Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03

Some twenty-five years ago w. G.,
Hunt established in Los Angeles the
small business of the Pioneer Paper
company. The business of this insti-
tuition under Lis management and prac-
tical ideas grew and expanded. In
1902 the present company was ineor-
porated with w. G. Hunt it's founder,
as president. C. L. Clifford, vice presi-
dent, and II. NJ. Eichelberger, secre-
tary and treasurer. Mr. Clifford has
been connected with the institution
since its inception and Mr. Eichelber-
ger joined its working forces in 1895.
Thus 1t will be noticed that each
member of the company has practi-
cally grown up with the institution.
Today the Pioneer Paper company of
Los Angeles, Cal, is the largest con-
Germ on the Pacific coast manufactur-
ing its own Pioneer Roofing the
main plant of the company, located at
Fifty-fifth and Alameda streets, occu-
pying five acres of ground space. Here
the company has it's large asphalt re-
fineTy, stills. oil storage tanks roofing
factory. saturater paint factory, pow
er plant. cooperage warehouses and
other buildings. The general Offices
and printing plant Of the company are
located at 219-221 South Los Angeles
street in a large ourstOry building
especially equipped for the efficient
handling of its growing and expand
ing trade.
The business has been growing at
such a rapid rate that it has been
found necessary to secure larger ana
more commodious quarters for the
general offices and uptown warehouses,
so a modern four-story reinforced con-
crete building is now being erected at
249-251 South Los Angeles street at a
cost of S125.000. AS this structure has
been arranged under the personal su-
pervision of Mr.. Hunt, the president
of the company, according to his IDEAS
it will be not only fireproot, but one
containing the very latest ADVANTAGES
for handling the increasing trade. Ihe
main office will be especially attractive
and convenient, with private offices for
the president. vice president and sec
retary and treasurer, and special of1l-
ces for the heads of the sales depart
ments, each department being so ar
ranged that the officers of the com
pany will be in constant touch with
all that is going on at all times ana
be in personal touch with each other.
Two modern elevators Will be IN
stalled. also one lowerator. which is
the first to be installed on the Paclhc
coast. II is an automatic gravity de-
vice for the delivery of merchandise
from an upper to a lower floor hand-
ling without increased expense of pow
or more merchandise than perhaps a
dozen elevators Then there viii be
chutes and scales, modern vaults ana
other labor saving devices so neees-
sarv to modern business success.
After twenty-five years of consistent
vorl, and achievements it is pleas
IRE for the officers of this company
and for the people of the coast TO
know that its roofing products and
materials have won the approval ana
Endorsement of architects. contractors
and builders in every city, town ana
country district where the Pioneer
nroducts have been used. TINS means
in a trade territory extending from
Mexico to Alaska, and from Calllorhla
90 far east as the Mississippi river.
This is because Pioneer roofing is con-
ceded to be better for the consumer; II
ffords absolute protection from tne
elements and in the long run Is the
least extensive, owing to the estdp-
iisbed fact that it lasts longer and
gives better service to roofs than
other ready roofings constructed OF
tin. tar and various other materlals'
The company does it's own refining; US
ing 70 900 barrels of oil per month IN
this work. -
every need and requirement for pitched
and fat roofs, residences, hotels, bus-
mess blocks. sheds and outbuildlhgs'
as we'll as for manufacturing plants
and class "a" buildings The company
is nrepared to take contracts for laying
roofing in all it's southern territory
and has from fifty to sixty rooters
working constantly in this department
In the manufacture of Pioneer root
ing the company has worked out spe-