. The industries of San Francisco. Her rank, resources, advantages, trade, commerce & manufactures. Conditions of the past, present and future, representative industrial institutions, historical, descriptive, and statistical . year 1880 to date (1884), the history of San Franciscohas been marked by AN ERA OF UNEXAMPLED PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY. Financial difficulties have disappeared with the enactment of a Chineserestriction law and the cessation of the labor agitation, stock gambling, is again transacted in legitimate channels, our mercantile, manufac-turing and commercial indust


. The industries of San Francisco. Her rank, resources, advantages, trade, commerce & manufactures. Conditions of the past, present and future, representative industrial institutions, historical, descriptive, and statistical . year 1880 to date (1884), the history of San Franciscohas been marked by AN ERA OF UNEXAMPLED PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY. Financial difficulties have disappeared with the enactment of a Chineserestriction law and the cessation of the labor agitation, stock gambling, is again transacted in legitimate channels, our mercantile, manufac-turing and commercial industries have attained to a high state of development,and still continue to advance. The hated Chinese are gradually departing,Caucasian immigration is increasing, and the social, industrial and commercialdestinies of San Francisco now rest upon a safe, solid and satisfactory now concluded our historical review, in which we have tried to trace,as clearly and concisely as possible, the great events which have aided orretarded the growth and progress of San Francisco, we shall, in the next chap-ter, consider her present condition and future prospects with special reference toher trade, commerce and PRESENT AND FUTURE. THE CITY OFTC)=IDAY—HER PROSPERITYAND PROSPECTS. IT will be seen from the historical review in the preceding chapter how SanFrancisco, from a small and semi-barbarous settlement, has, with the processof time, developed by successive stages mto one of the wealthiest, proud-est, and most promising of the ten great cities cf America. The rapid growthand progress of San Francisco is without a parallel in modern times. Survivingextensive losses by fire, earthquakes, real estate panics, mining stock gambling,riots, a labor agitation, etc., she has continued to increase in size and popula-tion, and is to-day the commercial metropolis of California, THE RECOGNIZED QUEEN OF THE PACIFIC. For style and elegance San Francisco is not surpassed by any ot


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