The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18
RAPIDLY GROWING
FACTORY DISTRICT
Millions OF Capital Invested in
Industrial Enterprises Along
South Bay Shore

The largest manufacturing plant In
the Potrero district is the Union iron
works. which is famous all over the
United States, and In fact all over the
world. because of the battle ships.
cruisers and other marine vessels that
have been built there. Next to this
in size is the plant Of the Western
sugar refinery.
Immediately adjoining the sugar re-
finery Is the large and costly plant or
the San Francisco gas and electrif
company. which was constructed by
Claus Spreckles for the uses OF the
Independent light and power company.
and operated for the last named cor
poration until general consolidation
of the gas and electric light plants IN
several California counties was enect-
ed. In immediate proximity also are
the works OF the California barrel
factory Close to the Union works
, the Risdon iron works plant was estab-
Ished.
TRANsCoNTINENTA TERMINALS
On the water front in the district
the Santa Fe. Southern Pacific and
the Western Pacific have large hold
ings of property and a joint collec-
tion of tracks that represents a large
| mileage. The c. w. Kneass boat
building plant. the car stables OF the
United Railroads. branch of w. W.
Montague & Co. the repair shops ef
the Southern Pacific company. large
warehouses. lumber plants and many
other establishments are in ths same
general district
Considering the Potrero. South San
| Francisco and the great region ex-
tending down to Channel street. which
the Potrero commercial and manufac-
lures association includes within the
territory in which IL is exercising its
activities. the invested millions of
capital are many and the lines Of
business represented are comprehen
sive and varied
On the>hills at and near Eighteenth
and Minnesota streets there is
cluster OF factories embracing the
Wright wire company, the California
canneries company, the Columbia
marble company. the FOrderer cornice
works. II. NJ. Mason & Co.. +. W. Ben
nett & Co. the Hercules machine
company. Ltd, the Continental bed
ding manufacturing company. Dyer
Brothers. structural steel contractors.
the General electric company plant, the
Santa Fe lumber company. Dunbar,
Carrigan & Hayden Co, the Popular
brick company. the Fiskbeck soap
company. the Reinhart lumber and
planning mills company, the McPhee
company, the Doak sheet steel com
pany, the Abner Doble company. the
Wisconsin furniture company and
others
ALONG THE WATER FRONT
Along the water front in South San
Francisco, in a section known as
Butchertown, large and well known
houses are established Among these
are Roth, Blum & Co., the Don Biggs
company, Sales & Chicorp, the STAN
e.
pany. the large works of the California
fertilizing company. the California tai
low works. the South San Francisco
packing and provision company, Kneir.
Allan & Pyle, T. Beatty's hide house.
William Taafe & CO., Miller & Lux. J.
c. Johnson. J. c. James & Co. and the
II. Moffat company.
Not far from Butchertown are nun
Der Of yards. where bay schooners and
other small craft are hauled up on the
ways for repairs. Following the bay
shore down leads to Hunters point
where the great craving docks acquired
by the Union iron works the Creates
of such docks on the Pacific coast. are
situated
In the neighborhood of Butchertown
there are many stockyards. In the
same district are tanneries and other
manufacturing plants.
BIG MANUFACTURING PLANTS
over in what may be described as The
Lick school district. In addition TO the
big establishments already mentioned.
are the Pacific refining and roofing
company. the Thompson. Starrett build
ing contractors plant. the Standard oil
company plant. the Pacific Coast glass
works. the Metropolitan roofing and
paving company, the Western felt AMI
refining company and the Whittier-Co-
burn company.
There is a new hat factory in Potrero
avenue near Sixteenth street. card
factory and some other plants. II is
not possible to mention all these con-
Germs. but enough have been enumer-
ated to indicate the size OF the manu-
featuring industries and their scope.
Between the foot of Fourth street
and the Union iron works the shore Is
lined with Industrial enterprises