The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1895, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1895. EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF SACRAMENTO, Cav., July 24—To-day Sacramento is feeling a realization of a prophecy made nearly half a century ago. It is forty-seven years since Edward C. Kembly published the first newspaper of Sacramento—the Placer Times—and in an editorial said: “If ever a town, in extraor- dinary times, bid fair to speedily become an important city we believe it to be ours, Built amid a whirl of exciting adventure and spectulation, at a period when the in- stability of man resolutely sets at defiance bright ‘improvement,’ we certainly cen claim for this place unexampled prosperity and safely predict its continued growth and eventual greatness. Another year will count wondrous changes in California, but nowhere will the change be more per- ceptible than here.” At the time this article was written Sacramento consisted of a small cluster of honses and stores along the water front, and a few buildings in then 1borhood of Sutters Fort, with a floating population | of perhaps 2000. In the main these came | from all portions of the East, drawn by the magnet which ne: s to attract the human ra ld. Californ: a permanent abiding place, across the Cape Horn lodded their or the burning fevers of the i ce that would ex stern homesteads from greeted the of glittering metal to be turn proved mythical, a devoted their energies to” other pur: resigned their early the marts of trade, of buildin until to- grown to a contain- some of the most im- rdustries of the Pa- stern ill _cou! wondrous but nowhere will ble than here.” tiash, that, s, has been d, with almo h the nerves conve, njury received b mber of the body 2ore and more Not only y with n no- idual ed t0 every- ed to convey o. T trade, threa the air, and under the \ph cable or telephone, furnish 1 i lay, and enal ce to m me; but wi year it will be called upon to 1achinery of manufactory, heat 1 prepare for the table the e aristocrat, the artisan and the ay, every month, 2 made intd the ci yus force, and it is daily 1 more the slave of giant appreciative loss, vast visia of future triumphs world at large, and already ki to the total as a carry- tis but a matter of a the smoke, ting electric ections among ricts of the surround- ation, that twin sister ide the e hold- into the populous What has | he populous | well colonies will be n and again throughout the | mento | situated at € | pany. flowing by its doors, shipping point for 75 per cent of the fruit industry of the State, produced in its surrounding vicinity, with near-by fertile valleys that need but the Kkiss of irrigation to increase this produc- tion a bundredfold, an almost inexhaust- ible amount of motive power capable of reducing the cost of manufacturing nearly a hali—these are inducements that capi- tal will find bard to resist. 3 In Sacramento and its surroundings there is room for any of the vast manufac- taring plants of the world, and they will be welcomed with outstretched arms and a hospitality not exceeded by the early pioneer, whose every possession was offered for the use of the stranger who crossed his threshold. Althcugh success has but just been vet the first ”lp bas been heard at the first applicant has signified his willingness to remove like the pioneer of yore from the far-away East to the land of the setting sun, and the people of Sacra- have warmly welcomed that stranger, the Ostzander Gun Company, to their city, and have fully demonstrated their hospitality. ; The future home of this vast power is the dc William J. Dillman. xth and H streets, in a mag- nificent brick structure, which, under the personal supervision of Nat L. Mayo, arch- itect in charge, is rapidly nearing com- pletion. This building bas a frontage on H street of 54 feet, and extends 160 feet on Sixth street, and is so constructed as to be absolutely fire proof. In preparing the foundations, Mr. Mayo found a thin crust of earth covering fifteen feet of soft slickens, totally inadequate to bear the welght of a building containing such an immense smount of massive machinery. To obvi- ate this culty, Mr. Mayo was compelled to drive piles into the solid gravel bed, lying beneath the slickens, and lay his foundation on these. The basement of the structure is ten feet in height, and will be used as a storage place for wireand sundry other electric supplies. The first floor is sixteen feet in height and contains the machinery of the entire plant. Every portion of the latter is set upon solid brick and cement foundations, also resting upon piles. The next floor will be 14 feet in height, and will contain the transformers and offices of the com- The floors are made of terra cotta tile "arches laid in solid cement, covered