The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-08-15
OUR MANUFACTURES.
A Glance 1T our Mills, Factories, shops

cuio paper u present TO tnelf readers
from time to time, as their space will
allow, brief descriptions of the various
Mills. foundries, Machine shops, Fac
tories &c. These sketches viii not be
very long, but it shall be our endeavor to
make them as correct and as interesting
as possible. Last week we published an
account of Villas & Co Wooden Mill, this
week We present first the saw mill of
GUYLEs BROWN.
This mill is situated short distance
above Eighth Street Bridge on the south
side, and is one of the institutions of the
long a time that the ''oldest inhabitant"
can not tell us when it was erected-or
else we forgot to ask him. 1t has a pow
erful engine of II inch bore and two feet
stroke. is very seldom out of order. but
keeps pegging away day and night about
eight months in the year. On the first
floor OF the mill may be found the engine,
shafts, gearing and lath mill This lat
ter article is one of the best, requiring
the service Of quite a number of men,
who to keep it moving, have to move
rather lively themselves. On the second
floor we find an upright and a cross-cut
saw, bolter and siding mill-all SINH
lar to those of other mills with the ex-
ception of the siding mill, which is
something of curiosity 1t was made in
Milwaukee II years ago and cost $1,000.
1t is used to saw up cants, which are
made as follows; The logs are drawn up
from the river on a small carriage, two OF
three at time. The upright goes
thro one of these three or four times, when
it is rolled off to be finished on the siding
mill Now may be seen where the curi.
Gus comes in. The saw cuts one board
Oft and of course you expect to see it gig
back and try it again; not so, it cuts
both ways, back and forth. We stood
by and timed it when it was running
moderately and it cut off six fence boards
l6 feet long In one minute had it run as
fast as it sometimes does it would have
cut eight in the same time.
This Mill employs twenty-five men,
turns out daily 10000 feet of lumber
/ 10000 pieces of Lath and from to l(
| cords of slabs About 100000 feet Of
the lumber per week is shipped south
the balance-about 2O.OOO-ls retaileC
here. The mill is controlled by Mr.. Johr
Z. Guyles the resident partner-Mr
Brown being resident of Waukegan.
A. WALLICH & cos CHAIR FACTORY.
This establishment is hardly started a:
yet That is, it has but little of the
machinery which the firm intend to pu
| III just as soon as circumstances will per
nit. However it is well worthy of al
the space we can give it here, for it is one
of those improvements which must ne
cessarily grow, il well managed, and be-
come source of enduring wealth both to
Its proprietors and the town. 1t is pro-
posed when the factory is in full running
order to manufacture Chairs, Bedstead-
Sash and other furniture, to do scroll
saving, planning and various other things
to numerous to mention 1t has an en-
CINE of the same size as that in Guyles &
Brown mill mentioned above which will
give ample power for Ill the work requir-
ed of it. On the lower floor is located at
present q planning machine-one of the
latest and most improved style, and it is
now doing excellent work-a siding mill
three Turning lathes, Cross-cut and a
Kip saw. These are nearly all in opera
ton, and doing nicely. upstairs there
Is now a Sash machine complete. scroll
saw and some other machinery. The
most OF the chair and bedstead machin-
cry will be put in this room. The main
building is 50 feet long by 80 wide has
two stories and garrett Then there is
an engine room 40 feet long by Is wide,
two stories high. Separate from this is
the Dry house, building Is by "a, two
stories, very substantial building
/ That this enterprise will prove good
venture we have no doubt The success
which has attended this kind of business
/ throughout the country heretofore speaks
well for those who are now starting In
Mann & Co, of Two Rivers have made
Immense profits, and we hope that the
same success viii attend this firm.
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