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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
EAsrERN CONSOLIDATED OIL CO

BY no means the least of Importance
of Southern California products Is crude
petroleum, in the production of which
it has in recent years gained so much
additional fame throughout the coun-
try and added so much to the wealth
of this part of the state, but the value
of this product to Southern California
and to Los Angeles as its metropolis.
in particular, is greatly enhanced and
indeed multiplied by the man!ufactudfe 4L!
petroleum into it's various products
Among the most important of these
products is asphaltum and road oil; the
highways of Southern California. The
use of road oil is being adopted to a
more or less extent by all of the coun-
ties of Southern California. 1t Is prov.
ing to be one of the best methods or
road making. A Los Angeles company
that is both a producer of crude oil ana
a manufacturer of these products is the
Eastern Consolidated Oil company, with
company was organized but four years
ago, vet it is one of the most important
operating in California, and is already
doing a very large business IN the
manufacturing of asphaltum, road oil,
dstillates and various other products OF
petroleum. When one considers how
the use of crude oil itself has I'm improved
unpaved streets, one can easily grasp
how great is the value of the manu-
featured product, that is, heavy road
oil and asphaltum as manufactured by
rigatiton by so-called gasoline engines,
and here again we are benefited by the
products of petroleum and this com
rany has seen the Importance of water
for irrigation and other purposes
throughout the arid parts of our. state
and have placed upon the, market
product called engine distillate which
Is not only profitable to the manufac-
turer but great blessing to the ag-
riculturists. Their refinery and pro-
ducing plants are located at Bakers
field in the producing oil district, but
their products are sold everywhere
throughout the country as well as
as vet compared to what it is certain to
become, but it is big and healthy infant
already, and one Of which II the people OF
cess they are greatly interested. The
company is under the management OF
Thomas o. Turner, vice. president and
fields for many years, and M. II. Ben
nett, secretary and assistant treasurer.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
SUCCESSFUL ROAD oILING

In 1904 over a half million tons of crude
oil was shipped from Ventura county
alone, and this was but a small part of
the whole output. Among the prominent
dealers in road oil and in other supplies
Mr., c. E. Lapp of this city deserves
mention. When oiled roads were an eN-
pertinent, and there were those who
doubted the success of the venture, Mr..
Lapp saw the wonderful possibilities in
store for us in this particular field, and
to this day he has used his time and
Influence to very great extent in spread
ing the gospel of dustless roads, by the
proper use of this natural soil binder.
Mr.. Lapp has not only handled road oil,
crude. lubricating and cylinder oil, as
phatum and distillate for quite a number
of years but he has also been personally
active as a well drilling contractor and
has supervised the oiing of some of our
principal streets and boulevards. His
speciality is scientifically oiled roads and
probably few men in California have
given more thought to this line of work.
During his five years of experience he
has put into splendid condition the Pa
cific boulevard, Huntington park and the
Shepard, Salt Lake and Oswald tracts,
besides much other work of lesser public
Importance. His offices are in the Cur
rier building. where he will be pleased to
submit estimates on contract work.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
LIQUID ASPHALT ROADS