with wood flooring material. The ceilings and partitions are of terra cotta with steel mns and girders throughout. So thor- oughly has the work been constructed that with all the machinery in rapid movement @ | not one tremorof tne vast structure whis- | pers of instability. Taken as a whole it is a fitting monument to the era of pros- | perity it represents and the triumph of in- tellect over the instability of material. Probably for years and years to come the resistless power that made its advent last week into this building will without one moment’s cessation continue to rapidl revolve the huge motors that will furnis heat, light and power to this city. Before speaking of the many induce- ments offered by Sacramento to Eastern ctearly represent the supposed detriments that are alleged to exist. At the present time the rate of taxation on property in this city is $190 on the $100, and the real debt of the city is in the neighborhood .of $600,000, although purported to be $2,000,000, but at the present rate of taxation the sinking interestfund is increased at the rate of §150,000 to $160,000 per annum, which insures a total clear- ance of the city’s indebtedness within a period of a little more than three years’ time. With the debt paid off the rate of taxation will be merely nominal, in fact lower than that of any city in the United States. Toa great extent this rapid ex- tinction of the city indebtedness is due to the fact that the income from the city’s water works, which 1s owned by it exclu- sively, is nearly sufficient to pay its cur- rent expenses. There is a refuncing scheme on foot, which, if successful, will reduce the rate of taxation to a merely nominal figure imme- Major H. Weinstock. entire fertile valley lying between the American and Cosumnes rivers. And the vast San Juan grant, stretching from the city limits to the boundaries of fertile Orangevale, will become a mass of happy homes, whose dwellers will look to this city as a mart for the disposal of their productions and the supply of their daily needs. In no spot on the inhabited globe to-day are there as great inducements offered to the lucrative investment of capital as in Sacramento. Center of a system of rail- roads that connect it with the markets of every portion of the United States, a navigable river leading to foreign marts diately. In the meantime the members of the Citizens’ Industrial Association will take it upon themselves to provide means by which new enterprises desirous of locat- ing in this city need have no fear that ex- cessive taxation will prove detrimental to their interests, with the positive assurance that at_the end of four years at farthest, taxes with the enhanced valuation of prop- erty will be less than in any other locatity. These facts have been obtained from Thomas B. Hall of the firm of Hall, Luhrs & Co., who has made an exhaustive study of the matter and i conceded by all to be undoubted authority on this question. Mr. Hall is one of the most progressive men of Sacramento and his name, and that of his partner, Mr. Luhrs, is linked prominently with every industrial or other enterprise tending to the weliare of the common weal. In presenting a few of the numerous ad- vantages Sacramento is prepared to offer capital and Eastern immigration of the moneyed classes electric motive power must of a certainty be classed at the head, and a positive assurance is given that this capital it would perhaps be advisable to | Francisco and Los Angel Prosperous Capital City. power can be positively obtained in steady and sufficient volume and at a price rate that will reimburse Eastern enterprise suf- ficiently to warrant the abandonment of old-time plants and locations. The present ratio of prices adopted by the electric com- pany has been based ou the standard of power prices in Xansas City, conceded by all authorities on the subject to be the cheapest attainable power in the United States. This ratio ranges from $10 per month for single horsepower to §5 per month, depending altogether upon the amount required; and as a further induce- ment the company is prepared to offer a reduction of 10 per cent on these rates for the introduction of new industries, thus placing the power at such a low figure as 1o be a temptation not to be slighted by any manufacturing enterprise, Jarge or small. In preparing their plans for the intro- duction of this power into Sacramento the promoters of the scheme foresaw the neces- sity of gnarding against any possible stop- page of the plant under any and all cir- cumstances. To attain this object they provided for two linesof transmission, each entirely distinctive from the other. These consist -of ten lines of copper wire erected on separate rows of poles, and either line possessing a carrying capacity sufficient to transmit the entire