Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-08-03

/ rested By the great building operations
of the new Starch Manufacturing Com.
/ pany, which arc situated in the most
conspicuous part of the city, directly
! between the Main street and the rail-
road bridges. All the intervening land,
extending from the River to the Race,
and embracing between one and two
acres, is occupied by the works and
not n more eligible situation for such
an enterprise, could be found in the
state. II is central, and in full view of
every thng; and at the same time is re-
tired and quiet, being cut off by water
on both sides from all outside interior
cnce.
One peculiar advantage OF The loca-
ton is, that living springs bubble up
directly under the works, furnishing
in abundance the sweetest and the pur-
est water, an article so very important
in this manufacture.
The busy hum of the workmcn is
making every thing lively in that di
roct;on, from 80 to 10 men being con-
st .ntly employed. Stonc-masons, brick
llyers, tcamsters, carpenters are all up
on t!G drive; and huge piles of rock,
brick and lumber lie around. Tie
walls of the structure itself are already
iar advanced, and the massive fabric
begins TO assume shape. The fcunda-
tons are II feet by l34, which, it will
be seen, Civ one Of the largest build
ings Of all this region. The main walls
are to be H feet high, part being two
story, and a part three story high
They are all Of solid stone, very thick
and substantial; and stone party walls
also so mp between the divisions Of the
building. This stone is procured, about
halCof 1t from dry Run, and the other
half from the river bed adjoining the
premises. As much rs 2,5C0 perch of
stone will be used up in this structure;
besides ~, coo brick, used in surround
ing the immense drying rooms. The
lumber required is 125, 900 feet. H.
Work commenced on the Goth of
April last, and the walls will be all
completed III four weeks from this time.
The machinery is all on the ground
ready to go in, being already paid for,
at cost of about 1900. The Factory
is expected to be i'll running order by
November lst. Mr.. G. A. Baker is
ably experimenting the work for the
Company, which is proceeding in the
most economical manner, as its own
contractor.
The Starch Factory will manufacture
both the culinary and laundry article;
consuming for the first year, about 200
bushels of corn daily, which will turn
out about 4, 900 pounds of starch. This
is an aggregate of 60, 900 bushels yearly,
yielding 100000 pounds of starch.
This amount will be increased one half
in each subsequent year. From this it
will at once appear, what an immense
advantage will accrue to the corn mar
ct of this vicinity, and what magnif-
jcent amount of business is to be added
to our infant city, in thus supplying all
Iowa and other states with starch. Ce- !
dar Falls cannot fail to reap rich har-
vest from this new and enterprising
outlay Of capital among US. Let it be
remembered that the lime used in starch
is here made in abundance, the bass
wood for boxes is here ready to hand,
the paper for wrappers will doubtless
soon be made here; and these arc three
of the principal bills incurred in the !
business. The labor, another large bill !
can here be fed, and of course hired,
more chcap'y than farther cast. And /
then, with corn here at its present |
standard rate of twenty to twenty
five cents per bushel, how vions
that this is just the point for such al
and that not only the |
farmers and merchants will be helped |
but the manufactures themselves must |
thus obtain very handsome pr oft.
We know of no more promising invest
ment, in which we would advise any
one to embark his money
The company has aeapital of S31, 500
all of 1t suscribedhcre of which .S25, 900
is already paid in. This capital will
Just about finish the structure, and set
the thing in running order. The Board
have authorized the issuing Of more
stock to constitute ru ming capital for
the establishment; so as to make total
Of $4,000. 1t will thus be seen that
there is yet an opportunity for invest
nenta Oh the part of our citizens. The
stock will no doubt be taken UP with
avidlty; and those who take it will
doubtless help themselves, as we'll as
put forward the business of the place.