of Los Angeles. with offices
at 621 South Main street. To such men
as are at the head of this concern, Los
Angeles is much indebted. for in lnns large
measure her marvellous growth, pros
perity and splendid enterprise. is due to
them. D. I. Nofziger, president ana
known throughout this portion of the
country and he has figured promdinSe,9atiy emily
MIA for many, years; Form Formerly BY he was was
ber company. The Nofziger company
employs a large force of men and enjoys
a handsome business. 1t has large branch
yards at Sunset avenue and Lake street
ocean Park, Prospect and Whitley ave-
nues and Hollywood, supplying an i'm
mense area of country with lumber
mills of the Puget Sound and Northern
California forests. TINS. concern Is do
ing a wholesale and retail business ship
ping lumber to all parts of 4oSSIt Southern herr
That the Nofziger company is enjoy
ing a steadily increasing business is due
no less to the fact that they understand
how to please their customers by render
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
THE HARTFORD RUBBER
WORKS COMPANY

The Hartford Rubber Works company
of Hartford, Conn, is one of the most
powerful of all the great rubber insti-
tutions of the country, employing up
ward of 5000 men and owning and oper-
ating branch houses in the fourteen
largest and most important commercial
centers in the Union. The. Los Angeles
branch, which is located at 116-11S East
Ninth street. is the distributing point
in vast territory of all the various
manufactured products of the Hartford
plant, which embrace every article of
rubber goods known or that can be
made of practical use. Eight statesmen
and workmen are employed in the Los
Angeles branch besides the travelling rep
resentatives who cover the large field
occupied by this branch. The official
head of this great branch Of the Hart
ford company here is II. o. Harrison,
who is one of this city's best known
business men. 1t is largely due to Mr..
Harrison's push and untiring energy that
the Hartford Rubber company has
practically gotten control of the rubber
business in the southwest. He is an up
to-date business man and most eX-
emplary citizen, whose business and So
ciai position is regarded with envy by
those less fortunate. His business meth
ods are characterized by frank and fair
dealing and prompt and reliable action in
all things.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
THE GLEN HOLLY
DAIRY COMPANY

The men and firms having the dairy
interests of Los Angeles in charge are
almost without exception from among the
fully understand the necessary conditions
of the business and are able and willing
to meet those conditions to the satisfac-
panies doing an excellent business in the
city the Glen Holly Dairy company Qn-
corporated) is one Of the most deservedly
prominent both on account of the super
Tor quality of the products 1t handles and
also for the liberal treatment accorded to
those who depend upon 1t for their dairy
supplies. The Glen Holly company has
it's milk depot at 1l5S to ITO San Pedro
street and from here handles very large
territory. They also have a branch at
Long Beach in, charge of a responsible
agent. The products handled by the com
pany are milk, cream, butter, buttermilk
and SKINNED milk, cheese and eggs.
They have their own farms adjacent to
the city where all modern and improved
they also handle the products of num-
Der of other noted farms, among these
being the products from the farms of Il.
N. Williams, Compton; w. s. Pick. Comp
ton; R. f. Ibbetson, Buena Park; J. l.,
Starr, West Adams street; ]. o. Sullivan,
Hollenbackan; Robt. Sherer. Compton
ana the output OF Te fne Stermg onfon MIX and
Corona. The Glen Holly Dairy company
has been in business but two years and
it's success has been phenomenai, as as
might have been expected, which goes TO
show that any business carried on ac-
cording to the highest standards is sure
of recognition and success. This com
pany numbers among its directors ]. E.
FisRburn, cashier of the National Bank
of California; ]. E. Marble, vice presl-
dent of the same bank; Vice President j.
O'Sullivan, one of the oldest da1rymen
in the state, secretary and treasurer: J.
L. Starr, recently appointed dairy inspec-
tor of the state. e. E. Moore is the
capable and popular manager of the con-
cern.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
SAN PEDRO LUMBER COMPANY

One of the large and steady sources of
lumber supply for the growing p.opula-
ton of a vast area of country in the
southwest has been the San Pedro Lum-
Der company having its main Office at
California street and main yards and
wharVes at San Pedro, and Its Los An
geles offices at 428 and 429 Douglas block,
corner Third and Spring streets. This
in 1882, and has a capital stock and sur
plus of S750,000. The officers of the COM
pany are j. A Hooper, president; II. P.
Hooper, vice president, and II. M. Thur
man, secretary. The company are whole
sale dealers and jobbers in Oregon pine,
redwood. spruce, shingles, etc The COM
pany also. maintain branch yards at
Long Beach, Compton, Huntington Beach
and Whittier, large part OF the supply
being. used locally and distributed to
struction. T. l.. Ely is the manager of
the respective yards of the company and
superintends the shipments. Oregon
pine is in universal demand for building
purposes, being the common lumber used
for frames, floors, rafters. studdings'
This wood is also in great demand for
mining purposes, and much of it is
straightway loaded on cars for the min
ing fields Of Arizona and New Mexico.
clusively and is used for shingles,
shakes and also extensively for rustic
work and for exterior and interior finish,
such as walls and ceilings and for these
purposes is admirably adapted to the
gions of the southwest Spruce has its
general uses in construction, while the
cedar and redwood shingles from Oregon
and Washington circulate like gold coin
all over the world. The San Pedro Lum-
throughout Southern California, Arizona
and New Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
BAKER G. HAMILTON

Los Angeles has been for a number of
years one of the most thoroughly ,estab-
and implements in the west. One of the
leading firms IN these lines is that of
Baker & Hamilton, which has been for
the past fifty years engaged In the busi-
ness of distributing farm implements,
throughout the country. In this line they
represent some of the most noted manu-
facturers in the United States, import
manufacturing. In general they handle
wagons, buggies, carriages. agricultural
implements and machinery, boilers, en-
gines nails, wire and various other man
the farm. Wakefield Baker and Alexander
Hamilton are the managing part
ners in. the business and are the
sons of L. L., Baker and Rob
ers M of the he firm of Baker s Hamilton.
This corporation, so successfully contin-
ued for so long period, is sutiiclent evil
dence of their great enterprise and the
Hamilton occupy 100 to 1876 North Los
Angeles street, comprising an entire
three-story- and basement building. 125x2OO
feet, and carry an immense stock of goods.
proportions that the company intends
constructing large warehouse on Rail-
road and Redondo streets, and has IN
contemplation the erection of additional
buildings in the near future. They have
literally grown up with the business and
have a Comprehensive knowledge of the
wants of the people. under all the arising
new conditions incident to the growth OF
multiplying industries. and keep their
house filled with goods judiciously as
sorted to meet all wants. For vehicles
and many descriptions OF machinery they
have strong city trade, while they Keep
a number of travelling men in the field
and ship throughout Southern California,
Arizona and New Mexico.