The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-30
m, yauuiatture Of Woolens in Wisconsin.


To those who desire the uiAterial prosper
itv of our State aud who tHelIeve that
devrlouenieut of manufactures VI ''df tniGst
ia essential To the NEST peri Il prosperity
the rapid increase III the number OF "ooleh
leather, paper and otlrar man ut'ci"nes ~
our midst and the great success - tn "''ith
thew have all met ~ii - ri'N 'l' gu IA
formation Among the mtu"lh' t"'leH 81
wooleu goods Tue ''lslald AIiis at bard-
hon take a foremost rank. Oar atteatiOn
was espes;ialiy called To til tse mills 10y the
fact that on. firm ia the city -Messrs Brad
ford Brothers-who have the agency Of the
Baraboo cloths, have sold within thirty days
some Sc 00O worth Of cassineres ani other
goods manufactured at these mills, and
would have sold more, were it not that the
suppiy gave out while the demand was at
its height
Messrs Drown & Andrews the proprie
tors of the Island Mills seem to have adopt
ed the true principles Of SUCCESS IN manutac-
turing-that is they make only the tts1
quality of goJds and thus acquire a'reputa-'
ton that VII always enslto them ready
market, To do this, they buy only select
ed wool-Wisconsiu wool, by the way. The
only thing they import from New England
is their beat weavers whom they induce to
come West by offering them higher wages
than they can tain at the east 1t is
plain that by saving the freight on wool and
cloth 10 the sea board and back, the COM
missions Of dozen or more dealers and 9TH
err expenses that would be incurred II the
cloths were manufactured at the East, they
can still afford them at prices much less
than the same line of goods made by East
ern mills can be bought. We have seen
five specimens of the Island Mills goods,
and were greatly surprised to find them so
very particular that goes to make good
cloths. The specimens were light grey,a
brown, scotch grey, and black and white
mixed cashmere, and black French doe
skin-all of which were of a superior finish
and texture which, for strength, could
hardly be excelled.
The Island Mills were started only two
years and half ago, by Mr.. NJ. j, Drown.
who, in 1863 made only about 1000 yards
To 1854 he had so increased tire amount of
his machinery, as to manufacture 10000
yards The mill now III the hands of Mes
srs Drown & Andrews, has this year made
over 80. 600 yards, having increased its ma
chinery still farther They are still unable
to supply one half the demand, they pur-
pose increasing their machinery to the ut
most capacity Of the mill 800. 600 yards
per annum-and are confident OF dispensing
OF their goods at remuncrative price Mr..
Drown says: 'Baraboo is bound To become
another Lowell soon, unless my democratic
friends grtnPpeunst III Congress, in which
case We shall 60 to growing hops and let
some Frenchman make the cloths for Wis
consul" t-. al
There are other factories ia Wisconsin,
at BE Rim, at burlington and elsewhere,
which also turn "utss excellent cloths, at Il
rate fully ore-ihiri cheaper than the sarne
goods can tc had froui Jhs East All these
mills arr 81 cI"~dcd with work that They
are unable IL supply eitiIrr thr thing de-
maud or that from the cunrtrS around i.tnut
them. All iLcsc facts drn"'5stratc that
woolen mills are profitable, both To thcl
proprielors aud 10 the puhllc,-4Na Seets"st