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Shipping station and receiving point for the Molino Timber Company at Molino (Junction), on a branch of the Southern Pacific. The Molino Timber Company was incorporated in 1911 as a subcontracting company of the Loma Prieta Lumber Company. Molino…
Molino Timber Company's railroad in the Hinkley Basin area. The Molino Timber Company was incorporated in 1911 as a subcontracting company of the Loma Prieta Lumber Company. On the flatcar are two of the Molino Timber Company's directors, Al Williams…
Salz president, Norman Lezin graduated from Reed College and originally wanted to pursue a career as a government worker. His marriage to Ansley Salz's daughter, Margaret brought him to Santa Cruz. He fell in love with the business and decided to…
Salz owner and president, Norman Lezin inspects tanoak bark. This was used to "vegetable" tan the leather. Tanoak was used as the primary tanning source until the early 1960's. After that leather was tanned by using a chrome process.
Norman Lezin, chairman of Salz Leathers Inc., walks through the company's River Street plant Friday, hours after the announcement the 145-year-old company will cease operations. Schmuel Thaler/Sentinel photos.
