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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 277 



Willow-ware and basket manufactories 2 



Men employed (5 



Value of manufactures $5,000 



Woolen mills 2 



Men and women employed 700 



Number of power looms 130 



Cards sets 37 



Frames for knitting underwear 50 



Frames for knitting hosiery ' 50 



Spindles -^- 13,000 



Blankets made annually — pairs 80,000 



Flannel drawers and underwear — dozens 12,000 



Hosiery 12,000 



Cloth and tweeds— yards . 600,000 



Flannels— yards 450,000 



Wool used— pounds 2,200,000 



Aggregate value of manufactures $1,500,000 



Wire rope manufactories 1 



Men employed 30 



Horse-power of engines 40 



Amount of wire consumed annually — tons 400 



Aggregate value $200,000 



Wire-works manufactories 1 



Men employed 38 



Horse-power of engine 10 



Value of manufactures $60,000 



Assessor's Office, San Francisco, July 7th, 1879. 



To the Hon. Williayn Minis, Surveyor- General of the State of California: 



Sir: In obedience to the requirements of law, I herewith submit to you my annual report 

 of the mechanical and manufacturing industries of this city and county, during the year 1878. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



ALEXANDER BADLAM, 



City and County Assessor. 



SUMMARY OF STATISTICS. 



Artificial stone manufactories ,. 



Men employed - 50 



Value of manufactures 1 $120,000 



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Axle grease manufactory 1 



Men employed 7 



Rosin consumed yearly — barrels 1,280 



Butter consumed yearly— pounds 24,500 



Chemieals consumed yearly — pounds 20,000 



Value of manufactures $135,000 



Bari'el manufactories 2 



Men and boys employed 130 



Barrels, half barrels, and kegs, ipade annually 271,500 



Horse-power of steam engines 60 



Barrels made for use by sugar refineries 58,000 



Syrup kegs made by tub and pail factories 10,000 



Value of manufactures $35,000 



Bag manufactories 5 



Men, women, and boys employed 225 



Number of bags manufactured 10,500,000 



Value of manufactures $1,700,000 



