*** 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 82--- December, 1875. The rooms were nearly furnished, which was largely due to the interest taken in the matter by the secretary, D. D. Davisson. At the second annual meeting, held in April, 1876, R. A. Thompson was elected pre- sident; A. C. McMeans, vice president; E. T. Crane, secretary; M. Dozier, J. T. Pressley, Barclay Henly, G. W. Jones, E. T. Farmer and D. D. Davisson, directors. J. A. Cooper is librarian. The association has about eight hundred books, and all of the furniture is paid for. Most of the books are standard works. Santa Rosa is the seat of widely celebrated institutions of learning; has a reading and cultivated population, and should have the best public library in the State outside of the larger cities. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Santa Rosa Engine Company, No. 1, was organized in 1860. W. H. Crowell was the first president; T. L. Thompson was the first foreman, and John Ledwidge was the first assistant. The present officers are: C. C. Farmer, president; T. L. Thompson, foreman; C. Kessing, first assistant; M. Wise, second assistant; Joe Richardson, treasurer, and J. D. Doychert, secretary. The Santa Rosa Hook and Ladder Company was organized in 1874. A. Korbel was the first foreman; J. Royal was the first assistant. The present officers of the company are; J. Royal, foreman; E. Rust, first assistant; E. Seegelken, treasurer; ------ Scaimore, secretary. MANUFACTURES. Within the past year Santa Rosa has largely increased her manufacturing facilities, displaying in this direction a liberality and spirit of enterprise credi- table to her people. The most important of these enterprises is the Alden Fruit Preserving Com- pany. It was incorporated September 29th, 1876, with a capital of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, divided into two thousand five hundred shares, par value five dollars each. S. T. Coulter is president of the company, and W. Coker is secretary. The main building is thirty-two by twenty feet, three stories high, with an eight-foot basement. There is a wing to the main build- ing thirty-two by twenty feet, and a one story building sixty by eighteen feet for canning fruit. The works have a capacity for drying eight tons of green fruit, and canning one hundred cases of two dozen each day. The works employ during the season six men and fifty boys and girls. The Santa Rosa Boot and Shoe factory is another very important enter- prise. The proprietor is C. Lovejoy. The factory is situated on McDonald avenu-e-the building is neatly constructed and is two stores high with a wing. The ground and upper floors are eighty by thirty feet; all the ma- chinery is driven by steam, the factory is complete in all its appointments, and when run to its full capacity will be able to supply the local demand of the north-coast counties for boots and shoes. The Santa Rosa Wine Company was organized in 1876. Following is a list of officers; Jackson R. Meyers, president, W. L. Knapp, vice-presi- dent, J. F. Boyce, treasurer, Rufus Murphy, secretary, John Taylor, superin- tendant. The lot on which the factory stands fronts two hundred and forty *** end ***