Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-09-20
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Centinuatien Of the Account Of The Dilllug Dnsness
-St. Anthsny Falls Msehine SheP.
Sr. Asruosr FALLs. Sent. 8. lsI

Of Account Of the n1llluE 0ue1neoo
-St. Anthony Falls Machine Shop.
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Is ST.. AS7uosY FALLS, Sept. s, 1856.
The building which is known by that name, ia
situated on the east bank of the river, iminedi-
stely below the falls. 1t was erected in 1853 by
o. H. Rogers, and used by him for some time. aa-
This building is constructed mainly Of wood.
The trent or main point, fronting on Main street,
is stories high, but only shows g. stories from
tbs street. It has SIS feet front and 80 #. depth.
There is an addition back, two ssories high -
bv IS feet. 10 the lower story are .hetwo driving
wheels and o,her machinery. In the second sto-
~ are two planning maohines, one surface and one
aooring plansr. Their capacity 10 about $4,000
#. per day. In the same $40 y are their turning
machines, both for wood sni iron. -, T 4o5
The third story 10 used for blind, door, sash
and window factory. They can turn out about
$40 lights of sash and SO door per day. The
building and machinery sre valued st about $ll,-
0Vl The number Of hands employed is Is. Il
The fourth and fifth stories are used as cab
met and chair factory, BY L. q. johnson Co.
They lease the power from the present proprie-
tors Of the mil, but own the machinery, which
svery complete. They carry on a very heavy
business, and it is continually increasing. In
connection with the mill, the proprietors have
dry house, built of brick, on the bank of the
river, just below the lower bridge. It can dry at
one time from 5000 to 1900 #. of lumber.
Within few months, Mr.. - Rogers has
associated with him Messrs. Stonisons & Kent,
and now the firm is known as Rogers, Stonison
& Kent. These gentlemen are building, on the
west side of Ilennepn Island. on the falls, SUBJ
stantial saw mill and machine shop; the saw mill
will be 65xS5 it,, and the factory 5Ox75, and 8
stories high. This Improvement will cost $780,
O09. They have almost completed substantial
dam, which will contain the amount of lumber
necessary for the mill ,--about 5,000,O00 #. per
annum. They expect to have one saw in opera
tion early this Fall, and next Spring will have it
completed and remove from their present loca-
tion. d.eatsso b.9I nys /, s5 OH os s. 80 Is,
SHINGLE MnL.-;Mr. II. King has in operation,
on Gedfrey's Island, q shingle mill which turns
out 2,500, 900 shingles per annum. The power is
leased of Mr.. Steele.
seasons, Messrs. Tufts & Co. have been running
a small circular saw at their mill, in the upper
town. IL was this Spring sold to Grow River
concern and removed.
MARR's MILL.-.ln December, 1854, (the 2lst.
We believe,) Mr.. Marr commenced building
substantial steam saw mill, in the upper part of
town, but short distance above the former site
If Messrs. Tufts & Co.'s Steam Mill. Under the
supervision of Mr.. W. Reed, the Architect, the
mill rapidly approached completion, and about
weeks ago was put in operation. The main
building is 66 by II feet, and two stories and a
half high. The eng ne which is the finest we
have seen in the Territory,-is Horizontal En-
gine, Of $50 horse power, made in Bangor, Maine.
It is put in operation by two 8. aue boilers.''
They are now running upright and circular
s1ws, one planer. a sningle and lath mill, and
under pressure of q lbs. steam, cut 10000 f..
in "a hours.
The proprietor is now building M ad lition. 30
by Il feet, which will contain gang Of "a saws,
which he expects % put in operation this Winter.
When complete, the saws will be run under a
pressure Of about so lbs. steam, while the boil.
ers can bear IS. There will be about so hand.
and two engineers employed, and run day and
night. They have recently completed their beoms,
which will securely hold 25,O00, 900 #. Of lum-
Der. The mill is calculated to cut about that
amount Of lumber when fairly in operation.
The cost Of the mill is about 300 o, and the
gang about $1,000 add ;tionsl. il'i'I'Do -
Under the superinten ienc, Of Mr.. N. Moor, the
active and, gentlemanly foreman, and Of Mr..
Reed, this mill bids fair to be one Of the most
important in this section of the couhtrv and
you will prccive that, although It has been
greatly retarded in its growth. by untoward cir
cumstances, St. Anthony, as masufacsaring
town, will before long be ranked with the largest
in our free and enlightened Country. s,f =. =
In our next We will endeavor to place before
the reading public an account of the latest inn
provements. a Business Directory, and close with
. few remarks on the Commercial advantages Of
St. Anthony. +, ,.a s.it 4o I'M r. n aso7 III .
LOCAL. have not heard Of any news of i'm.
portsnec lately. The crops, in the country sur
rounding this place, have suffered from the
drought this Summer. The few showers, how.
ever, We have had lately hase b, lped to some ex.
tent the root crops. Com is nearly ripe; in
some places it is already cut. - s''.''" '.'~
Asi to take revenge for the temporary effect.
Of the cool winds and Saturday rain, IS Old Sol"
has come out with renewed fervor, and is pro-
longing the 6 Soda'' season. There is, however,
apleasant breeze blowing. ao 0 .a5 .4s4.
There is qnite demand for money now, and it
is worth per cent. per month, on short credit.
~" t.l' Yours, &c., TRAyrIER.