Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-08
THURSDAY. DEC. 6, 1855.

THURSDAY, DEC. 6, 1866.
1T. PAUL-Dss Business for 1ssS-Incrsass ever
Last Ysar-Numbsr II sssres-Numbsr a. R6tlls-
Number q Msrchanss and their Nauss-- Numbes
= Fsetsriss-Aggregass Capital Iaveses4 In enc
Branch. &e.s &c. 4
In the spring of 1854. at the time orr pxper
was first issued, we prepared an article on the
business Of St. Paul, which proved acceptable
to our readers at home and abroad. In the
lull Of political excitement, another article has
been prepared, which we feel sure will meet
with atavorable reception, for il exhibits grea,
increase over the business of 1854, and clearly
proves that the course Of our city is onward
In compiling the article, brevity and accuracy
have been studied, in order to embrace in as
small space as possible and yet make compre-
hensive, such facts as will show at glance our
present position compared favorably with the
past. We commence with the numbering bus
mess: 4 s.' = -
f Saw Mills. 1li
Rotary Steam Saw Mill, Lower Levee,
owned by P. Chouteau, Jr,, Of St. Louis. This
mill was formerly the property Of c. H. Cakes
& Co., Of the firm of Borup & Cakes, of this
city. Mr.. Chouteau was one of the members
of the old Fur Company, (now defunct,) and
owns a large amount Of real estate in Minne-
sofa. The Mill is under the superintendent
Of John S. Prince, Esq. a gentleman well
qualified for his position, Number of saws in
operation, five-one mulay. one sash, one cir
cular, one single and rene lath. Number Of
feet of lumber sawed per day, $4,000, OF
3,744, 900 feet per year. Number of la.h cut
per day, 5000, or 2, 4es, 900 per year. Twelve
thousand shingles are turned off per day, and
5000 boards are dressed in the same time
Capital invested, $4,000. Number Of hands
employed in and about the Mill, fifty. AS this
Mill has changed hands since the appearance
Of our article in the spring of 1854, it is i'm
possible to tell what the increase Of business
has been, but it must be considerably over that
of last year, as the capital invested is some
Sis, 900 more, and larger number of work
men are employed.
Attached to this Mill, owned by the same
person, is Grist Mill with two run of stone,
for corn and wheat, grinding on an average
160 bushels Of grain per day. Mill constant
ly in use. Capital invested above, includes
this Mill.
Mill owned by Ames & Hoyt, near Lower
Levee. Number of saws, four-two upright
or muay, and two circular. The uprights saw
10000 feet per day, or 100000 feet per
year. Capital invested. $4,000. Number Of
hands employed, twelve. Business on an in
crease over last year.
Mill owned by Ira Slndford, near Lower
Levee. Number of saws, three-all circular
Number of feet Of lumber sawed per day
5000; lath, 5000; pickets, 1000 per day.
Capital invested, not far from $4,000. Usu-
ally employ from eight to ten men.
Mill owned by d. L. Fuller. One mulay
saw, which turns off 5000 feet of lumber pei
day. From six to eight men employed, and
the capital invested not far from Sis, 900. De-
crease of business since last year.
Mill owned by John r. Irvine. One saw
which cuts 5000 feet per day. A new single
machine has recently been placed in this Mill
Capital invested about $4,000. Number oil
men employed, from ten to twelve. Increase
of business over last year.
Total amount of capital in the Mill business
in the city, $4,000. In 1854 it was $50, 900.
Increase over last year, $4,000. The in
crease Of the amount Of business is some SO
per cent. over that of 1854. 1t should be borne
in mind that a large number of Mills have
gone into operation in the immediate neigh
borhood Of St. Paul, and they have furnished
no inconsiderable quantity of lumber for home
consumption. ~,:'
Warehouscs-9. tf.
Lower LEvEE.-J. w. Bass & Co., 3;
capital invested, SIC, O0O-business, $500, 900
increase treble over that of last year. AL.
cxander Rey, 2; Capital, $40, O0O-business,
,000--increase over that ofs1sst year,
double. CSincc this article was prepared, Mr..
r. has signed over. VIM. Constance, 2;
capital $40, OOO-business, $3.50, OO0-- increase
double over that of last year. McLagan &
Stillman, capital, S Q, OOO--- business, $780,
OO0---an increase of double over last year.
UPPER LEvEE.-John R. Irvine, /; capt.
al, O,0OO-business, OOO-increase,
one-third, making, total, nine Warehouses,
with an aggregate capital of $4,000. On
said capital business of 81 ,05O. 900 has been
transacted during the past year, being an in
crease over the preceding twelve months, of
1891 $3.50. There has been decrease in the
number of Warehouses of one-D T.. Fuller