1t was early discovered in the use Of
oil on roads in California that it was prin-
cipally the asphaltum in the oil that
produced the desired effect. In the be-
ginning the oil was used as a dust layer,
instead of water. 1t recommended itself
in many places for this purpose where
water was scarce, and 1t came to be con-
sidered more economical than water be-
cause it had more lasting effect. But as
mere dust layer almost any grade of
oil could be used with benefit. While
this is the object-merely to lay the dust
of many users Of oil at the present time,
others who gave the matter more atten-
ton and who were after better roads,
were not satisfied with this result alone,
and endeavored to produce a wearing
surface on the road that would be hard
and smooth, as well as dustless. They
noticed that the heavier the oil the
smoother and firmer the surface became.
But varying results were got, even with
the same oil. Heavy oil on a sandy, g1av-
ely soil made hard, smooth road; while
If applied to clayey soil a spongy road
surface was the result; especially If the
oil was worked into the soil to any
considerable DEPTH; road that was very
unsatisfactory to draw load over and
called down the anathemas of the freight
er. Unless a road surface can be
made that is hard and satisfactory to
haul load over as well as smooth and
pleasant to speed over with light rigs,
it cannot be called a success. 1t was OBJ
servation of these facts and conditions
that caused the members of the Liquid
Asphalt Roads company, Messrs. Blodg-
EFT, White and Baldwin, to make an ex-
haustive study of the problem, conduct
ing many experiments and carefully not
ing the results. From this experimental
ton, and from experience extending over
six years in this kind Of work, they have
evolved a process, and are using a ma
terial that results in an asphalt pave
ment, got within a few months after the
material is put on. They guarantee the
result and keep oversight of the road or
street treated until the result is obtained.
They use what they call liquid asphalt in
their work, containing over 80 per cent
of asphaltum in liquid form. This is al
ways spread upon hard base, with a
sharp, coarse sand or fine gravel put
on in thin layers. The liquid asphaltum
serves, as a slightly elastic cement to
hold the grit together, which forms the
wearing surface, and protects the base
that supports the load. A base made of
carefully laid macadam or hard, COM
/ pacted gravel, with this asphaltic cover
| ing. are their specialties.
| The company recently finished some
work of this character in Sacramento,
on one street with macadam base. and
upon another with a gravel base. Mayor
Hassett of Sacramento. under date of
July II, referring to these streets, wrote:
Il can only say the work thereon has
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
ITISH-CALIFORNIA
OIL COMPANY, LIMITED

The above company. which was es-
tablished in 1902, is one of the most
important organizations operating in
connection with the oil industry OF
California as producers and refiners of
crude oil. The official management of
the British California Oil company,
Limited. is composed of F. r. Kellogg,
president; G. j. Symington, secretary
manager. The company produce the
petroleum which they sell to consum-
ers, and buy all the crude oil which
they refine. For their production they
own and operate twenty-five wells, To-
Gated at College and Dobey, and from
which they produce 5000 barrels per
month, and sell to manufacturers in
large amounts. The refinery of the
company is located at the corner of
Vernon and Santa Fe avenues, where
their plant covers four acres, with ;, a
capacity of 5000 barrels month while
Stimson block. Their respective prod
and asphaltum. Their manufacture of
asphaltum residuary to the main prod
ucts is regarded by contractors as of
the e. Fairchilds & Gilmore Paving
company have used 1000 tons of
this asphalt for street work this
year. Their illuminants, also, have
proved to be equal to the best in
the market President Kellogg is one
of our staunoh citizens and capitalists,
while Manager Symington has large
practical experience in. the oil bust
ness, and the result of his efforts Is
the splendid development to be seen
in their work.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

proven an unqualified success, the opin-
icn being concurred in by all the resi-
dents fronting on these two streets;
believe they will be equal to asphalt
streets" The company is doing work in
various parts of the state. and their
operations are already becoming quite eX-
tensive. Referring again the the liquid as
phalt or heavy asphaltic oil they use
this is produced by certain wells near
Bakersfield, and is commercially known
as Sunset oil, the output OF which .o3 Is
Oil Fields company, which is associated
with the Liquid Asphalt Roads com,
pany, through H. A, Blodgett, general
are several grades of this oil; the first
grade, that used by the roads company.
has a gravity of 10 to II degrees b, and
asphaltum; 1t has very little volatile
stable and valuable for road purposes on
that account A sample of it subjected
to a heat of 400 degrees Fahrenheit for
period of ten hours showed loss, from
volatilization of 172 per cent. and was
reduced to S2.S per cent of hard or ID
grade asphalt of So per cent penetration.
These Sunset" oils are giving such re-
markable results wherever used that they
are fast becoming the favorite oils for
road purposes. Riverside has been using
them for the last two seasons, and with
the intelligent way in which they are
being applied the streets of Riverside
are becoming justly celebrated, p T The ne
company are II. A Blodgett, resident of
Bakersfield. banker and general manager
of the California Consolidated Oil Fields
company, as, before stated; Theo. f.
White, civil engineer graduate of an
eastern engineering college. Mr.. White is
a member of the advisory committee of
the National Good Roads association, by
appointment, upon the recommendation
Of Governor Pardee. He was a member
of the board of supervisors of San Ber-
nardino county when the oiling of roads
first came up in that county in 1899 He
made a special study of this class of road
work and invented number of ap-
pliances used in it's construction. His
machines are in very general use through
out California, including Los Angeles, city
and county; and number of them have
been shipped outside of the state. c. A.
Baldwin, the third member of the firm, is
well-known oil man. He has done much
towards the good roads movements
through the introduction of these special
pushed with characteristic vigor. He
thoroughly believes in this road material
and has made demonstrations of its supe-
riority in number of places in Califor-
MIA, and is daily gaining converts to his
faith.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

