The San Francisco call., 1910-07-16

event in the history of Richmond since
the coming Of the Standard OIL WORKS
there nine years ago.
As the work has progressed on the
Pullman shops the magnitude OF this
Industry has become more apparent. 1t
is now understood that the Pullman
company viii increase the size of the
ori ginally intended.
ABANDON DENVER SHOPS
It's shops at Denver will be prac-
tscalIv abandoned and the entire work
ing force of 700 men, with their fami-
lies. will be moved to Richmond as soon
As the shops here are completed This
IS expected to be some time early next
year.
The Pullman company is noted Tor
the Ella borste manner in which It's heaos
plsn and construct its works Beslqes
long array of shops. there viii be ad-
r1inistration buildings and o1hces OF
various kinds neatly set among park
like grounds. It is expected Ihal lhS
new Pullman works viii be the mooel
manufacturing plant OF the PaclnG
coast. tt will cover % acres and Will
cost $500. 600
The fact that all the transcontinental
lines are centering their termlm or
have tracks TO this vicinity was appaf-
emily the factor that determined the
Pullr-an company to locate It's western
shops at Richmond. In ADDITION 10 the
santa Fe. Southern Pacific and Western
Pacific tracks converging here, 1T is be
Ifeved that the Hill roads VIII soon
come in from the north and approach
san Francisco in this neighborhood.
MAY MANUFACTURE CARS
While the shops now being con-
structed are for repair work at hrst
railroad officials express the belief that
before long the Pullman company VIII
ind 1t TO its advantage 10 manu1ac-
ture cars here
crease the payroll Of the city by about
s1on 600 a month AS most of the men
viii have their families here, prac-
rfcaIlv every dollar of this money VIII
be spent in Richmond and in San fran
- cisco stores.
The very latest addition to Richmond
industries is the Western pipe and steel
conapsny's plant. 1t is branch OF
southern California firm. 1t will en-
nlov 125 men and viii manufacture
oipe for oil development, also structural
pipe, water pipe and pipes Tor drain,
= se and lining work The plant VIII
cover 10 acres and will cost Sl25,O0O-
II is located on the Santa Re line just
cast Of the railroad shops. The COM
many is now arranging for laying
tracks. and it's buildings viii be COM
Dleted in two or three months.
The new porcelain works are located
near the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
tracks. Their furnaces are completed
and they are about ready to begin work
FINE SHIPPING POINT
With these increasing industries
Richmond is fast coming into the front
rank as shipping point, both by rail
and by water. 1t is the third largest
shipping point on the western division
Of the Southern Pacific, with monthly
receipts of $4,000. These receipts VIII
be largely increased when the Pullman
shops. the pipe works and the porce-
lain factory are in operation
on the Santa Fe system, Richmond is
the second largest shipping point, being
exceeded only by san Francisco on the
western division.
The Santa Fe company employs 500
men who make their homes and head
quarters in Richmond. This includes
the men in the shops and the trainmen
who start out from this point on freight
and passenger runs.
,rhe santa Fe will build large, con-
crete station at Richmond as soon as
Ashland avenue is completed
The standard oil company now has
the largest refinery in the west at
Richmond The company has recently
diked s7l5 acres of tide land, which is
thought to be for the purpose of erect
ing q new refinery.
The can factory on the northern shore
line of the town is where the refined
products are prepared for foreign ship
rnent. Ships come to deep water docks
here and sail to all ports on the Paciflc
ocean
The Standard oil pipeline reaches 260
miles into the oil fields of the central
mart Of the state. Another. pipeline is
soon to be constructed, indicating the
growth OF the oil refining industry.
HUGE OUTLAY FOR OIL
The Standard oil company's plant at
Richmond represents an outlay of some
thing like s20,0O0.O00. The new pipe
line and refinery viii add several mil
lions more to this sum-
The Whale Oil company's plant at
Richmond is now owned by the Stand
ard oil company. IT is the only whale
oil plant on the Pacific coast. The
product of the arctic whaling fleet is.
brought here. refined and shipped
throughout the world.
The combined plants Of the Standard