The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-11
tention of the public to one of the wants Of
that locality, as follows:

tention of the public to one of the wants Of
that locality, as follows:
ave need now, more than any one thing, a /
good Touring mill. That it would pay well there |
can be no doubt. Johnston, of Camden, furnish |
month. This fact alone is sufficient proof that |
mill would be good property in Coal Valley
The most Of the necessary funds for a mill could |
be easily raised here, but our business men want
the cooperation of practical miller of character
and standing, and sufficient capital to Justify
them in intrusting him with their money"
few months after, Schaffer l. Co., erect
ed the present -four mill, for Messrs. Viewer.
hauser Il DeDkman. 1t is fine structure,
built Of frame, three stories and half high,
and thirty-four by forty-eight feet in size. 1t
gives employment to FIVE men, and manufac-
lures about two hundred barrels of -four and
meal per day. The major portion of its bust
ness is custom work, though shipments are
regularly made to Davenport, Rock Islano,
Moline, Hampton, Carbon Cliff and Orion. Its
interior equipments are Of a FIRST class order,
and its brands, consequently, the equal of
any in the market. II is one of the institu.
tons of that place. ....-
We should not neglect to state that Fred
Freeberg, harness maker, is carrying on an
especially prosperous trade.
Among the novelties of Coal Valley, is
its glass lantern manufactuory-the only
establishment of the kind in the county
| Peter Mulvany, in connection with large
stove and tin ware store, is carrying on busi-
ness in this line with considerable success
He commenced a year ago last July, and
although a resident of the township for the
| past IA years, can now be considered as per-
manently located. His lanterns are intended
1 for the use of either lard oil or kerosene
They may be found for sale at Sickles l. Pres
toms hardware store in Davenp ort, or at
Don & Elliott's, Rock Island, and are said
to be of a superior quality.
Weyerhsuser & Denkman, in connection
with their Rock Island saw mill, are here
carrying on very extensive lumber yard,
and transacting business which yearly at
tains round proportions.
Messrs. Thomas Corns & s. D. Pace are
Jointly interested in the grocery and live
stock line, and are doing business the pro-
portions of which are rather astonishing
when we consider their location During
the past year, for their home butcher trade,
they have slaughtered not less than fifteen
thousand dollars worth of stock, besides ship
ping sixty-six thousand dollars worth to
Chicago, ria the Coal Valley route, and
Chicago L Rock Island Railroad. They
make their purchases promiscuously through
the country around them. It is needless to
state that their mercantile business keeps
step with their other branch, and is quite
sufficient to excite any ordinary mans envy
In the rich bottom lands lying below the
town, they have finely equipped and high
ly cultivated farm of screen hundred acres
also well adapted for stock purposes, and or
~I4iSf. 49, - n.
and twenty head of cattle. Connected with
their store and butcher shop, in Coal Valley
is one Cf the most substantial slaughter
houses in the county, and probably one o
the most conveniently arranged. In tn,
yards adjoining, when we visited, were tire,
hundred head of find sheep, small herd o
cattle, and one hundred and fifty hogs. A
few days ago they shipped lot of hogs tt
Chicago, thirteen of which weighed 4,35(
pounds. They were raised by William Jor
dan. They also shipped thirteen hogs pur
chased of William Francis, at nearly tn,
same time, which weighed 1900 pounds
On the premises we were shown three whit,
Suffolk hogs, which, together, weigh l,O6t
, pounds. The firm has been organized since
1851, and has achieved no ordinary success
the sure result of good business abilities
: united with energy aud perseverance. 1
! might not be inappropriate to state tina
Corns Il Pace purchase their groceries al
most exclusively of Darts Sons, Rock Is
land, as is the case with most of the stores
: of Coal Valley.
One of the greatest needs Of Coal Vale,
is thorough, practical, and scientific ties
of the iron ore in that neighborhood. Min
ers who have worked in the ore beds a
Youngstown, Ohio, characterize it as tn,
t same kind of ore, and claim that it is no
\ only very rich, but easy of access.