The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-08-31
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A Worthy AxampIe.-The Farmers Of
Fond du Lac county in the vicinity OF Ripon
have org anized society, called the "Farm-
ers Club" whose business it is TO look out for
the interests of the farmers. This Club holds
its meetings in the city of Ripon, and judging
from the Published proceedings of some of the
meetings Of the Club, we conclude they have
some intelligent we'll as sensible farmers up
there. AT the last meeting Of the Society held
on the 18th inst, the question of starting a
WOODEN Factory was discussed. We take the
following from the report of the proceedings
''The debate on the Woodland Dairy question
was deferred until the next meeting of the Clubs
The project of a Wooden Factory at this
place was introduced by Capt. y. p. Mapes
He advocated the organization Of Il stock com
pany with Il capital of 500, O00-sald he could
get that amount of stock taken in sixty DAVIS
He was i'll favor OF using water power to run
machinery if it could be obtain ed at a reason
able price, otherwise he would unite a Saw
Mill and Factory, so az TO run the machinery
of both with one engine, lie thought that the
refuse lumber and saw dust would furnish fuel
to run all needful machinery. He would locate
the building near the railroad at the stream.-
The saw logs could be brought over the Omro
road at low figures per thousand feet, and it
would be tip top paying institution.
A. M. Skeels was called for and stated that
ne had visited the Factory at Appleton, this
week, and found that with an ontlay Of about
$50 OUp COR building and machinery, they were
making about $50 yards Of cloth per day, and
the owners acknowledged that the business was
paying well. He was in favor OF getting Fac
tory in oper alton here in the best way possible
either by assisting some man 81 fpea Oh experienced
in the business To sArt one, organizing a
company of suitable number of our citizens for
that purpose. The West must wake up to her
in erest-we ought pot to send our WOODS to
| New England to be worked up and the cloths
| brought back to us, when by manufacturing
| here, at least ten cents per pound could be
saved TO us. Besides the benefits of q home
market for farm products, that q large increase
Of operatives in the various mechanical pursuits
would be quite an item to induce us to encour
| age the various manufacturing Interests"
| fit would pay for the farmers Of Fond du
| Lac county or portion of it, 10 raise by sub
| scription among themselves, money enough 10
start Wooden Factory, would such an enter
| prise not pay the people o! Kenosha &C., just
as well. The arguments used in favor of such
an enterprise at III oon, are Just as good for
such enterprise in Kenoshn, And it should
be remembered that this is Farmers Club
talking Of Woslen Factory. 1t is not specu-
| lators or any favored class manufacturers but
the farmers themselves who are taking these in
itatory steps towards establishing large man.
ufactory in the vicinity OF their farms, not only
for the profits to accrue from the business 10
the stockholders, but also to benefit the farm
ers by creating extensive home market for
| farm products which large increase of opera
tives in the various mechanical pursuits would
not fail OF doing
| Why will not the farmers of our county or
ganze club for the purpose Of turthering
| their interests, and then discuss the question
whether there is any possible wsy by which
their interests could be 50 well spbserved, as by
raising sufficient capital and starting Wool
en- Factory that would manufacture all the WOO
raised in the county, and consume good share
| of the produce raise in the vicinity Of the fac
tory. Such an establishment would pay a gooC
percentage on the capital Invested -dsmoDrat'
say an enormous pei oentage--in addition to The
incidental advantages, Of an improved market
enhanced value of land, and the increase o.
capital in the county, that would be attracted
by such al establishment, sc, &c,