Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-13

SHrrrp.' Woolxx FAcroxy.-A ,i.it

SHIELDs' WooLHx FAcroRY.-A. visit
10 this e.tsSiissmsns which. - nost OF osr
readeri know. is located upon the RIVER road
. short distance above Rs.wieks mill. css
but prove deeply Interesting 70 every eiti.
zen v ho fsels 40 interest 10 the prosperity
Of our asurishirg tova. For many years
has Davenport sn1 the surrousdiny country
been greatly in need u . wooien mannfsc.
tory. Primers have hoped and prayed for
the time when they could get th.ir wool
esrded into rolls, Or spun and wovs iIts
cloth right here al home. BY sous resps..
sibls maa in whom they could place eorfi-
dance. Our cit zsns have long Eopso for
such an e.teb'shsus snt as = starting Point oi
IN .nuf2etun { Interest," Ia thls hae, that
must ultimately follow. Thoss oesrss have
bs.n gtstihsd by our en.erpii.ilg and pop
ulas i.iiow ci'iz-n. Joseph Sui los. Esq.
7 Early last season he decided upon erect
ing tina Factory. He purchased the iIaviian Id
/ Warehouse, and butt an addition thereto
which gave him suos.antisi brick and 1to o
building sixty feft front by City isst deer. On
the first floor is located the ptiscIpai uachin-
cry consisting OF q full sett OF Furbush 4
Cages 4D-inch cardiLg machines-,hree in
number; one spin0ioy jack 80 feet long. run.
ming gao srindl.s. made BY the saus manu-
facturels. tive looms, oIs of which 10 the esle-
| brstsd Crompton loom. which wssves Gil
nds uf cloths and sassiineres and is nov She
nost popular IL al the Last ern manufactures.
lhis loom wsaves s 4 wide, and 10 capable Of
| produciag over thirty different patterns of
sassimeres-compiising almost every style
This splendid piece of mashinesy has boso
put up ard is uow run by Mr. A. v. Pierce, .
Thoroughly comps tsat weaver, and viii turn
sus goods equal ia every psItieuiar to The
BEST Eastern or foreign soods.
Fer weaving jeans AID sa:ius.ts there are
! two 81 Howe Gonyerseis j rd-w,ds Looms.
aud Tor ii ,nneis bi.nkeis, or clo.1s ,bers are
| two rroad three yard looms, ali u the best
quality. Ihess ioouns are cip~b!e of tarniug
ous abr vt Nv. hundred J srds Of s!o.h per day.
and oi superior. .quahty.
Oa the SAME t.ar are the wa ping and
shs picking ana stocking-ya.n mach nss. On
the til 81 door below lh . rrinsipai goor, is tho
custom ceri!Eg aAch.De, which has been in
very active operation ali :he ial. tur.ins ons
rolls Tor farm.Is' home uanuiactura Still
farther down. and Ia ths basement, are The
luiiing, dyeing, cleansing AID pressing apps,
ratus, aud tho eDgos that drives oil VI tbs
ma hinety. The master mach insst Of the ss>
periE.end.d tn. erection oi all tue IL naehinsry
Of the coocsrn, tro,u the laying Of the engine
lead all the vsy threngn. So perfectly hiss
this labor tesD performed thai 10 10 abe to
run all the tnsohinsry and heat Ali the rooms
with about twelve bushels OF coal per day.-a
stsiemsnt that may sssm truly remarkable,
OIL which Is nevertheless true.
lhe estatiishuIsnt 10 nov running in per.
f. ct order. A lock at some uf the goods tbs.
IT produces .onvinc.s us. as 1t ,aust every one,
that they will give tha most complete sstis-
isciop. Mr. Shields makes II point to give
the most prompt attention to all orders from
the farmers ct the country surrounding Hs
gives them the prefer nee, ahd spsres no pains
70 iurnish them with the precise arties that
,hey want. tie goods that be makes for
farusts' wear. and the stocking yarn he tnrne
out for homo knitting is something far supe.
rior TO any thing ,nat has hitherto been fur.
nished here. Farmers who " sh to have their
wool worked up expeditiously will never have
any tau!t to find with Mr. Sheis
Mr. Shi!ds fnds 10 difficulty in finding
ma, KIT for ais goods. Though his looms srs
actory is greater than he can suppiy. Farm
ers know what good cloth is, ard what is more
they isei deep interest ia snpl or;irg this
factory.
Such has been Mr.. Shields sncnurs gem en-.
since starting that he has determined upon
building an addition Of forty ieet upcn the
east end Of his factory next spring. which will
give HIN building full 100 feet long. He
has already s-nt forward his orders to manu-.
.acturers in Philadelphia for just as mach
more IN .ci.inerv as he DOW has. thus doubling
he facilities. He nov employs abovt eighteen
operativea.
So far the expenditure has been about $50 :.
900, which sum will be largely increased By
| the additions spoken OF. H. has goce into the
| business snergeticslly, and should ts reward.
| I'd with ths most liberal patronage. We ad.
wise our eitixens who have not already doue
| 60, to make this establish nent call. Not oee
citizen cut Of twenty has any idea of what
Mr.. Shislds 10 doing in the man featuring lire.
| Here 10 an investment lha. infuses increased
life and energy iuts tho business Of our city
It keeps a large amount Of capital ss hons
and is 40 accommodation to hundreds Of
farmers beyond the linz Of orr county. Il.
brings in trade from miles away over in Iii.
nois, and from distriets in ont own State, the
trade Of which hss hitherto gone to oihsr
points. Lat the enterprise be fully aprreeia-
ted and thoroughly sustained