. The commerce and industries of the Pacific coast of North America [microform] : comprising the rise, progress, products, present condition and prospects of the useful arts on the western side of our continent, and some account of its resources ; with elaborate treatment of manufactures, briefer consideration of commerce, transportation, agriculture, and mining ; and mention of leading establishments and prominent men in various departments of business. Agriculture; Agriculture. 1 !l il ! i .1 n i 626. MANTIACTLUES lioiiscs in San I'laiicisco whose sole business is the making of wooden blinds
. The commerce and industries of the Pacific coast of North America [microform] : comprising the rise, progress, products, present condition and prospects of the useful arts on the western side of our continent, and some account of its resources ; with elaborate treatment of manufactures, briefer consideration of commerce, transportation, agriculture, and mining ; and mention of leading establishments and prominent men in various departments of business. Agriculture; Agriculture. 1 !l il ! i .1 n i 626. MANTIACTLUES lioiiscs in San I'laiicisco whose sole business is the making of wooden blinds and faucets, and one small factor}- for the making of metallic bimgs. Oak timber from Lake Cimty, California, is suitable for this purpose, but most of the material is imported from Wisconsin. Spruce from Oregon, hr rosewood from Mexico, are commonl>' used for faucets. The cost of faucets ranges from $5 to $lS a dozen, of wooden bungs, from $6 to $7 for 1,000. The capital invested in this branch of business in San P'rancisco is about $5,000, and the value of the different articles manufactured does not exceed $7,000. There are still some small im])()rtations. Willowware.—Our coast baskets to the value of $50,000 an- nually, and manufactures to the value of $10,000, obtaining most of the sur])lus from luirope, and paying 30 per cent, of the value as national on the importation. Even with such a burden, the cheap labor of luirope can undersell llu Californian basketmaker, for the heavy market- baskets, which can not be packed in a compact manner, and for baskets recjuireil to be made to order. Most of the factf)ries are retail establish- ments, where the proprietor and several hired men are engaged part of the time in selling or repairing imported articles, and give merely a surplus of leisure to manufacture. The business conducted in this way requires but a small capital. The laborers number about 30, and are nearly all men who learned the trade in ICuro
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