The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-08-01
MANUFAOToR-ES OF TIFFIN
TIFFIN WooLsN MILLS,

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Through the kindness Of Nr. GEo. Bus
KIRK, we we're shown through the rooms OF
this large manufacturing establishment dur
ing .the early partofthis week and were no t
a little surprised to see so much industry and
busy life within those dead walls of brick and
mortar. We were met at the door by the
clever Secretary, who at once offered io"show
us round that we might be enabled TO
give our readers, some knowledge of the ca
pacity and extent Of these mi lis.
The building standing on the corner OF
Main and River streets, is seventy -ave feet
front by fifty in depth, ,ond is, including base
ment five stories in height. On the first or
basement aoor, is the securing, washing, fin
islfingRhd pressing apparatus. Here, after
being first sorted, the wool is washed and
dyed and sent TO the drying room, from
whence it is elevated to the 3D. floor, where
after passing through three different cards, i
is wrapped on large spools aud taken to the 4tt
ilopr where three. spinning jacks, ,-running
24b 'pndles eachAate engaged in spinning
and making it ready for the loom. From
here we desceud TO the 2n floor, where we
find ten looms Nohawng up these little
spools of thread, with an apparently insatia-
BILE appetite. Six narrow and four broad
looms, Hithspooling machines etc, make NJ
the complement for this department, and TAX
ing ahasty glance over the work, aud an
other at the fair weaveFs we descend to th'
basement, where the cloths are secured
brushed, measured and pressed, all by ma
chinery, and from whence they are taken t
the sales-room, ready for the market and tn,
consumer. We follow the goods and iint
them neatly packed away from the dust, and
each piece tcke,ed stating yards Of goods
and price.
These mills employ thirty-fve workmen
who manufacture Eve hundged yards OF goods
per day, consuming therefor, three hundred
pounds Of raw wool. The specialities in the
psnpfaetures, are Tweeds and Flahnels, be
sides which they manufacture Blankets, Cas-
simcres Srtinsus and Stocking yarn.
All the east amount OF machinery in thi,
establishment is kept in motion hy twenty.
horse power engine, With Iriver fourteen
,feetip diameter. This splendid engine is oi
/ Home Manufacture and was constructed at the
Mschf.e Works OF Loomis l. Nyman in
this city.
The Tifin Woolen Mills were constructed
before the war and have gradually extended
their facilities and trade, until they now con,
sume over 100 oO1 pounds OF wool per year,
ard manufacture upwards of $4,000 yards
OF cloths q liUs.s.i
On the 2srd day of May, 1867, It was in
corporated into a joint stock compNnytsiOO,-
OOO) composed ofthe following capitlists;-
]. G. Gross, A, safielltg. N Naylor, A. G.
Sheath, n. w. sbawhan, s. B Sheath, C. w.
Ruskirls w. g. Hedger, II syA, Buskirll, "A.
Buskrk and w W. Armstrong.
We subloin the following list of officers =
], G. Gross, President; Geo. W. Buskrk, SEQ.
tary and Treasurer; n. W, Shawhan, J. NJ,
Nsylor, s. b. Sheath, ]. G. Gross, G. W. Bus
krk, Directors John GilIiland Sgpyhted-
ent ssis ysaJs kl5ss
We understand it is contemplated at no
distant day to enlarge the mills and add stu
greater facilities 70 thsir present Pannfac-
lures $1,000