The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
STORAGE HOUSES
WELL PATRONIzED
FireprOOf Warehouses and RAIN
proof Vans Great Con-
venience for Movers
Continued From Page 4

In this branch OF the work of re-
construction great forces of men, rep
resenting skilled and unskilled labor.
have been given employment They
have been paid good wages and thus
the prosperity of the city has been
largely promoted.
Every construction company at work
- san Francisco represents a great In
restment Of capital Their pay rolls
are large and they must maintain. not
only z great deal of valuable and
costly machinery and tools, but also
teams and horses and other dsuncts
or their work, which readily suggest
themselves TO the mind
There are many other branches of
industry allied with the construction
business which bulk largely in the
volume OF structural operations. The
steel and the wood. Of course, are the
largest items in building. but there
must be added TO these the brick the
cement, the fittings. the ornamental at
tachments and all the other accessories
without which no building would be ac-
ceptable
Brick making is a great industry in
this state and is carried on in counties
adjacent TO san Francisco in plants
equipped with the most modern devices.
There Is a great deal Of capital invested
IN brick making.
The navigability Of the Sacramento
and the san Joaquin rivers enables the
brick makers 1t stockton and Sacra-
mento and the islands in the rivers to
ship bricks to San Francisco. A Gordon
OF brick plants extends from Monterey
through Santa Clara and San Mateo
counties TO San Francisco. where there
are several large plants in operation;
and another chain Of such manufactur-
ing plants. beginning in Alameda
into Solano, Marin. Sacramento and San
Joaquin counties, and large share of
t1e brick output Of each and every one
OF these counties is sold through the
asencies established by the brick
operators in. San Francisco. The prod
uct Of all these counties is up to the
market requirements.
Cement making is another large in
dustry Of the state. There are big
plants in various parts, all OF which
have depots in this city where they
do q large local business. Foreign ce-
ment enters into competition with the
local product and there is a great
rivalry 10 supply the contractors who
are busy here.
The quality OF the foreign cement is
kept at the highest notch by the COM
petition that is afforded by the ma tive
Product: while the native article also
sspires 70 meet the competition that it
has from that which comes here in
ships. and competition is the life of
trade
90 necessary an adjunct to metro
politsn life has the fireproof stor-
- age warehouse become that it is
difficult TO imagine how the inhabi-
tants Of a city like San Francisco could
get along without it, 1t occupies posi-
recognition Of its convenience and can
never be displaced.
san Francisco has q sufficiency of
freproOf storage warehouses. all of
them doing an excellent business on
reasonable terms which place their
facilities within the reach of all These
warehouses, having been specially con-
structed for the purpose TO which they
are applied. are wonderfully adapted to
the storage OF furniture and other
articles. They are so constructed a. to
contain the most furniture within the
smallest floor room that is consistent
with security.
Equipped with every device for the
extinguishment Of FIRE, the storage
warehouses. which are solidIy con
structed Of brick and steel are fire
proof in the most exacting use Of that
term Stores that are placed within
them assume the minimum of fire risk
The storage warehouses are exten-
sively used on all sorts of occasions
Families who plan leaving town for the
summer vacation or for a trip to the
orient, to Europe or anywhere that calls
for an extended absence, are in the
habit OF storing their household fur
niture IN these warehouses and either
leasing or renting their homes during
their period Of absence. BY so doing
they are enabled to leave town with
out having TO worry about the prom
erty which they leave behind them. so
great is the confidence which the strict
business methods and the careful cus-
tody Of the storage warehousemen have
Inspired.
All day long and all through the
night the freproof storage warehouses
are carefully guarded against all dan
ger from fire. robbery or misuse The
charges for storage are quite reason
able and this fact has had as much as
anything else TO do with the financial
success which has attended the busi
ness. Back of the storage warehouse
business is the financial responsibility
and business integrity of the proprie-
t0rs-men who have built up for them
selves enviable regulations which they
can not afford TO risk by lax methods
or nlismanagement
In connection with the fireproof stor-
sge warehouses are the moving vans
which are employed TO haul furniture
to the warehouses, as well as in trans
porting household riches when moving
day comes round. The vans are i'm
.n7ense affairs, large enough to receive
the furniture Of a family OF moderate
means. They are covered vans and.
therefore, protect furniture against
rain. .ln toese vans furniture can be
carried from one section Of the CITY TO
another without the slightest danger of
damage by the way. They have be-
come q familiar sight on the streets
Of san Francisco, where their great
proportions astonish the rural visitor.
There are a great many men en-
plOyed at good wages in the van and
storage business These companies
mean q great deal TO the city in con-
Venience as well as in their consid-
cradle contribution TO the general pros
perity.
.Unouestionably the van and storage
2siness is destined to develop to still
gfeater proportions. 1t is far removed
from the old system OF moving goods.
bsit there is no doubt that il will be
sfill further improved as the years