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A Riverside Industry.

The other morning a Press representative took a ride out thru that beautiful residence portion of Riverside called Hall's addition, and stopped awhile at the Riverside Soda Works, on Pachappa avenue where we were most pleasantly entertained by the proprietors, Messrs, J. F. Hills & Son.  These gentlemen came to Riverside some three years ago, and being experienced soda manufacturers, established a factory here.  At first the business was very small, but as the soda manufactured by them was far superior to any in the market, the demand increased, until now they supply not only Riverside but San Bernardino, Redlands, Ontario, South Riverside, Perris, Elsinore, San Jacinto, and all the other neighboring towns.
  They have purchased "Cosy Dell," the old homestead of Dr. Hall, and with increased facilities and improved machinery are enabled to supply all demands.  Cosy Dell is one of the most beautiful spots in Riverside, situated on the brow of the big arroyo, surrounded by large pepper and eucalyptus trees, and commanding a fine view of the city and surrounding mountain ranges, and Messrs. Hills are justly proud of their home and business.
  The consumption of waters artificially impregnated with carbonic acid gas is very large, and it is very large, and it is with pleasure we call attention to the fact that the machine for producing them, now operating at the Riverside Soda Works, is one of the most perfect in the world.
  Carbonic acid gas should be thoroughly washed by passing through a large volume of water, and the apparatus we examined-an imported machine-is especially adapted for the manufacture of a thoroughly pure product, equal to the best.  From our inspection of this machine we venture a brief description.  The factory is a frame building with a cement floor, and the machine occupies a space of some twenty feet.  It is in four parts; First, the generator, made of lead, where the action od sulphuric acid on carbonates produce the gas.  Second, the gasometer, floating in some 300 gallons of water, through which the gas passes, thoroughly washing it.  Third, a cylinder of phosphor-bronze, into which the water, given by the same mechanism, is thoroughly saturated with gas at a pressure of 80 to 160 pounds.  Fourth, the bottling machine, into which, by means of tubing, the impregnated water is forced by the high pressure into bottles.  The bottling is done quickly, a single turn of the crank being sufficient to fill one bottle.  These bottles are made specially for the Riverside Works in Yorkshire, England, and are patented, not manufactured at all in the United States,  On each bottle is blown the words "Riverside Soda Works," and it also has a colored label, thus advertising Riverside as a manufacturing place where ever it is used.  In this temperate community we are quite ready to welcome any perfect system that will give us a pleasant and health-giving change from the tea and coffee, which the most of us inordinately imbibe, and therefore we say, success to the Soda Works, and may the business grow beyond all anticipations of the proprietors.