product of the plant situated at Folsom to the Sacra- mento terminus. - By this precaution, should the line become disabled, the cur- rent can be instantly switched on to the other system without a moment’s cessa- tion of the main plant, and the same amount of precaution has been displayed in the arrangement of the various generators {and dynamos within the interior of the power-house, every one being so ar- ranged that should breakage occur in any one machine, it can be instantly detached from the main plant without stoppage. Through these precautions, a steady, pever-failing source of generation has been assured, and the chance of stoppage to the plants consuming the power has been re- duced to a minimum. Another great inducement to investment of Eastern capital already employed in localities where only expensive power can be secured is the action which has been taken by the Citizens’ Industrial Improve- ment Association, with the hearty co- operation of the property-owners of the city, in formulating a fund by an assess- ment of }¢ of 1 per cent on all taxable property, said fund to be used in assisting to defray the expenses consequent upon the removal of plants to this city, and to George Mott of the H. S. Crocker Co. assist in procuring suitable locations for the same. Eiectricity as a motive power hasalready been adopted by one of the largest manu- facturing establishments of the East, the Baldwin_ Locomotive Works of Philadel- phia, and it is claimed that the saving to the company has simply been enormous, as by its use they bave been enabled to in- troduce a series of traveling cranes by which heavy Eortions of machinery can be conveyed to the various lathes and boring machines without the slightest difficulty. If this introduction of electricity can re- sult in such alarge monetary advantage, the extent to which this advantage could be increased by the use of power generated by water is almost incalculable. The Folsom Electric Power Company have already closed several contracts for the furnishing of power, notably for the operation of the immense fruit elevator, in the shipping sheds of the Southern Pacfic Railroad Company, and to operate the large draw in the new bridge now in course of construction across the Sacramento Riverat this point, and it is claimed that negotiations are in progress leading to the operation of the entire machinery of the railroad shops by this new force that has so lately made its appearance in this city. As a commercial center Sacramento can successfully ecompete with any locality in the State. Surrounded on all sides by ex- tensive orchards and vineyards, wkich, as before stawd,rmduce 75 per cent of the fruit output of the State, with six lines of | railways radiating in all directions and direct river communication with the me- tropolis, the city ranks eclltlly with San s as a basis for all the necessary supplies of life, and in the main these can be obtained at as rea- sonable rates as in the metropolis itseif, while in some lines the city possesses larger establishments which transact a more extensive business than any city on the coast, bar none. The total exports from this point by rail and river transpor- tation for 1894 in tonnage agzregated 362,- 231 tons, while the total of imports reached the figures of 434,676 tons. Within a few miles of the city, covering the fertile river bottom lands, lies what is {fully conceded to be the largest hop-pro- ducing district in the United States, and the entire"orodnct from this acreage tinds its way Yo the markets of the world, | through the gates of this city, while the amount of money kept in almost constant circulation through™ the production and handling of this immense crop is a con- tinual source of prosperity to all. : During the Ynst years much speculation | has been indulgedin as to the vossibility of the flooding of this city during the high-water freshets of early springtime, but repeated rises in the river districts have fully demonstrated the fact that the levees of the Sacramento are simply im- pre%nab)e and have been erected with such solidity that the cost of maintenance is hardly perceptible. The city possesses an unlimited water snpf{]_v, with a fire pressure that can be applied almost instantaneously. This, in connection with its excellent fire depart- ment, the members of which are. more than enthusiastic in the following of their R. T. Devlin. calling, has reduced the rates of insurance to a basis as low as is possessed by an ycity on the coast. For years the Bell Telephone Company has had a monopoly of the “hello” busi- ness in this city and its tributary towns, and its charges for switching have been deemed very arbitrary and costly. As a consequence a nuniber of the progressive citizens and business men of the commu- nity have banded together and