The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-22
Manufaotures in Eyansyille.

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of Evansville depended probably as
more upon her manufacturing interests than &C
upon any other one thing. We have not only CO
urged that the enterprise Of citizens should be n,
more directly turned towards the establish Sc
ment of manufactures in cur city, but we have in
taken particular care to notice the progress of R
manufactures here, and the inducements Of s4
fered by the advantages of our position, min Z
eral resources, &C., for the establishment of I
manufactures of various kinds. The failure n
of foundry and machine establishment in F
this city lately, in which comparatively h
large amount of capital had been invested, has IN
operated to make some persons believe, that +,
our advantages must have been oyerrated, or
else that there is not enough demand for the !
productions of such manufactures to justify
the number Of foundries &C.. we have. This
is an entire mistake. The failure of this firm
had other causes than these. There is work
enough for all our foundries, and the more es-
tablished the proportionate more work will
come to the city. We possess all the requi-
site advantages for manufacturing cheaper than
the cities above. Lately, we have had sever
al instances Of heavy and fine steam engine
work being ordered here, by persons who had
examined the work and prices of the large
cities above. A fine steam engine has just
been shipped to Tennessee, made here under
such circumstances.
We may give an illustration of the fact
that practical men in the foundry and machine
business here, are doing WELL by the case Of
Messrs. Kratz & Heilman. We particularly
refer to them, because in visiting their foun-
dry to examine piece of machinery we had
the fact Of their prosperity and enterprise fully
presented before us, by the improvements the
firm are now making ON their premises for the
extensive enlargement of their business and
well recolIecting as we did, that their present
limited foundry building was few years ago
considered 'great enterprise Less than
eight years ago, Messrs. Kratz & Heilman
started small establishment here. They had
not more than one thousand dollars capital,
but they were hard working, practical men.
About three years ago, they erected a brick
finishing and machine shop on Pine street and
extended their business very materially.
Their business has been steadily increasing,
until the old buildings are now utterly made
quate for the business. Last year they erect
ed two large brick dwelling houses for their
own use near their foundry, and three story
brick for sale store on Main street. They
are now erecting over their old foundry ire
rnendous brick building. The front is three sto-
ries high, and the rear two stories. The build
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ing is 80 feet front on Pine street, by $50 feet
deep-built in the most substantial manner
and fire proof-the window frames of cast iron
and the roof of sheet iron. The moulding par
will be 80 by 100 feet, and the finishing shoI
30 by 80 feet. The first story will be used
by foundry and heavy machinery the second
story for finishing and the third for patterr
work. The cost of this building will be 81,
900. When completed, the old building GOV
cred by the walls of the new, will be removed
There is no cessation of the work of the estab
lishment during the erection of the new build
ing.
Mr.. Kratz is now up the river PURCHASING
additional machinery which will cost nearl
$4,000. One machine alone, boring mil
will cost $4,000. They will substitute
large steam engine of their own make in tn
place of the one from which they now get thei
power.
While in this establishment, our atten
ton was directed to steam engine of beau
tifal finish, just completed for Judge w.
Payne of Bowling Green, Ky, and intende
for Touring mill. 1t will be ready for ship
ment to-day. 1t is of twenty five horse pow
er-12 inch cylinder, feet stroke, and cas-
iron cylinder timbers. This piece of rnachin
cry is substantial and finely finished through
out, and will prove to the people of the regio
TO which it is destined, that in such work a
this, they must find it to their advantage t
send to Evansville instead of to far distan
cities The price of this engine and two larg
boilers, will be $4,000. We hope those il
Kentucky who want any machinery of thi
kind, will before contracting elsewhere ez
anime the work and prices of Evansville. w
refer them to this engine as specimen of ez
cellent work. rnv7
To illustrate the advantages to our city
manufactures, take this one foundry and thi
one piece of machinery. Employment is give
now to sixty-five workmen in the foundr.
and shops, and over one hundred win be EN-
ployed when the new building is completed
The raw material employed in this engin
cost about $500. Thus 81, 400 have been b.
this engine brought into the community, an
left among u.s. Reflect then upon the bene