Show I 1 new tidewater plant of pacific tank pipe co in september of last year the pacific ank pipe P company of san francisco roke oke ground in tile the construction of its new manufacturing plant at tidewater across lie bay from san francisco and environed ly two thrifty and rapidly growing commer aal al and business centers oakland and cameda cameda p old quarters too small it for several years the company has felt camped in its location at fifth and bryant ets san francisco and when its man ement plainly foresaw that expansion and jr ogress within constantly narrowing units unis lims s was practically impossible and that to main in its present quarters would surely ripple any attempt to enlarge the com lanys anys business steps were taken to secure new loca location tion at some point where in the tract has about 2000 feet of water front and lumber schooners ners can dock at the companas comp anys own wharf while from the land side the company has direct connection with three transcontinental trans contin en tal railroad lines the santa fe the south pacific and the western pacific the acre tract of ground secured by the company is V shaped and two sides of the triangle are water bound so that in addition to the territory occupied by its yards and manufacturing plants there is still ample room for the accommodation of similar industries looking for sites conveniently and favorably located four out of five units completed already four of the buildings of the unit of five provided for in the plans of construction st have been completed and oma low A 1 AF A W tidewater plant of the pacific tank pipe company san francisco creased facilities could be maintained and where both water and railroad transportation could be so harmonized as to bring to the he business of the company compa ity increased onomy economy in operation and better service for fai constantly increasing clientele the result being that a tract of nearly level land awas was purchased at tidewater which is now low the he permanent home of the company and although some departments of its large industrial du du plant are still in stages of incompleteness let eness operations are already being carried led on upon a scale commensurate with vile the companas comp anys large volume of business arld and no inconvenience was experienced during the transfer oi of operations from tile the old to the new location advantages of the new location at tidewater the company has a piece of ground about acres in extent that affords every advantage and facility tor for advantageous and economical operation equipped and the fifth will probably be completed before this article goes to press the equipment yards and occupying an area of about thirty five acres the five building units each constitutes a department in the companas comp anys manufacturing industry these are the box department the mill department the pipe department the tank department and the power house the structures being feet in width and from to feet in length in these buildings all material is handled by lavor saving devices and high speed machines the stock of lumber carried consists of redwood fir spruce and sugar pine before using for manufacturing purposes all lumber is thoroughly dried either by air or kiln tank and pipe stock being prepared by the former method while box and shook stock is kiln dried how the lumber Is handled practically all of tile the lumber used in manufacturing purposes is conveyed to the companas comp anys wharf by schooners ners the unload ing being facilitated by derricks and block and tackle from the schooner to the waiting flat cars lumber is unloaded both speedily and economically and the loaded cars are moved by motor cars equipped with cranes which unload in the yards over a system of that enables the further transfer to the varying manufacturing departments part ments at a comparatively low cost for the service tank and pipe manufacture of special interest to the mining and industrial du world are the tank and pipe manu fracturing fac turing departments where every facility is afforded for the building of equipment so extensively used in the construction of mining and milling plants municipal and arri gating systems and in oil producing districts and the companas comp anys business covers this country and alaska the hawaiian islands south america anderic Ani eric a and the orient the company gives employment to a 1 force of men |