The California Glass Insulator Company

Orders of telegraph insulators for the Southern Pacific railroad, the Western Union Telegraph Company, Sierra Power Company

[Trade Journal]

Publication: National Glass Budget

Pittsburgh, PA, United States
vol. 29, no. 19, p. 1, col. 2 & 3


Insulator Manufacture in California.


In its issue of August 30th, the "Times," of Los Angeles, Cal., refers as follows to the manufacture of glass insulators at the plant of the California Glass Insulator Co., of Long Beach, near Los Angeles:

"With a crew of eighty skilled workmen toiling night and day, the California Glass Insulator Co. of Long Beach is running at full capacity to turn out orders of telegraph insulators for the Southern Pacific railroad, the Western Union Telegraph Co., Sierra Power Co. and other large western institutions. An order of 3,000,000 insulators is to be filled for the Pacific States Electric Co. this year, and the same amount annually for five years, the total representing $1,500,000."

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Keywords:California Glass Insulator Company
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Researcher:Bob Stahr
Date completed:January 22, 2005 by: Jung;