The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

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around town exhibit work that no spot
on earth can approach.
Foremost in this line of manufacture
is the Vulcan iron works, which is
proud of the fact that its foundries.
designers and workmen are equal to
any kind of machinery work. The firm
makes a speciality OF refrigersting ma
chinery, but their very effective deyel-
opment of structural steel and orna-
mental iron work has called the atten-
tion of engineers TO the product. Many
OF the largest buildings in the city
have been fitted with elevator grill
work stairways, holdings. store fronts
and other lines of artistic and durable
finishing by the big iron works and
particular attention has been drawn to
the finishing of the Payne building,
which displays what is perhaps one of
the most artistic fronts that has ever
been put on building OF this size.
The structure is four stories in
height and two stories of these are in
solid iron ornamental work finished in
the unique design of the old world Gre
ations combined with the best of mod
ern design. The effect is something
similar to the columns of the Doges
palace in Venice.
Fire and earthquake shock impressed
San Frenciscans with the fact that in
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found the best of materials for busi-
ness buildings. Nothing mars or
scratches the work. and it's saving
qualities are not affected by the passing
of time.
The combination of beauty and
strength given by modern iron and
steel construction is displayed in many
buildings finished by the Vulcan iron
works. There are the Italian Popular
Bank building. the Hibernia Savings
and Loan Society building, the Rialto
building, the Schroth building, the Alto
building, the Sherman. Clay Co. build
ing and the Lichenstein building to
stand as demonstrators to all who wish
to Investigate such construction in this
city, and the manner in which the Vul-
can iron works can handle 1t.
other buildings well worth mention
ing as having been finished by this
firm are the Simon building in Geary
street and the Cordes & Rochat
similar to that done on the Payne
| building.
The steel on the Pape estate build
ing. it may be added, was erected by
the Vulcan iron works.
! The gas engine manufacturing in
dustry in this city continues to grow,
and is continually reaching out for
new markets. The Imperial gas engine
| company has a large number of orders
! on hand for gasoline engines which
they are manufacturing at their works
in San Francisco, to be shipped to
Auckland, y. D., Sydney, N. S. w,
Honolulu. Ketchikan, Killisnoo. and
Wrangen. Alaska, Vancouver. B. c.,
Astoria, Ore. and several points on
/ Puget sound The orders for these
points alone aggregate $50 horsepower
in units OF 4 TO so.
the fame of the San Francisco made
engine is growing, and local gas en-
/ gine manufacturers are continually re-
ceiving inquiries from new fields. Such
letters as the following from a pur-
| chaser of an Imperial engine in
! Nanaimo, B. c.. indicate the high re-
| gard that is held for San Francisco
| products in this line. particularly when
1t is remembered that there are gas
engine manufacturers in Victoria and
4 Vancouver. B. c.. and a 80 per cent
duty taxed on engines imported to that
country from the United States:
Gentlemen have been too busy in.
but can only In justice to yourselves
and the engine say. short and simply
that my engine, the Imperial, is the
shows up pretty well for your work,
manship. when to save cutting up M,
pilot house to get her in, dismantlec
the machine completely. and when
put it together again It went off or
| the second priming. This speaks wei
| for the careful manner In which it wa,
! put together, even to the plain and dis
tinct punch marks on the bevel gears
| of the timing rod.
Thanking your firm for your up
! right, straight business methods-th,
engine speaks for ITSELF remain.
7 The local gas engine manufacturer.
are building for the future, and suci
regulations will go a long way towart
keeping the orders coming to San Fran
| CISCO and, what is more vital, the goo,
iron dollars to swell the bank clearing.
| of this city.