organized a local company, to be known as the Capitol Telephone and Telegraph Company, whose aim will be to abolish all switching charges and establish a basis of rates that will be within the reach of all. Mr. Mott of the firm of Crocker & Co., one of the leaders in this as in every other enterprise, states that the company has obtaining bona-fide subseribers, and that the company will shortly be on a working basis, and will insure the best and cheap- est telephonic_communication ou the slope. This will also be an added induce- ment to the establishment of new business enterprises in this city. Much has been said of the prevalence of a floating ¢rimi- nal element in this city and surrounding, when, in fact, there is no city on the Pa- cific Slope in which there is so small an amount of crime committed or so little necessity for the establishment of a large police force. ‘With a population of nearly 40,000 the city has a patrol force of but twelve men, six of whom are on duty by day, while the others patrol the city at night, yet this small force, consisting as it does of upright conscienticus men, headed by a Chief of undoubted integrity and long experience George Katzenstein. in dealing with the criminal element, is enabled to keep the city in a state of se- curity that'statistics prove to be second to none on the coast. 5 Another factor that will go far toward advancing the prosperity of the city as a commercial center is the estab- lishment of a large rock-crushing plant at Folsom, now in course of erection under the auspices of the {Bureau of Highways, who bhave de- t#iled one of their number, Civil En- gineer Maude, to give it personal supervis- jon. This ghnz will insure a system of good macadam roads throughout Sacra- mento County on account cf e cheapness SUB-STATION OF THE SACRAMENTO ELECTRIC POWER AND | LIGHT COMPANY. [From a dxawing made expressly for “The Cali” by Nat Mayo, architect.] met with the most unexpected success in | with which the best of road material may be secured. The bureau computes the cost of road material of superior grade to any thatit has heretofore been possible to obtain at the nominal sum of 70 cents per cubic yard, while the lowest sum for wll:ich it could be obtained before was $520 per cubic yard. This system of macadam roads will not only be an added inducement for members of the farming element to come to this city to purchase supplies, but will enable them to transport their marketable pro- ductions for at most one-balf the cost of former years, besides being an added in- ducement to the introduction of an East- ern farming element, which will eventually settle on small tracts throughout the length and breadth of this vast scope of irrigable country. That Sacramento is not totally devoid of manufacmrmg_imercsts at the present time may be evinced by a brief mention of a few of the leading industrial plants. In point of size and equipment, employin, the largest force of skilled and manual labor, the railroad shop plant of the Southern Pacific system ranks head and shoulders ab all. Within its various departments 2500 men find almost steady employment throughout the §ear. the large majority of whom are skilled artisans. This is one of the most complete plants of its kind in the world, and is constantly be- ing enlarged to meet the requirements of necessary repairs and building consequent upon the increased demand for transporta- tion {facilities required by the continued prosperity and steady growth of Sacra- mento and its surroundings. By reference to the pagesof the Bee's souvenir, a carefully compiled work on Sacramento and its industries, it is found that to run these extensive shops requires 25 stationary engines having a capacity of 1526 horsepower, 16 large steampumps of 315 horsepower and 12 large steam- hammers, which also consume steam. To supply the needed power there are 25 steamboilers, which consume an immense amount of fuel during each year’s run, All of these will be done away with and their place occupied by the new motive agent—electricity. There are several other large private machine plants scattered in various por- tions of the city, many of which have an outfit capable of casting and erecting any required piece of machinery or plant, all of which, without doubt, will take advantage of the newly acquired cheap motive-power. At the present time Sacramento offers Hon. Fred Cox. great inducements to the milling industry and no locality in the State is better adapted to fulfill all the requirements of this enterprise, already well represented. Its central location, the gateway to the northern grain producing area of the State, whose outlet, the SBacramento River, pre- sents an aveénue of cheap transportation unsurpassed by any, and taken in conjunc- tion with the cheapest motive power in the United