The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-30
STATES BIG ASSET
|. IN RAW MlNER RAILS
Production in 1912 Scored
the Great Record of
$91,472,385

Advance data from the 1912 annual
statistical report OF the state mining
bureau shows the total value OF
raw mineral products to be $91, AZ,
$50, the greatest in the history OF the
state. Petroleum leads with pro-
duction of Ss.6S9.250 barrels of "a.
gross value of Sal ,S6S.344. also rec
ord. Gold production returned s1s.--
713.47s. while 34.169, 997 pounds of cop
per brought s5,s3s,04s.
The growth of the cement industry
is shown in a production of 6,19S,634
barrels of a value of s6,074,661. As
phalt also shows growth with 100000
tons, worth $2,5o0.oo0. Borax pro-
duetion Melted 4s,1a5 tons and sl,l2s,-
sold 2.497,794 gallons at $529.3S4.
Substances and values of produce.
ton follow:
s2.sla; bituminous rock, ssi 46I; boraI. ST. 122s-
7l3; brick, s2,94o. $50 cement. s6,074 661;
chrome. 81; go; clay. s21s ess; coal. SIS, os2:
feldspar SO. $50; fullers earth. $4,000: gems
2s.05o; gold SO. 7ls Ats; granite, 1885,. e75;
iron ore. s2.50s: lead SOL s5s; lime. s4G4,4
ganese, $500 marble. s74.l2o; mineral paint,
$94o076; paving blocks. s57s,355; petroleum..
$41 ,s6s, 344 platinum, $1e. 731; pumice. $500,
sst 5s ana a sa,
SIS, 404; sandstone s22,574; silver. s793 .5ss,
sospstone. 1880; soda, ss7,o94; tungsten ore,
@~oo,"VS, 1inS, S<oo,ooo
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Northern Electric Rail-
way company yesterday directors
Saba Jr.. w. P. Harmon. B. P. Lilien-
thai. E. r. Lilienthal, A. d. SCHNEIDER
Leon Schloss and Louis Sloss. The d.
rectors reelected these officers: e. R.
Lilienthal, president; Leon Schloss. b.
p. Lilienthal and A. d. SCHNEIDER,
vice presidents; Norman Logan. secre-
tary and treasurer; George e. Spring
OF the financial statement of the cur
rent fiscal year. as compared with
that of the preceding IL months.
| shows gain In net earnings OF about
40 per cent.
How vast a fortune there is in
prospect In this years California cit
rus fruit crop is indicated in the
statement of e. P. Ripley, president of
| the Santa Fe system. upon his arrival
in New York a few days ago. In
freight tolls, he said. the road ex-s
poets to earn more than $2.500.000. or
possibly 100000 in excess of last
year.
Mr.. Ripley's statement follows:
we look for some decreases in
pared with last year. While the short
crop of corn in itself is not very Sc
rfous traffic factor to Atchison, as the
road derives only about 81, 100000 of
3
Its effect upon livestock and general
conditions among the farmers may be
more serious. However, we expect to
get from S2,500,000 to 100000 more
business from the California citrus
fruit crop than we did last year"
The San Rafael and San Anselme
Valley railroad applied to the rail-
road commission today for authority
| to issue 1000 shares of stock Of the
par value of $25 each, making $780,
600, and 100000 in bonds; The COM
| pany proposes to use the proceeds
! for constructing and operating line
| of street railway through the streets
| OF San Rafael and San Anselmo, and
| is proposed to operate the line with
storage battery cars. The company
| states in its application that 1T plans
| to take over the franchise granted 70
Anselmo and San Rafael. and by the
supervisors of Marin county.
| n
According to reports on the Sam
Francisco Stock exchange, an English
| syndicate will begin mining opera
! tions near Oroville on a large scale
| In the near future, taking over the
control of the South Banner mine and
| italization of the South Banner Min
| Ing company is to be increased from
$4,000 to s250,000.
/
| ton with the state in the matter OF
construction of highways and the dis
posing OF highway bonds will be
worked out at the meeting of the
Northern California Bankers assoc
citation, composed of leading bankers
of the cities in northern California,
| to be held in November.
| y
| Tentative estimates indicate that
| the cotton crop of the growth of 1913.
/ at current prices for lint and for seed
| will be worth more than $1,000, 00o, 900.
| The highest value in the 10 years OF
| record which the census office has
| kept of cotton prior to this season
was 1858. 900 for the crop of 1910.
Last years aggregate value stood
next to that, and was 1920. $3.50. 900. in
1 GLIDING cotton and cotton seed.
| x
The railroad commission rendered =
decision today granting authority TO
A A. Weber to sell to the Alta Dis
| trict Gas company a gas plant serving
the cities of Dinuba and Reedley. and
authorizing the gas company 70
| operate under franchises from th9
counties of Tulare and Fresno. The
company was also given authority tn
issue its promissory note In the sum
| OF $4,000.