San Francisco Call, Volume 87, Number 179, 26 November 1900 — CAN MANTTFACTXTRINO PLANT FOR OAKLAND [ARTICLE]

CAN MANUFACTURING PLANT FOR OAKLAND

Hickmott Company Will Transfer Its

Machinery From Bouldin Island

and Enter Competition Here.

OAKLAND. Nov. 25.— The building at the northwest corner of Second and Webster streets has been leased by the Hickmott Canning Company and a large can manufacturing plant will be located there The building is being remodeled by a gang of carpenters and as soon as this work is finished the machinery, which is now located in the Hickmott Company's plant at Bouldin Island, will be transferred here and set in running order. The company will engage In a general can manufacturing business, supplying not only their asparagus fields, but the fruit preserving companies on this side of the bay. There are enough orders on hand to keep the plant running to its full capacity for six months.