States, should insure the establish- ment of milling plants that will render Sacramento second to none. ‘The lumber-planing mills and box fac- tories of this city are already a source of great revenue, which will be largely en- hanced by the extensive plant of the American Land and Lumber Company, situated at Folsom, whose yearly output must center in Sacramento. This is an entirely new enterprise, originated in con- junction with the Electric Power Company, and whose yearly log drive down the tur- bulent current of the American River con- sist of millions of feet of the clearest sugar pine lumber taken from a district of virgin pine forests which have never be- fore echoed the rink of the woodman’s ax or the buzz of the crosscut saw. This successful enterprise, already cross- ing the threshold of completion, has been projected on an extensive basis that will successfully vie with any other of a like nature on the entire Pacific slope. It has cost millions; it will produce millions. Its cost came from other localities; its pro- dulqtmm will in the main benefit this lo- cality. The brewing plants of Sacramento are an industry weli worthy of mention, as their outpkut is becoming li]mpnlnr throughout the known world and compares favorably as a beverage with the brewery produc- tions of all countries. This industry gives employment to _hundreds of workmen and attracts hundreds of thousands of dollars of outside capital to this city yearly inex- change for its products, The meat-packing interests of Sacra- mento offer a vast avenue for the invest- ment of capital, and already possess extensive plants, whose productions are becoming well known throughout the en- tire country. On the outskirts of the city there is an industry which is more than an important factor in the furtherance of the city’s growth and an added incentive to the establishment of manufacturing interests at this point, as it insures an abundance of building material at rates as low, if not lower, than can bedprocnred elsewhere— the brick-making industry. In one yard alone are produced nearly 30,000,000 bricks annually, and all the modern appliances are possessed by the owners of the plant to manufacture any e of this building material desired in any quantity. Among the industries that are bringing Sacramento into prominence among the fruit and vine growers of the State is the Capital Nunerfi. owned and personally conducted by M. N. Williamson, one of the city’s most energetic young business men, and whose products are always in demand. The fruit-canning indust is represented in this city and aiforus in sea- son employment to hundreds of women and children, but is alwayvs room in this field for the introduction of capital with a certainty of abundance of material at reasonable rates which will yield a fair return on investments. * These are but a very few of the im- portant industries located at this fav- ored t, and still there is room for others, abundance of room, with Ly | organ: From a Small Cluster of Houses Has Sprung California’s| a certainty of a welcoming hand from all its progressive business men and citi- zens. Bacramento hasshaken off the sloth and silurianism of past years. and insf of selfishly enjoying the advantages nature and location have so richly bestowed upon her, she extends a welcoming hand to the manufacturers of the world; new blood is rapidly approaching the surface, and the men of to-day are progressive men of stamina and ability, who, realizing their city’s natural advantages, are prepared to further tiem by all the means within their command. In point of social, religious and educa- tional advantages Sacramento ranks in the foreground in comparison with any city of Northern California. Over twenty- five churches and religious societies, of almost every denomination, own hand- some edifices within its limits, and the newly erected Catholic cathedral is famed throughout the State for the beauty of its architecture and the completeness of in- terior arrangements. The secret ana benevolent societies of the city are legion. The Masonic frater- nity is represented by ten lodges, chap- ters and commanderies, The Odd Fellows M. N. Williamson, Proprietor Capitol Nurseries. have thirteen lodges, encampments and cantons. The Knights of Pythias possess eight departments of the order. The Im- proved Order of Red Men of four separate tribes hold counsel and smoke the pipe of peace. The Grand Army of the Republic is represented by six posts, circles and corps. The United' Order of Druids, Native Daughters, Good Templars, United Work- men, Chosen Friends and sundry other orders all have representation in the city, while the energy and ush of the Native Soms of the lolden West of Sacramento has been fully exemplified, and is appreciated from one end of the State to the other, in