the Union, the Associated and the
Standard Oil companies. The annual
output amounts to several million dol
| lars in value. The Santa Maria field
has few wells because it is expensive
to drill Oil from Santa Maria has
been piped to the coast by the Union
company and Matson & Co. The Sum-
merland wells produce good fuel oil
but the price is low. The Kern river
field is one of the largest in the state,
producing heavy grade for road pur-
poses. The Newhall article is a nice
grade and the Salt Lake properties are
all good. There are seven oil refineries
in Los Angeles and all are in constant
operation except two"
The Origin of Petroleum
B. F. Holcomb. a geologist of Boston,
Mass, who made thorough examina-
ton of the Kansas and Indian Terri
tory oil fields for eastern capitalists
last July, and in his report predicted
that the main oil strata would be found
underlying the Mississippi limestone
has formulated a new theory on the
origin of petroleum. In discussing this
theory Mr.. Holcomb said:
THAT petroleum is in anywise due to
decay of marine life is to my mind
unscientif1c, If not absurd. The origin
of the various grades of petroleum,
and, in fact, coal as well, is certainly
the result of condensed gases under
various physical conditions.
"Once an ocean of diversified depth
covered the surface of the whole earth,
when suddenly the bottom was up
lifted, principally through internal hea:
caused by lateral pressure, and noun
tains uplifted their heads The par
oxysms caused, among other things,
folds and fractures throughout the
strata of the various geological ages.
The fractures acted as vents for hydro
gen and acetylene gases, which formed
as soon as water met the alkaI earth
minerals.
"These two well known gases uniting
attracted the cobalt ores and more or
less dissolved their nickel. iron, arsenic
and sulphur. Thus formed a reaction
took place and the hot compound soon
finding itself hemmed with porous rock
was condensed. If the condensation
was sudden owing to the extreme cold
ness of the rock the result was coal,
otherwise 1t was petroleum"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
WAREHOUSES;
PIONEER WAREHOUSE COMPANY

Among the many new enterprises of re-
cent years. one of the most timely and
especially of benefit to the general com
merce of the city was that of the Ber-
nard Brothers in their addition to the
warehouse facilities of this city. In es-
tablishing the Pioneer Warehouse at Nos
221 to 23l South Alameda street, they have
provided storage facilities on a large
scale. This establishment is one-story
building, covering 10000 square feet, pro-
vided with a private railroad switch, and
constructed with a view to safety from
fire and the elements, while every pre-
caution of protection in all other ways
is taken. This warehouse was built espe-
cially for the storage of general mer-
chandise, and offers accommodation and
relief to many merchants whose only
complaint is an oVercrowded and con-
gested condition for want of larger stores
with which to accommodate the large in
crease of their trade. This new ware
house was completed and opened August
10, 1904. The enterprise was contemplated
by the Bernard Brothers owing to the
growing need from the causes above stat
ed. II. N. Willard is the enterprising and
capable manager of the warehouse, and
he gives the careful handling and keeping
of the goods committed to his hands the
closest possible attention. The floor OF
the warehouse is laid in concrete and
in the construction of the spacious room
particular attention has been paid to
proper ventilation. cleanliness and every
detail of precaution for the preservation
of goods of all descriptions. All the
gentlemen concerned in the enterprise are
well-known. publnc-spirited citizens.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
BOARDING, SALES STABLES
AND VETERINARY SURGEONS
,.,n,, erprEr ROARDJNc STABLE
WALL STREET BOZ

