This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Industrial and Commercial Growth Boosts Kern County
Kern County's growth report details more than 18 million in new industrial plans and expansions. Key entries include a 2 million salad oil plant at Cawelo, a 300 ton per day cotton seed facility, a 250 thousand dollar missile propellant test site near Edwards AFB, and a 1.5 million pipeline by Southern California Gas Co. plus multiple investments by Standard Oil, U S Borax, Ranchers Cotton Oil, and Kern County Land Co. Board president Robert Marshall notes the area gains in investments and job opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Te County
Board of Trade
Cawelo
S. A
Douglas Aircraft Co
Missile and Space Systems Division
Edwards Air Force Base
Meeke-Hogan
Tejon
U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp
Boron
Ed Brown
Beebee Brand Chemical Fertilizers
Shafter
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Ersfield
Kern’ Mutual Telephone Co
Taft
Kern County Land Co
Mil Potrero
Mt. Abel-Mt. Pinos
Arvin Rock Co
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Delano
West Side
California
Cuyama
California City Development Co
County of Kern
Mojave
Southern California Gas, Co
San Joaquin Valley
Robert Marshall
Marshall
Douglas Aircraft
Standard Oil
U.S. Borox
Ranchers Cotton Oil