Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-09
TO EXHIBIT
BUILDING
MATERIALS
PLAN TO ADVANCE STATES
STRUCTURAL INTERESTS
WILL USE FERRY BUILDING IN
JAN FRANCISCO
Many Contractors Are Using Materials
of Exclusively Eastern Make
at Great Cost to Cali
fornia

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-An ex-
position of the structural and indus
trial materials of California will be
made in the Ferry building, the only
one of the sort in this state. The plan
has been arranged by State Mineralo-
gist Aubury, and a large space has
been set aside for this sole use at the
entrance to the California State Min
ing museum. The structural and indus
trial materials of this state amounted
in value in 1906 to near $S.000,000 They
include brick and pottery clays, Port
land cement. lime and limestone, mac
adam, rubble, concrete rocks, paving
blocks, granite, sandstone, serpentine,
slate and glass SAND, all of which are
Of large use and value.
Some of the products have been dis
played in the state mining museum.
The intention now Is to make a show
ing which will demonstrate that nearly
all the structural materials and also
the industrial ones that are in use are
produced in California and that there
is no need to send abroad for them.
The building stones and other struc-
tural materials have been successfully
employed in the finest class of build
ings in California and have amply
proved their durability and desirability
under all conditions.
Mr.. Aubury stated that since the fire a
large number of eastern architects and
contractors have been attracted to the
CITY, and in their work have invariably
specified eastern or foreign material
for construction. Millions of dollars
have gone outside of the state to en-
rich other communities when California
should have reaped the benefit.
Outside of structural steel" said
Mr.. Aubury, 1--WE possess all the neces
sary raw materials to construct any
class of buildings, yet we find that
some of our prominent capitalists are
even sending to Indiana for bricks.
One recent order called for 125 carloads.
/ also investigated an order which was
placed in Indiana for a large amount
of brick and found from a reliable
source that had this order been placed
in California a saving of $4,000 would
have been effected to the. builders"
TT seems incomprehensible to me"
said Mr.. Aubury, that, everything
being equal why the San Franciscan
who derives his profits from California
business should permit his architect or
contractor to purchase his building ma
terial abroad. Yet we find that for
eign material in large quantities is be-
ing shipped into this city both by rail
and boat, and largo percentage of it
is inferior to our local products
dIleI the IRE the SldLe IIllIl-
ing bureau issued a large report entitled
1.-THE Structural and Industrial Ma
terials of California" which furnishes
in much detail q description of the
localities in which these materials are
found, their character. extent, names
and addresses of producers, and con-
tains illustrations of prominent build
ings in this and other cities where Cali
fornia material was used in construc
ton. The bureau has labored dill
gently to furnish builders with all
necessary data, and has endeavored to
overcome the prejudice of architects
and builders to California material by
pointing to the superiority of our home
products and to the San Francisco
buildings which were constructed Of
California material and which were
practically the only ones that with
stood both earthquake and fire. To
better illustrate the quality and variety
of California products Is the purpose
of the new exhibit, and when 1t is in
stalled it will form valuable object
lesson of California; capabilities
She-Why l can remember when my
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