Industrial Bureau, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers' Directory and Commodity Index, 1926, 288 pp.
Industrial Bureau, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers' Directory and Commodity Index, 1926, 288 pp., 1926
[Ocean Park and Santa Monica are metropolitan districts, Venice is considered part of Los Angeles]
[p. X] Labor
"To the manufacturer, Southern California offers absolute freedom from labor troubles. There is an abundant supply of labor, both male and female, and it is 90% American-born, and practically entirely English-speaking.
"A percentage of the available labor is of Spanish descent-a class which has for generations been engaged in the making of various cloths and fancy work, and hence is very nimble and deft with the fingers. Mills whch are using this class of help claim that they are the most efficient operatives to be found anywhere.
"Many things combine to make the workman in Southern California happy, satisfied and efficient. "Open Shop" methods prevail; there is no labor strife, and strikes are unknown. Each man has his little bungalow, with flowers blooming the year around; his family is heaithier, and hence he takes more interest in the job that enables him to live here. There is no such thing as a tenement in Southern California.
"To say that our mild, equable climate makes labor more efficient may seem theoretical, but manufacturers who have come here from the East attest the truth of the statement. We have no hot sultry days or cold, bleak periods to sap the energy of the operatives; our mills are never forced to shut down on account of inclement weather; our nights are cool all year, so that the workman gets his sleep regularly; hence labor in Southern California is 100% efficient 365 days a year, which is at least 10% more efficient than in the East.
"To one accustomed to conditions in the East or Middle West, the bright and cheery faces of the workers in a Southern California factory are indeed a revelation.
"The only "labor problem" in Southen California is to furnish employment to the many who seek it."
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[p. 135] Manufacturers
[p. 135] Ocean Park
Bay Cities Cabinet Shop, 2417 Main St., fixtures-store; office and window display; show cases.
Cleo Canvas Shop, 2663 Main St., awnings, tents, bathing capes, beach tents.
Colwell-Derbyshire, 137 Pier Ave., bakery.
Green's Curio Shop, 2907 Ocean Front, abalone, novelties, souvenirs and jewelry.
Hughes Sheet Metal Works, 2651 Main St., sheet metal works, "Apex" gas furnaces.
Imperial Ice Co., 2435 Main St., "Imperial" ice.
Kelly's Wholesale Candy & Ice Cream Co., 3007 Ocean Front, confectionery.
[p. 145] Santa Monica
Acme Brick Co., Inc., Franklin and Nebraska Aves., (office, 806 Hill-street Bldg., L.A,). common brick, tile, and other clay products.
American Fireplace Construction Co., 100th Ave. and Pico, concrete products.
Airport Organ Co., 1814 Third St., pipe organs, "Artcraft."
Benedict Children's Shop. 325 Wilshire, children's clothes. "Benedict" modals.
Byers Clay Products, Inc., 2632 Colorado St., " El Dorado," and "Alhambra," hand-made roofing and floor tile; pottery.
California Sunshade & Tent Co., 1910 Montana Ave., folding tents, roll top sun shades, canopy sharees,
Carlisle, Sam V., Printing Co., 1354 3rd, printing.
Colwell-Derbyshire Bakery Bakery, 1436 3rd St., (See also Ocean Park and Venice), bakery products, "Snowflake" bread.
Douglas Co., 2435 Wilshire Blvd., airplanes land and sea types.
Holland Dairy, 138 Grandview Blvd., (Mar Vista) dairy products.
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Col., brick, tile, and clay, clay products, brick products.
Michael's Bakery, 1432 3rd, bakery goods.
Olson Lumber Co., 4th and S. Park, lumber, planing mill.
Pacific Planing Mill & Mfg. Co., 1550-1560 20th St., sash and doors, mill work, cabinets and stairways.
Riviera Tile Co., Nebraska and Berkeley St., tile.
Santa Monica Brick Co., 23rd and Michigan, brick, common and face.
Santa Monica Cabinet Shop, 1706 4th, store fixtures, built-in features, windows, doors and screens.
Santa Monica Evening Outlook, 14441 3rd St., newspaper.
Santa Monica Home Bakery, 1907 Santa Monica Blvd., bakery.
Santa Monica Ice Co., 12th and Colorado, ice.
Santa Monica Mattress Co., 11th St., mattresses, cushions, couches, pillows,
Santa Monica Publishing Co., 1443 3rd St., printing.
Schober's Purity Bakery, 425 Santa MonicWestern Brick Co., 26th and Colorado, (office, L.A.), common brick and "Padre" tile.a Blvd., bakery products.
Tourist Supply Co., Inc., 1620 20th St., tourist's kitchenettes, "Hygea" steel medicine cabinets, sheet metal products.