The boarding and care of horses is
Angeles. The Wall Street Boarding
stable was established eight years ago
by VIM Lewis. Although he conducts
fine livery, he makes a leading specially
of boarding and 1t is a stable that Is
popular and satisfactory to many ma 1,g qwnt 2yat
Third street is a one-story building 60X2OO
feet, giving room for a large number of
horses, and is thoroughly equipped for
the healthful keeping of stock. Mr.;
Lewis is an experienced horseman and
personally, owns twenty head OF, of I'm, fine
He understands all the modes of treat
ment for their sanitary condition, while
he employs competent and experienced
attendants. He takes horses to board by
the day. week or month at reasonable
prices and patrons horses are delivered red
city at any hour of day or night, while
his livery vehicles are all in splendid con-
dition and his horses are good drivers.
Mr.. Lewis is we'll known and highly es-
teemed as a progressive citizen.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
LAUNDRIES AND DYEING
AND CLEANING >
ESTABLISHMENTS
TROY LAUNDRY COMPANY

The Troy" is consolidation of the
Acme and Troy laundries, and is the
largest and best equipped steam laun-
is located in fine pressed brick
building designed especially for the
laundry business, covering a lot 142h x
lSo at tne corfb tb brspnb nffico ant at
2O9 West Third street. 1t does an eX-
tensive business all over the city, hand
ling every class of laundry work, and
is especially we'll patronized by hotels
and restaurants and by the travelling
public. 1t also makes a speciality of
first-c class family work. 1t is the only
laundry on the coast having it's own
electric plant, the mangles and all fin
ishing machines being run by electric
motors. Electric irons are used ex-
clusively in the handwork department.
Two 100-horsepower boilers and large
Corliss engine furnish steam and power
for this great plant, The company has
a deep well on its property, which
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
THE MODEL HAND LAUNDRY

The above business is one of the al
ways limited number of which none but
good words are ever heard 1t has been
established but three years, but has has
best trade in the city. 1t is strictly a
hand laundry, and all work done here
is returned in good shape: w. H. Green
and w. r. Gieske are the proprletors
of this really model laundry in fact as
we'll as name. and they are men who
understand their business. All work
is done promptly and satisfaction guar,
anteed. The Model laundry is located
at 500 Ceres avenue. Phone numbers
Main 2766 and Home 6125. About fif-
teen people are employed: and two
wagons are kept busy calling for and
distributing work.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
DAKOTA STOCK YARDS

Among the many accommodating IN.
its several large and we'll conducted sales
stables constitute this city as the largest
and best market for horses and mules
on the Pacific coast. prominent and
is the Dakota stock yards, of which
Messrs. E. Deffebach and son, j.. Deffe-
bach, are the enterprising proprietors. at
on Also street. This is one of the older
establishments of the kind and is kept
as an exclusive sales and trading place
for horses and mules. The Messrs. Def
febach buy, sell and exchange horses and
mules on their own account and for
stock owners in general Such are the
stock yards become a market and a
horse and mule exchange. The Messrs
Deffebach have been engaged in the
business for many years with splendid
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
CITY TOWEL SUPPLY COMPANY

Few enterprises in Los Angeles are as
we'll known and popular as the City
Towel Supply company. which has more
than 5000 regular customers among. the
business men and commercial institutions
of the community. The success with
which this concern has met is another
evidence of the up-to-da teness of Los
Angeles as a great and growing metro
Company is a consolidation of the. Los
Angeles Towel Supply company, and the
City Towel Supply company, which, was
supply company was founded in 1887 by
p. Eisner, now treasurer of the City
Towel Supply company, who delivered
ii rather a difficult task to educate the
people to use towels in their offices and
places of business. The City Towel Sup
ply company; on the other hand w was So or
Mr.. Lytle, who died in May, 1904, started
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
AMALeAMATED OIL COMPANY

