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first order ever given for such purpose, 10 |
John SayIlor + Sons, Of Sheffield, England for
a certain kind and dimension of steel
He sent the order from Grand Detour, in this |
State, bis first place Of manufacture The great
English company at first laughed at the order, |
aad threw it out. They acted wisely. howerert |
in recalling md filling it, for John Deere has
been since plump and valuable patron. The
plows, md they have been much admired BY
Euglish agricuturists, and praised IL Eng4sn
Journals. Nay, the hand Of royal Albert him
stlf has guided their progress in the wake of .
plow team.
Everywhere in this country the Moline plows
are fading their way, Deere 4 Co. hare now
ut Moline monster establishment, temporarily
pleted.
Mr. Deere has been making ptows at Moline
since 1913. He now cuploys about eighty men,
aud turns out with his present capacity fifteen
fhoasand Ptotos PER auHutH, Of twenty different
kinds. These 80 NIL through the Northwest.
Large numbers are sold in Texas, Oregon, and
Oh the Pacific coast. VerT many 60 to Caanda,
and ali through the older States the farmers are
everywhere finding the Moline Clipper plow the
satne triumph in turning the brown billows Of
the field, that the yacht America WAS on the
more liquid wares Of ocean and for the same
reason-an exquisite and exact choice Of lines
aud model 1ir. Deere has been nobly and
wukz1ock's rApta MILL.
On the Water Power, just abore Deere 4 Co,
S. ". Whcelock il just completing one Of the
most splendid paper mills in the country. The
building is q massive stone structure, one hun
dred and hfty-6re feet in depth By thirty in
width, and three stories high. IN front there
are three noble rooms, one hundred feet By
thirty. The rear Of the building forms an L,
which gires three rooms, 6 ch forty feet BY
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since in these suites Of rooms are two machines,
rcsaectirely 1or white and wrapping paper.
The former is a costly Fourdrinier machine, Of
a capacity to turn out $500 lbs per day. The
wrapping paper machine is the one in former
use in the old paper mill, and can turn out 1,so0
lbs per day. The motor Is equal to one hundred
and twenty-five horse power, and dfiyes, with
pulp. The boiler aud bleach rooms nre most
complete and convenient. At m outlsr Of $25,-
900, Mr. Nheelock has secured mill that one
would need to 60 far and wide to find its equal.
lie has been ten years in tho business. seven
years ut Moline, aud the improvements in his
mill are the result Of bis own skill aad expert
euce, coupled with an intelligent watchfu1ness
Of ell that is progressive in paper mauuiac-
ture.
sICKkLs BROS. FLOORING MILL.
Immediately north Of the paper mill stands
tic fine FIGURING Mill Of Messrs. SickeIs Broa.
These gentlemen are H. F. 9ictels and Ills
brothers Geo. E. md Horace Sickels. The first
and last named lave been some yeazs in the
milling business here. George E. Sickels is more
cellent business reputation and experience, aud
adds strength to the firm. Their mill is six
story wooden structure, thoroughly appointed
and fitted throughout for merchant milling, of a
capacity Of two hundred and fifty barrels per
day. The senior partner is most thoroughly
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one Of the best mills in the Northwest, and for
its products a high reputation in market, their
brands in Chicngo always commanding quick
and high figures. They are putting their mill
in complete order to recommence with the open
ing Of the water power. 1tss Of importance to
the West that such establishments as the .Ho-
1the Hills should be more numerous. A wheat
the attainment Of ligh perfection in the manu-
facture Of its breadstuf1s.
p1Nock corLp's PAIL FACTORY.
On. :le Island side of the Water Power,
Ness1,. Dimock l. Gould hare an extensive
Tub AID Pail Factory, truthfully entitled Pio-
nttr, s;uce they bare been seven years in opc-
ration. They are both wide-awake New Eng
landers. Their rats come down from the piner-
les of Minnesota, aud they consume about
! 100000 feet Of logs annually, working at their
present capacity Of 600 pals and 100 tubs per
! day. Their machinery is Of the best and most
| improved character, mud their product stands
high in market. Judge Gould, the senior Of
the firm has a banking office in Moline. Both
partners are enterpris'ng men, and Us associated
II efficient in Developing the present promise OF
| their town.
OTHER NASCFAcronlEs, ETC.
/ On the head Of the Island, at the west side,
D. u. Sears, before spoken Of, has several estab.
lishmeots-a saw mill, large bedstead factory,
| aud il now building grist mill
| The John Morse Lumber Company hare on the
Moline shore, ADORE the water-power, a splen-
| did steam lumber mill. Porter skinner, oue ot
=! other partner, is the agent The Company hare
large capital and ten Thousand acres in the Black
River pinegies Of Wisconsin. Their premises
| consist of IN extensive saw mill, shingle and
lath factory, grist mill, large separate estab.
1ishnent for sash, doors. eic., etc, and u staye
the highest excellence, and witt total Of abont
serenity hands. attaining IN annual consum.
ing capacity Of four million feet Of logs.
| Nssrs. niUio.ns d Ha{d have, pear the Rock
| Island Railroad depot, most complete steam
1nachine shop, which is turning out excellent
work.
| There are also in town large chair manu.
factory, carriage factory, and other establish.
aaents, Of winch my space forbids notice.
Enough has been written 10 show we'll and nebly
for the present and the future of Moline Il
rests with her citizens aud capitalists to 50 lib.
orally inyite and receive new comers, that the
growth OF their place will BE- as strong and rapid
| rs its natural and Improved advantages are sure
| aud sterling.
One point the citizens have secured at an out.
| lay of $l3, 900, fine school building, which /
Visited and found filled with busy pupils under
an excellent corps Of teachers. lii. Truesdell
the principal has s.x assistants in the three de.
pnrtments, comprising oser four hundred schol.
mrs. The first question ofthe intelligent parent
seeking new home, Moline can proudly m.
swer-she has school second to none in the
| Ny letter has exceeded proposed limits, but
State Of its class. Moline has also q well con.
ducted und sterling Republican weekly paper,
the }adsreadtnt, published By friend Graham
who knows how to give his sheet value to the
place its citizens will do Well to avail them.
sclres Of.
| it may be paEdonable as haring to trent Of 9
| point about which much has within few year*
found its way into public journals. Moline
| claim to have shown to be busy, wise and intel.
| ligcnt in her present, With splendid promise
for her future, which she may be wise enough to
reap, ns she can do, by libernl po icy in meet
ing with IN open palm the mechanics and man.
| nfacturers who will soon throughout these new
States be gathering into manufacturing ce4tres
! Encourage these by cheap homes, md Moline
I will be what hare termed her, the Lowell @,
the Northwest. What better point for mann
factures Of all classes can there be- H..
The Secretary Of the N. T. democratic
Committee TO u Filth Avenue Dem
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