The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30
MERCHANTS TAKE
factory CENSUS
Association Undertakes Project
of Importance as Boost for
Bay Cities

A large project looking toward in
creasing the population OF San Fran
cisco is under consideration by a Mer-
chants association committee on the
promotion OF trade. This committee
has taken up the subject of manufac-
turing facilities in this city, the out
put Of manufactures in detail and also
the manufacturing in what is classed
as the san Francisco district, which
includes the transbay communities
Since the census OF 1900 was taken
the increase in manufacturing has been
large in the several communities
around the bay and, compared with
the conditions even preceding 1906. the
lines OF industry have become diver
sihed. With manufacturing comes a
skilled and stable population, increas-
ing the demand for houses, for lots and
for goods and wares OF all description.
The plan in view is TO compile and
publish a complete census of manufac-
turing and industrial enterprises OF
all sorts in San Francisco and also In
the counties Of Alameda and Marin
The first step in this direction has
already been taken.
PLEA FOR EXTENSION
This is in the shape OF an address,
which has been Forwarded to several
hundred members of the Merchants
association by President Andrew NJ.
Davis. Secretary l. NJ King and h w.
Postlethwaite, E. D. Bullard and J.. B.
Levison, the last three mentioned COM
urising the committee on promotion OF
trade. In this address all persons in
interest are asked to use their best
endeavors TO render ii certain that the
local and bay census Of manufactures
and industries shall be made as COM
plete as possible.
The last census of manufacturing In
the San Francisco district, inclusive of
the neighboring community. was made
in 1905. From this source some very
interesting figures are taken, as fol-
lows:
Manufacturing establish
meufs in the San Fran
cisco district I'm 1908. S,o<I
Manufacturing establish
n1ene en in 1908 ..... 2,251
in 1905. -. -: sI5s,oss,Ose
Iso5 .......'...... M - s1s7,7ss,2sS
Francisco I'm manufactur-
ing in 1905. - elOz,S61,S8S 9
Francisco acapitaio - 81, ,OsO,o17
SaIarIed officers and clerks
I'm San Francisco manu-
L clerks ................ ." e se,e2s,s4s
Wage earners in San Fran
cisco manufacturing. SS,4zs
Wages of employees I'm San
Francisco Misunderstanding. $zS,O15s4Z1
Materials used I'm 1905. 5S,BOO,OOU
Capital invested in manu-
featuring district. .@11S ,442,SeS
M
clerks In district $1,5zS,93l
Wages of workers $zS,SO6,1 -
Materials used I'm district. $ss,6S4,SSS
1IiSceIIaneous expenses. e14,O61 j %
The ultimate value of this important
enterprise in its relation TO the growth
of the city, as a judiciously devised
advertising scheme. may be judged
from the following extract from the
communication that has been addressed
10 those Immediately interested:
SHOWS VALUE OF PUBLICITY
The Merchants association desires 10 prepare
and publish in pamphlet form complete 'ha nd
book Of manufacturers in and about San Fran
cisco This is 10 be directory OF all the
manufacturers OF San Francisco and the trans
bay cities and towns, with list OF goods manu-
II viii consist Of classified list of all
articles manufactured thereabouts, with the
names and addresses Of all manufacturers. under
the headings OF the various articles made by
them.
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needed. The association is prompted TO under
lake this work on account Of having received
numerous inquiries for such list by parties
who desired 10 have certain articles made mere
and did not know whether any one in San Fran
cisco or near by prepared 10 do so.
The purpose Of the work is twofold:
l. To enable any desiring TO have any
articles manufactured 10 know whether the work
can be done here or whether it must be made
3 To show to the community at large and to
visitors the great number OF things that are
made IN San Francisco and in the transbay dis
triet which is much larger than most people
imagine
such book win be Of great benefit to our
local industries, and also viii be splendid sd-
vertisement Of the industrial resources OF the
San Francisco bay region.
II YOU manufacture any articles in San Fran
cisco or In San Mateo county. or in any OF the
frsnsbsy cities towns or adjacent thereto,
win you kindly I'll out and return at once the
inclosed blank FORM giving the location OF your
principeI Office, the location Of your factory,
snd a complete list Of lines OF goods manu-
Do not give. in general terms. list Of articles
made hut specify kinds For instance. III a
brick factory, specify whether you make orol.
nary building brick or pressed glazed or Vitrinec
Also. il you sell goods made in the San Fran
cisco district by some one else, please give US q
list Of such goods and the names Of the manu-
facturers and their addresses. so we may write
80 them for full list Of their lines.
II you do not reply to this letter. your name,
II you manufacture anything may not appear IN
the list We must depend upon our members tc
assist In making this list complete.
When the hand book IS published. copy
viii be sent 20 each manufacturer. well as
70 an members. Extra copies VII be 90 hand
for distribution abroad 10 parties interested
TO BE IMPOSING SHOWING
An officer of the association said:
IAN imposing showing is going TO be
made for San Francisco, Oakland, Ala
media and Berkeley and all the suburbs
around the bay. 1t will mean more
local trade for everybody and better
facilities for doing business, so that
the effect will be of value to the whole
community.
Mention will be confined to those
establishments doing business in terri
tory commercially tributary to Sar
Francisco and intimately connected
with IL.
This is one OF the most useful and
valuable services ever undertaken BY
the Merchants association. A COM
plete list of local manufactures will
be q source of establishment to the un-
informed and will be convincing dem
onstration TO strangers of the indus
trial Importance of this city and its
surroundings"