One of the large and Important bust
Amalgamated oil company. the largest
dealers in oils in the southern country.
The office of this company is in room 424
Pacific Electric building. The officers and
directors of the company are w. c. Price.
president; Charles B. Anderson, secre-
tary, and w, G. Price, G. A. Garfield, j.
D. Wood. w. S. Porter and ]. E. Bam-
berger, directors The capital stock Of
the company is $5,OOO,OOO. and none is on
the market for sale, as it's owners are
capitalists. The discovery of crude oil
in great quantities in Southern Califor-
MIA has been a prominent factor in it's
development during the past few years,
but Immediately the problem of markets
and distribution presented themselves,
and these enterprising gentlemen, we'll
known residents of Los Angeles, took
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

facture in this city. One of the best of
these institutions is that of the Murphy
Oil company, known as the Los Angeles
Refinery The Murphy Oil company
formerly known as the Pacific Petroleum
Refining company until February lasD
own and operate seventeen producing oil
wells at Whittier in the county, and the
crude petroleum is refined at Redondo
junction, where the company is engaged
in the production of refined oil and the
various petroleum products The wells
have producing capacity of 5000 barrels
of crude petroleum per month. The main
offices of the company are at 104 Stimson
building. and Mr.. w, Bacon is the gen.
eral manager at Redondo junction.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

hold of this problem and solved It. The
demand for crude oil for various pur-
poses has greatly increased. much of 1t
has indeed newly arisen, and great guam
titles of it are now put to uses that it
was not used for, and used in places
where it was not used a few years ago
These gentlemen took hold of the work
of helping to put this oil to new uses
and in distributing it throughout a wide
scope of country, and so making and sup
have been very successful. shipping oil
throughout Southern California. Arizona
and New Mexico. and dealing on very
extensive scale in different grades of
petroleum. Thus they have practically
built up a great new industry and helped
to enrich Los Angeles and Southern
California. California now has the cheap
est fuel In the limited States.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
DAVIES WAREHOUSE COMPANY

The splendid warehouse of the Davies
company at the corner of Central avenue
and East Second street is a popular in
stitution among merchants and all classes
of the people in this city for its many
features of accommodation, while 1T is
widely noted in the state among shippers
for it's excellent facilities for the careful
storage and perfect keeping of goods and
chattels. This excellent establishment
was made twelve years ago and at time
when such an improvement was one OF
the great needs incident to the large in
crease of population and business which
has followed to the present day. Tho
warehouse is under the direct manage
ment of Charles T. B. Jones' secretary.
The warehouses comprise two adjoining
buildings, covering a floor space of over
three acres. 1t is appropriately parti-
toned into separate departments, with
adequate room, suitably arranged for diff
ferent kinds of goods. 1t contains one
large room for the storage of general
merchandise, a special floor for furniture
private locked rooms for furniture, and
separate room for pianos and pictures
An important and most accommodating
part Of the companys business is that
Of packing and shipping, of goods. The
warehouse is constructed on ra1lroau
SWITCH thus having complete facilities FOR
every department of its work. The com
pany is a member of the American ware
housemen's association, and is thorough
ly responsible in every respect. while lts
service has always proved satisfactory
to all people.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
3. B. OIL COMPANY

This company was organized in Septem-
ber, 1900, with capital of $5OO,OOO and is
close corporation. They own large
acreage of oil lands in the western part
of Los Angeles just outside the city
limits and have fifteen wells in operation
which means much for Los Angeles in the
pany furnishes oil for lighting, for lubri-
eating purposes and crude petroleum for
the manufacture of gas and power pur-
poses. Mr. Ed. Strasburg is president OF
the company and Mr.. w. e. Burke secre-
tary, with offices in room 1 Baker build
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
Los ANGELES REFINERY

No department of industry or natural
resource has proved of greater benefit to
Los Angeles than the discovery and pro-
duction of petroleum. Its production and
the various departments of industry sub
sidiary thereto in the county form part
and the several dependent lines of manu-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
THE MODERN DYE WORKS

pie street, have rendered a greatly ap-
preciated service to the public for the
past thirteen years. II. j. Emptage is
the proprietor. Though. he does not
occupy a large or pretentious place, he
has a large patronage. He does a gen
eral dyeing business, but his greatest
speciality is that of cleaning and re-
pairing He takes ladies' and gents
garments and cleans them equal to
new. He also does. general tailoring.
and makes repairs and alterations of
all descriptions.