The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-09

ice house within this month. The interior
of the vault will be arranged after the plan
of some of the most extensive and finished
ones in Chicago, and when completed will
be capable of containing $500 barrels of
beer, keeping it as cool in the summer as in
the winter
The dimensions of the brewery are so feet
by 90. Attached, and in addition to the
vault and ice house, is building for malt
and storage purposes, As by 100 feet. The
number of hands regularly employed is .
Over ten thousand bushels of barley are
yearly consumed and about four thousand
barrels of beer manufactured. AS soon
as the present improvements are completed,
the quantity of beer produced will be largely
increased. The trade carried on is princi-
pally with this city, Moline, Hampton and
Davenport. Mr.. Wagner is an energetic
man of much experience in this line, and by
attending strictly to his business,and getting
out first class article, has increased his
trade to large proportions. AS our readers
will infer from the foregoing items, he is by
no mems slow coach, intends to keep fully
up to the times, and will hesitate TO make
no improvement which may suggest ITSELF
We wish him continued prosperity.
In the line of malt houses, our enterprls-
ing citizen John George, seems to have
| monopolzed the field. Some two or three
| years ago, he leased Mansilrs malt house,
corner of Dock and Orleans streets, and
| commenced the manufacture of malt. This
is brick building % feet by so, of three
| floors, lone for the storing of grain and Is
furnished with a drying kiln Is feet by g in
| size. Having thorough practical knowl-
| edge of his business, Mr.. George was soon
enabled to build up trade far excelhng his
facilities for satisfying. Orders were re-
| ceived from points as for distant as st. Paul
and St. Louis, and nearer, from Keokuk,
| Desmoines, and other important towns IN
| Iowa With the commendable ambition OF
| crowdiug his business, rather than being crowd
ed, he leased the brick structure on the levee
which was formerly occupied as Babcock'
pork house, and fitted it up for the purposes
in view. This building is so by 100 feet III
| size, two stories in height, and is equipped
with two drying kilns, l6 by Is feet in size
each. This house is capable of turning ou
two thousand bushels of malt per month
and its opening had a salutary effect on the
overcrowding demand for Rock Island malt
In time, however, Mr.. George became con
WINGED that he could make good use of still
another house. So, n short time ago, ht
leased the building on Broadway, near Hi
nois street, which was formerly occupied a.
Greenwelrs boiler shop and fitted itup. 1t
dimensions are "A by 80 feet, with drying
kiln Is by "A feet, and two floors. 1t vii
be managed by his nephew, Edwin George
and is capable of turning out about ffteei
hundred bushels per MONTH. The thre'
houses, will, on an average, turn out nv
thousand bushels of malt per month, o
about fifty thousand bushels per year. As
consequence, fifty thousand bushels of bar
lev will be required. The three malt house
and two breweries will consume about sew
enty thousand bushels of barley per year.
This fact will give our readers some idea Q
the benefit these institutions are 10 the couu
try immediately surrounding US, and wi
illustrate the amount of money their proprit
tors annually expend in our midst, the great
er portion of which is drawn from Other
and in some cases, distant localities. In ad
dition to the market they create for barley
the amount of money they annually expen
for labor is by no means small. The fact
we have given will also prove the safety an
stability of the manufacturing business
Sketch out the history of any establishment
in this city, and the result will be the SAME
Men who start with more pluck than capita
and more perseverance than friends, viii b
found to have invariably prospered in a,
; eminent degree, and to have increased the
business with steadiness really surprisin!
! The truth Is, Just as soon man can pr
duce an article OF commerce in as goo
style as is done elsewhere, he has what
termed in common parlauce, dead SUI
thing" Manufacturing pays the broade;
sense of the word. no matter what branch
chosen, and unlike the merchant, the mani
facturer is constantly adding to the wealt
: of the section in which he resides. Their
fore every effort made in this line shou
meet with the warmest encouragement
our citizens, who, in the end, are all direct