The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-22

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J REEwICK a. Son. Steam Saw, Lath
and shingie Mill, &c.--on the river above
lRR r bridge. Capital invested, $50, GOO
Aggregate business per apnum, $4,000
Since the beginning OF summer, have sawed
z 200 900 feet pine and hard wood. En-
pl0y 40 hands. Tney maaufacture laths,
shngles, flour barrel heads and .;aves. using
q steam engine Of 80 horse power, with one
upright, one rotary and two lath saws-one
circular machine lor barrel heads, one staye
machine, and one single machine.
B1swVEfH " ALLEE-Steam Saw Mill
corner ol Front and Warren streets, Man
utActures l7b 900 feet lumber, and l08 600
tatha pei week, running night and day
They will cut this year 100000 feet Of
lumber, amounting TO about $4,000. En-
poy 30 men, Capital invested, $4,000 -
One rotary, one muiay and three lsth SAWS
in operation. Steam engine OF SO horse
power.
" KENDALL l. CD.--Steam Saw Mill
Front street below Brown. Che old McCar-
Thy MILD This mill averages 10000 feet OF
Lumbar and 10000 laths per week. running
eleven hours per day Employ twenty five
laen. Capital $50 900. Steam engine or
20 horse power. Business per annnm
! $40 900.
! HUREELL, GlLLETr & Co. Steam pla-
| ming Mill. Door, Sash and Cabinet Manu-.
! iactory corner OF Third and Harrison
/ streets Manufacture 600 lights oil sash,
| aud 1900 doors per aAnum, besides window
| 1ui door frames, blinds, flooring, siding,
&c, together with all kinds Of furniture
Capital invested $4,000 Numter OF hands
employed from q TO 80. They use the la
lastmproved machinery ia all departments,
and are doing Q large business.
RosT CHBIsTIE.-Stesm Saw and Pia.
uing Mill-East Davenport. Cuts 100000
Isct Of lumber week, aud about 2 100000
ieet year. Manufactures from to 1000
lathe per day The planning mill shsves
900 feet per hour The machine used is
Van FIeet's patent, which smooths by sha-
wing instead Of by rotary motion The ma-
chinery used beside are one upright, one
rotary and twn lsth saws, aud two Shingle
uacAaes, rud by fnr steam engine, Bm
ptogs 25 hands. CsP.tsI invested, $4,000. !
FIGURING MILLS.
J NJ. II. BURBows--Albion MilIs--cor.
q
uae Of the largest steam houring mills in
the West The building is SO BY I2s feet, |
roar stories high, exclusive OF the bsse-
ment built Of brick in the most substantial
mannsr ahi containing oil the late im.
yr5Spments The original mill was erect
ed tea years ago. and the whole rebuilt last
year. f. has every convenience lor the
weighing snt handling Of grain, aud pack
iug and Shipping -four Wagons pass over
. large Fairbanks scale, where tte grain is
81 .hed then enter i heavy srchway under |
he MIL. V5efe the wheat is raised by ele-
gators, when il Is cleaned BY patent pro-
Gees. snd conveyed to the hopper for grind
ing. AL tLe packing, TO the extent Of over
500 barrels day, is done By machinery with /
only two men 10 assist. This mill manu-
farHrcs over 500 barrels OF -four per day,
Or over 1900 per week. There are EN-
ployed 24 men, exclusive OF about 30 la
borers. Capital Invested in the business
alone, Sl20yO 900. Amount Of business done
100000 per annum.
GiLLErr, LUXsER i Co.-"Twin City
Mils"-S'eam Flouriag Million Front,
between Scott & Ripley-manufscture 30
barrels Of four in ~ hours, and ron $50
days in the year, netting about $780, 900 per
anunm Capital invested $4,000. En-
ploy si4 bands. Have Two steam engines
OF l6 horse power each.
!. WEAVER, JR., g. Co.-Ciark's Patent
FIGURING Mils--eorner Of Third and Perry
streets Manufactures SO barrels of -four
per day. Capital invested, $4,000. Mum.
Der OF hands employed, three. This mill
is a new invention, and the above firm have
the patent right for the State. II has been
IN operation but a short time. and answers
its purpose admirably. These mills turn out
$50 barrels Of aour per week, Of fine quail.
ty,
CARnAE * AcKLEy Regular Custom
Mls-on Third. near the corner of Perry.
Grind buGawheat, corn, oats &c. Employ
a steam engine Of 10 horse power. and cal
culate to grind from ten to twelve bushels
asr hour They use Nichols, Loomis &
Co.'S mills. This is a new establishment,
1ad scarcely under headway yet.
SQulERs, CHRISTIE & Co. Eddy
Mllls"--East Davenport. Manufacture 200
barrels Of -four per day, running "a hours.
Capital invested, $4,000. Employ 10
men This mill has only been in operation
four months. II il a large mill, and well
oi about 80 horse power.
WM, II. HItDRETH.- Economy Mills"
East Davenport. We could pot find Mr..
Hildreth to get particulars. lie has fine
ta.il. built OF stone Tpe Economy brand
II iiouF Is well kuowP. The mill has the |
capacity for turning out about i25 barrels
day, w,th probably Sa5yooo capital invested.
1t r,aa steam eginne Of So horse power.
The Oh boilers have just been removed 10 /
mako room for new ones.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOPS,
VI. DosAHUE. ale Claire Foundry" We /
were promised statistical article Of his !
manufactures by the proprietor of this es-
enlistment, bnt as we did not receive it, |
are obliged to collate from an article we |
Published in May last. This foundry covers |
an area of 100 By i6o feet and gives en- /
ploymenr to 50 hands. In the machine shop
are FIVE turning lsthes. two planPrs, screw
cutters. &c. al driven by steam power
During 1855 there were manufactured ten
steam engines and mills Value of manu-.
f,tures about 500 O00 Capital invested
$4,000.
JA5mE, DoNsELLY l. Co.--"DavenPor
Iron Wofka"-- Foundry and Machine Shop,