The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-29
Menasha and its Business-Trade OF
Lake Wiunebaro. Railroads, &c,

M eudS08 anu lIS 0USlucSS-4IduS VI
Lake Winnebago, Railroads, &c.
IL recent trip INTO the interior OF the
State, we refreshed ou-self in renewed
intercourse with many of our old friends
at Menashs, AMI took great pleasure in
noting the present business and signs Of
advancing growth and prosperity Of the
town which is to become at no distant day,
the Lowell Of the West.
Most Of the faces we saw there, wore an
unusually happy expression, for the times,
AMI we soon learned the cause. Every
man was employed, and no one cod devote
through the Gay ary time to us out Of the
shop, counting-room, or store; and this
fact gave US good opportunity Of aseer-
tanning By sctual observation, ~hile calling
upon our friends, what was being done in
the various branches Of business carried on
there.
The ship canal around the rapids at this
place, connecting the navigation Of Lake
Michigan with The upper Fox and Wolf
Rivers, through Lake Winnebago, is fully
completed and affords the most available
and extensive water-1ower in the entire
West. We commenced our observations
at the dam, and first called in at the Hue
and Spoke factory recently established by
FRayK DAVIS & Co. Here We found our
Oh friend IlEATH, the late accomplished
editor Of the ConserUator, attending a new
machine Which turned off eighty spokes
ever lour, all finished and ready 10 set
into the hub and for the brush Of the pain
ter. UrAru says that the company will
make 200, 900 spokes and l 5, Quo hubs per
album. We predict that this business
will lie found more remuneratiye than the
editorial, and that our friend, by following
it, will be seen where he never could be
BY running county paper-riding in his
own carriage behind $1,000 pair of bays.
On the dam is the new FIGURING Mill Of
Ii. A. BUHTs, which was put in operation
last Fall, and is called " Coroi Milis I"
Mr.. b. is one Of the best mill wrights In
the State, and says he has got first-rae
mill. lie promised, but did not give us
tue amount Of business it has done through
the winter
We next called at the " Star NILS"
owned BY ScorT & FISHER. ScoTr is one
IS the late firm Of HEwETr l. Co, who
took a contract to build a portion Of our
Railroad at one time, and who, since the
busting Of the X. r. Company, have Of
fered to BULL it at less plice than ever
contracted for. When the managers said
"no to this cfer, ScoTr abandoned The
hope Of the Road being built, bought the
Star Mile, and, as he Informed us, has
run it up to the handle" since. lie
promised US the figures, but instead OF
doing this, be rode out with bis new wife,
and Of course forgot us and his p, omise
altogether
We then called on our friend E. D.
SMITH, the business proprietor Of the Me-
nasha Tub and Pail factory. The business
Of this establishment is very extensive, and
managed in most admirable manner
Mr.. S. showed US his balance sheet of the
preceding years business, which exhibited
tho following:
Aggregate sales Of ware for the year
were, $4,000
Frcights paid on stock from the east, 500
Freigh.s paid on manufactured ware
TO Milwaukee, Chicago, and St.
Louis, 5000
Articles manufactured-pails, tubs, sap
buckets, nest buckets, churus, half bIshel
measures, leelers, clothes pms, broom
handles, iron and W God mop handles, wood
and zinc wash boards, hail boxes, spice
boxes, &c.
Men employed through the year. from 90
20 100.
Pine lumber used, 100000 feet.
Iron used, Is to 100 tons.
Wire used, 10 10 Is :"
Paints used, 10
Straw used, 35
We next paid visit TO the Barrel fac
tory Of KEYEs d Co., established last Fall.
ABEL kEYEs, one of the gentlemanly pro>
prietors, informed Us that the cost of this
factory was ss,000-tkat it had turned
out from 400 to COO -four barrels per day
that its capacity was 900 barrels per
day, and tha, it would turn out tba: num-
b. he coming season. They will en
ploy 20 hands, and have stock on hand
to be worked, Of $4,000. He said this
establishment would not make half of the
barrels that will be required by the mills
Of Menasha and Neeuah.
We have not space to speak in detail
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