securing the annual gathering in honor of Admis- sion day at this point. They raised a larger fund in a shorter space of time to insure a warm greeting and cordial recep- tion to visiting brethren and the world at large than could any other locality on the coast. To a great extent this may be ac- credited to the indefatigable efforts of Thomas Fox, the enterprising manager of the Pacific Matual Insurance Company of this city, and one of the progressive men of the times. In point of educational advantages, Sac- ramento will compare favorably with any locality in the State. Its buildings are both ornamental and substantial, and are presided over by competent instructors whose merits are of the foremost. Thir- teen public institutions of learning are scattered throughout the city in healthy and central locations, and are graded from Thomas Fox, Manager Pacific Mutual Life. the kindergarten to the high school, whose graduates are fitted to enter and do honor to any_ higher institution of learning in the United States, or successiully compete in an{ of the walks of life. The private schools are many and of the highest rank. Of banking institutions Sacramento pos- sesses five, namely: The California State Bank with a capital of $350,000. Its presi- dent, Frederick Cox, and Cashier W. E Gerber rank foremost among the p: gressive element of the city and are al- ly among the ranks of the anxious to promote and foster new manufacturing in- terests. The Farmers’ and Merchants’ Savings Bank has a guaranteed capital of $500,000 and its president, B. U. Steinman, is serving a second term as Mayor of the city. To his energetic ef- forts while incumbent can be traced many of the reforms in the city’s government and nearly all its late improvements, The National bank of . 0. Mills is one of the most substantial institutions on the coast and has a capital of ,000. Its resident, Frank Miller, is aiso included n the ranks of progress. The People's Savings Bank has ?i paid-up capital of 2 coin and its president, Wil- liam Beckman, is strongly i ified wi the city's best interests. T ey e ento Bank aiso possesses a guaranteed capital of $500,000 and is the oldest institution of its kind in Sacra- mento. Its enterprising president, W. P. Coleman, is quietiy in accord with every benevolent plan presented and is unsur- passed in enterprise and advancement. l{ulhhi_the advantage that an insti- tution of this nature would be to the city m its first steps toward mechanical growth and the introduction of new enter- pmh‘e Chamber of Commerce has been d by a committee of fifteen, com- Poeed_ of men of the most advanced and iberal ideas on the subject of the advance- ment of the city aud its best interests. One of the hardést workers in the interests of the chamber is M. J. Dilman, an enter- s mrye::\ Joan. owner of the Bell c'&m?‘m phmlfy identified with of me: i i of Comm ’!;l:trmp of tolgs Ch:dmm 'onservato) of progress. signatures of 150 of the active progressive SACRAMENTO. men of the times in this city, men not confined to the business ranks alone, but Jocality-loving men from every walk in life, and it is expected that the list will be swelled to 300 as soon as its by-laws and aims are fully established. L This body will be active in everything rtaining to the city’s growth, and one of its principal objects will be the restoration of early-day navigation on the Sacramento River, when ships from all parts of the globe were enabled to moor at the city’s water front, This object they hope to at- tain through the efforts of our representa- tives at Washington, who will be rendered every assistance by this chamber. Articles of incorporation bave been formulated. Capital stock $200,000. £ he chamber will erect a magnificent building, which will be a monument to the city’s growth, and negotiations have al- ready been instituted to procu ni locafion. Golden Eagle, p by Messrs. Gray and Titus, is fi i all respects. class The Western Hotel's fame as a hosteiry has, through the ener- ic efforts of William Land, g;‘tefor, been heralded throug tate. The Capital Hotel is noted 3 of the best conducted establishmen the coast, and the State House, ow its central location and close proxi the State Capitol, is also very popular. The parks of this city are rapidly becom- ing a prominent factor in the line of the cil musement, and year by year these breathing places of the city are attaining new aturactions and greater popularity. The recently erected scenic railway, lo- cated at East Park, the terminus of the G- street electric road, is second to none cn the coast, and it is becoming very popular asa source of amusement to all. At Oak Park, terminus of the J-street line, the bnp‘d concerts and dances are ever popular, while thousands congregate every evening in the City Plaza and State Capitol