Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
Consolidated Pipe Company

Starting on compare lively small scale
thirty-five years ago, the Consolidated
Pipe company has come to be recognized
as one of the largest MANUFACTURES in the
metal industry on this coast. Its USE
fulness has grown with the progress and
advancement of Los Angeles and the
southwest, along with which 1t has kept
steady pace
company was c. F. Harper, who is now
president of the well known Wholesale
hardware. company of Harper & Rey-
president of the pipe concern. N. w. My
rick is secretary and treasurer, and Gus
D: Harper is vice president and manager.
prominent citizens and business men, haV-
ing figured in the commercial and political
activity of the municipality for many
The Consolidated Pipe company's office
and works are located at Ninth street and
Santa Fe avenue and cover large space
are regularly employed at the plant, which
bespeaks its extensive trade. These men
are all experienced in their line and are
we'll paid, SO that the company is In
terial on the market.
The company manufactures riveted
steel well and water pipe and tanks. Cen
eral sheet iron work is also done on an
extensive scale, in which its products
combine many manufactures essential to
the industries and domestic life of this
community and surrounding country. One
Of the ,company's own patents, known as
Our New Trimmer" being trimming
ma chine, has a. very large sale, both In
this state and throughout the southwest
ern country. 1t is considered to be one
of the finest inventions of the kind on
the market today. The value of the riv-
eted steel pipe manufactured by the Con-
solidated Pipe company is known to all
persons In any way connected with farm-
ing, fruit growing, mining, manufacture,
course of production this company has
kept fully alive to modern Improvements.
never losing sight of an opportunity to
better Its goods Various useful devices,
| including special machinery from original
designs. is manufactured by the com
pany. In this connection the enterprise
patronage, both local and foreign. Large
quantities of its manufactured articles
are kept in stock by the Harper & Rey-
| nolds Wholesale Hardware company of
| Los Angeles at all times.
The Consolidated Pipe company has an
established reputation throughout the
titles of goods into Nevada, Arizona,
Northern California and other sections, ii
has growing business which extends as
| far east as Ell PaSO, Tex.
Formerly the companys plant was To-
Gated at Third street and Santa Fe ave-
nue, where 1t covered half city block.
| Increase of business demanded an en-
largement of the plant. hence it was that
| the concern was moved to Ninth street
and Santa Fe avenue. The new works
| are COnSlueTeu the DSSl SQulppeu anu IiCSl
| complete in the country The machinery
| is all modern and the buildings in which
| 1t is located are conveniently arranged.
| 1t is the expressed opinion of the Off
| GERS and stockholders of this extensive
| corporation that the outlook for Los An
| geles as a manufacturing center was
never better The growth of their busi-
ness is evidence of this fact
| The marvellous progress which Southern
| California has made in the past few years
has given a great impetus TO the business
| of all manufactures. The Consolidated
| Pipe company has shared in the trade OF
| this remarkable growth and is contin nuing
| to share in the rich harvest that 1T brings
with it, The opening up of the wealthy
mining regions in Nevada, Arizona and
elsewhere have also added to the exten-
siVe business of this concern, and large
shipments Of material to these points have
been the direct result.
In treating with this company 1t would
hardly do to pass without giving special
notice to the founder and present Officers
in control. For many years C. f. Harper
the organizer of the Consolidated Pipe
| company, has been one OF the most po.
tent factors In the upbuilding of the city
| Following in his footsteps his sons have
OF late years figured among our most sub
stantial citizens. Identified with mum
ber of local civic and commercial bodies
| they have all helped to make Los Angeles
and Southern California what II is-a
great metropolitan city-and many times
their efforts in this direction have beer
commended by the public.
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