*** Source: Thompson, Robert A., Historical and descriptive sketch of Sonoma County, California. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1877, 122 pgs. Notice: This data is donated to the Public Domain by TAG, 2004, and may be copied freely by anyone to anywhere. *** ---page 65--- BOOTS AND SHOES.--There are nine places as which boots and shoes are made. The most extensive manufacturer is M. Walsh, who makes nine hun- dred pairs per year. Total number pairs made annually, two thousand; value, fifteen thousand dollars. A considerable portion of the leather used is Petaluma manufacture. FOUNDRY.--C. P. Hatch, proprietor. Established in 1859, and first in Sonoma or adjoining counties. Annual value of manufactures, ten thousand dollars. CLOTHING.--Nine men are employed in making clothing for men and boys. Clothing made annually is valued at fifteen thousand dollars. FURNITURE AND CABINET WORK manufactured annually equals in value six thousand dollars. In the same department churns, fruit-dryers and butter- tubs, etc., are made to the value of six thousand dollars. TANNERY.--Jacob Wick is proprietor of the business. Three hundred cords of tan-bark, all of Sonoma growth, are used every year; eight thousand hides are tanned annuallly; sole, harness and shoe leather of all kinds is made; value of manufacture, fifty-six thousand dollars. POTTERY.--Petaluma pottery was established in 1866; all kinds of stone- ware manufactured; twenty thousand gallons of stone-ware made in the past year. FLOURING MILLS.--Central Mills, McCune Bros., proprietors, was estab- lished in 1864; it has four runs of stone; capacity, seventy-five barrels in twelve hours; nineteen thousand seven hundred and twenty-five barrels of flour made annually; seven men are employed. The flour is sold in Sonoma and Marin counties, and in San Francisco. Oriental Mills, established in 1863; George P. McNear, proprietor; it has two runs of stone; thirty barrels made daily, and seven thousand eight hundred and ninety annually; five men employed. Both mills do a general milling and jobbing business; value of flour, etc. made, one hundred and sixty-five thousand six hundred and ninety dollars. Two-thirds or more of the annual product is sold in Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino counties, and balance is shipped to San Francisco. Petaluma flour enjoys a good reputation. PLANING-MILLS.--Petaluma planing-mill was established in 1867, and was the first in the county, also most extensive and complete in Sonoma or adjoin- ing counties; Nay & Broocke, proprietors; work sent to various parts of Sono- ma and Marin counties; six men are employed, manufacturing doors, blinds, sash, mouldings, brackets, boxes, tanks and all kinds of mill-work. The Centennial planing-mill was established in September, 1876, Sloper & Fuller, proprietors; three men are employed; articles manufactured same as above, steam-power. The material used comes mostly from Sonoma county; value of manufactures, twenty thousand dollars. TIN SHOPS.--There are four tin-shops in Petaluma, the first of which was established in 1867. The proprietors are Thomas Schlosser, J. J. Buckins, Harris Bros. and A. W. Barnes. All kinds of tin, sheet-iron and copper ware are manufactured. Dairy-work constitues a considerable portion of the busi- ness. About one thousand sacks of charcoal, which is manufactured in the *** end ***