grounds for an evening’s stroll after the duties of the day. The theaters of Sacramento are oc- cupied by all the leading troupes that visit the coast from Eastern cities and receive liberal patronage. S The Crocker Art Gallery, containing one of the finest collection” of pictures and curios on the coast, is also a favorite re- sort for the populace, and is located in a magnificent structure whose interior sur- roundings are in keeping with the works of art that hang upon the walis. The gallery is in_charge of W. F. Jackson, an artist of merit and ability, who is also chief instructor of the School of Design. The County Hospital, situated on the outskirts of the city, affords accommoda- tion for 225 patients, and under the effi- cient supervision of Dr. White has the reputation of being the best conducted in- stitution of its nature on the coast, ad- imission being eagerly sought for by the unfortunates of all surrounding counties, and it is an authenticated fact that more applications for admission to the institu- tion are received from the sick and afilicted of these than from within the boundaries of the county which maintains it. > Ridge House is a private hospital and is known throughout the State for its many comforts and efficient staff. The city pos- sesses a dispensary and Rsceiving Hos- pital and retains the services of two effi- cient physicians, Doctors Ogden and Fow- ler, whose services can be obtained at any hour, night or day, in case of accident or | sickness to the stranger or resident within the city's limits. There are four libraries and reading- rooms within this_city accessible to all. One of these, the Public Library, was or- ganized in 1857 and in 1879 was donated to the city. At that time it possessed up- ward of 6000 volumes. This number has been yearly increased until at the present it has become a collection of nearly 26,000 volumes. The State Library, situated in the State Capitol, is the third largest in the United States, being catalogued at 97,000 volumes, many of which are of inestimable value. In conjunction with its unnumbered advantages as a location for Eastern enter- prise and capital Sacramento possesses that unqualified adjunct, the choicest of California’s unrivaled climate. Itswinters compare favorably with those of Italy, tropical plants existing in the open air without the slightest protection, and flow- ers blooming throughout the vear. Its summers bave occasional hot days, when the thermometer reaches 100 deg., but these are exceptional, and the nights are always cool. Thisis due to the sea breeze, which reaches the city about 4 p. M. each day. In point of health Sacramento ranks sec- in the list of the cities of the United States. It would be impossible to list and make personal mention of the public-spirited, progressive citizens of this city. The pioneers in advancement are known fo ali of California, umng having made records that will be inscribed on history’s pages, and some are already known throughout the civilized world. The men of to-day are legion, workers of the hand and brain, not of the vocal or- gans; men who have banded together shoulder to shoulder for the city's ad- vancement; men of letters, men of ad- vanced ideas, who are already identitied with gréat enterprises which they have been instrumental in conducting to successful issues, and whose past sue- cesses have encouraged them to achieve greater aims; men of the stamina and ca- acity of Thomas B. Hall; Charles A. uhrs, head of one of the largest wholesale %mcery firms on the coast; Joseph E. erry, manager Friend & Terry lumber company; William Shaw of Shaw, Ingram & Botcher, one of the leading hardware firms of California; George B. enstein, manager of Orangevale Colonization Com- pany: ValS. McClatehy, business manazer the Bee; R. T. Devlin, corporation coun- sel; William L. Duden, manager Water- house & Lester, and scores of others equally deserving of mention as identical and enthusiastic in promoting the advance- ment of the queen city of the interior, the city of progress whose growth has not been of the mushroom variety, springing up in anight, but_solid, substantial growth] al- ways expanding, never retrograding, until it has reached a point where it can safely say to the world_at large without fearof exaggeration, ‘‘We offer you greater manu- facturing advantages than can be obtained throughout the length and breadth of the Nation, with equal commercial, literary, so- cial, educational and religious privileges ossessed by any community in golden alifornia. Our doors are open, our hands outstretched in welcome,” 10 WHOM [T MAY CONCERN ! We take pleasure in notifying our many friends and patrons that we are still in- terested in the old es- tablished S. P. TAYLOR PAPER CO. M, BROWN & SONS 414-416 CLAY STREET. JIM TAYLOR. WILL P. TAYLOk.