The industries of San Francisco. Her rank, resources, advantages, trade, commerce and manufactures. Conditions of the past, present and future, representative industrial institutions, historical, (14771064994)

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Title: 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: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Hackett, Frederick H Payot, Upham & Co., San Francisco
Subjects: Industries
Publisher: San Francisco : Payot
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library



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lectrotypers, and Binders.I2th and Ca-stro Sts., ^ j 529 Commercial St.Oakland. 1 ( San Francisco P R E F AC E . ^T has been the aim of the author, in compiling and editing TheIndustries of San Francisco, to present the public with a conciseand accurate work on the many natural and artificial advantagesof the cjty, and incidentally of th. State, relative to trade, commerce,manufactures; to note the cardinal causes which have combined to pro-duce these results, and to call attention to present conditions and futureprobabilities. Except in the selection of the historical data, and thecommercial, manufacturing, and financial statistics which it contains, butlittle originality is claimed for the book, space having permitted theauthor to treat only of the salient features of the situation. With these few words of explanation, the work is committed to thepress, relying upon its own merits and the sound judgment of thepublic for success. Krkd. H. Haci-cetx, EDITOR. San Francisco, July, 18L4.
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ODD FELLOWS NEW HALL. I Courtesy of the Evening Piillrliii.\ CONTENTS Pace. The Past . .. . -. - 7-13 Present and Future -.. -.. 14 33 Trade and Commerce — 19-21 Transportation - — ...... 21--23 Banks and Bankinc. . . - - .25-27 Literature, Ari , Science. K re . - ... - 29-33 The Municipaliiv - -- - - 33-51 Financial Gondii ion of ihe City — 37-38 Mechanical and Manukacturinc Indusiries 38-46 Exports .\nd Imports, Etc . 46-48 The Metropolitan Press .... 49-51 Representative Houses .. — 53- (jvo ^ , y V . ^ a^ PROMINENT ILLUSTRATIONS. rA<:K.Odd Fellows New Hall 4 The New City Hall 6 Merch.\nts Exchan(;e - 18 The San Francisco Stock and E.xchange Buildin(; ..... 24 Mechanics Pavilion 28 San Francisco Chronicle Building . ... 50 The Palace Hotei . - ..... . 68 The Baldwin Hoiel 94 The Occidental Hoi el loiindustriesofsanf1884sanf