The San Francisco call., 1906-04-28
MANY MILLIONS
IN INDUSTRIES
Gold Mining Will
Bring Much New
Coin.
Supplies Will Keep
the State
Active.

Great State activities, representing
in their total output hundreds of nil
lions of dollars year, are ready to re-
build San francisco. Inquiries made
yesterday in this city developed highly
significant facts.
The original basic Industry Of Cali
fornia, its gold mining. may be relied
upon in the present emergency to pro-
duce at least $4,000. 600 a year, and It
will not be interfered with in the least
by the destruction Of large stores
Of mining machinery and supplies and
electrical appliances. This will all be
new money as described by w g.
Ralston, former president of the Cali
fornia Miners Association, trustee oe
the State Mining Bureau and president
Of the Fulton Iron Works.
Fifty counties" said Senator Raj
ston, ARE producing mineral SUB
stances Of value. A great share of the
counties are gold producers and they
are turning out more than $500, eco in
gold each month. Gold is found as far
south as San Diego County, in the des-
erts OF San Bern2rdino and Inyo coun-
ties. all along the mother lode away up
in Modoc County. in scores of counties
in lode and gravel deposits. and in the
sands of ancient river channels and in
the beds of present rivers. There 1t
lies, ready for the discoverer and miner.
Nothing that has happened will check
the mining industry of this State in
the least. There may be a dredger or
two that will be delayed little. But
that is all. The majority of the large
mining plants are In excellent shapa to
go on. The Fulton Iron Works is run
ming. The Union Iron Works and the
kisdon Iron Works will be operating di-
rectly. Any mining need will be read
iiy met"
The dairy Industry which produces
more than $4,000, 900 in butter and
cheese values alone each year, is also
reported by San Francisco business
men to be in good shape. The butter
and cheese OF the State, 1t is proudly
boasted by the Gairymen. annually sur
passes the gold output OF California in
value. Outside of San Francisco there
are dairy supply houses that carry
large stocks of supplies and these will
be reinforced by shipments from the
East sufficient to supply all immediate
demands, so that dairying and its al
lied industries will go along without
halt.
The great fruit and agricultural IN
dustrieS Of California, which are tribu-
fn
just as the gold mines and dairy farms
are, also have ssupplies at hand. The
agricultural implement houses OF San
Francisco. which have been driven re-
Gently with country orders, nave
branches at Sacramento and elsewhere
and there are supplies on hand at
warehouses In the interior. Baker q.
Hamilton. who make speciality of
agricultural implements, have already
dispatched some of their best men to
Sacramento to care for the increase
business at that point.
Men prominently connected with the
great canning industry around the bay
Of San Francisco and In the interior
declared yesterday that the, facilities
will surely be provided to care for the
fruits and vegetables of the State as
they ripen. There are several ship
loads Of tin in the harbor. At North
Beach the plants still remain that have
the capacity for turning the tin into
cans.
The raisin industry is largely CEN
tered at Fresno. Huge stocks of wines
and brandy ready to ship were ie-
stroyed by fire at San Francisco, but
there are still greater supplies at the
plants in the interior valleys Careful
inquiry yesterday in this city leads to
the conclusion that all the wealth pro-
ducing industries Of the State are pro-
ceeding to make the millions of money
that will be so greatly a factor in the
rebuilding Of San Francisco.