The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-29
The Stevens slave and Heading Com.


Some three or four months since we noticed the
organization of this company 1t affords us pleas
ure at this time record the fact that their manu-
factory was put into successful operation last
week. .... .ras .... 10 ~
The following details regarding Il will be of gen
aral INTEREST," The company own one acre of land
adjoining Che Dayton 4 Michigan Railroad, front
ing on Third aad Cherry streets. On it they have
cons sructed reservoir, for soft water 200 feet
long, feet wide and feet deep, planked at the
sides and top The surface of the land is graded
SO as to cover the reservoir to the depth of is
inches, thereby protecting It from the frosts, of
winter and furnishing a plentiful supply of soft
water for terminating steam The boiler is "a
feet long, 81 inches in diameter with return lues
and is covered with fire proof brick. The engine
is forty horse power. The factory building, in
cluding the cutting room, is 81 by At feet. The
grounds have a handsome descent frosu rear to
front, thus greatly facilitating iaboc Tue bolts Of
4imber from which the and heading are made,
are deposited on the high ground and from thence
easily transferred to the factory for fabrication
into slaves and heading; from thence they are
placed on the line of railroad for shipment.
The machinery is capable of cutting from 25 to
so cords per day, and the slaves are all juiuted
ready fer use The heading passes through ave
different machines, in which process it passes
from the rough block Of wood to perfect Lead
ready 10 be placed in the barrel. When thus fn-
ished they are barreied up ready for shipment
The number OF employees are from 25 to 80. Dur
ing the sGnner the company propose erecting a
barrel factory in which they will give employ
nent 10 rs coopers aud expect to turn out 500
barrels per day. faet p. aa..z a.
The business management of the company con-
sists of ]. W. HITcHCooK, CHARLES STEVENS
and A. NJ. TBoMPsoN. -rr p F.-g
Real Estate Transfers ia wood County.
The following are the transfers OF real estate in
Wood County, as shown by the books in Recorder
MEEaT's Office, for the week ending May 20,
1885, ~
J.R: Bulls o R. H. fulIis; i,t NV sec ~, tp 5,
range 10, 80 aeres-$7Bo.
y. Il, Van Camp TO a, H. Yap-CamD, M "a m,
seSIa.ep 5, range 10, acres $500. pf - y y
..h Deimling 70 u. g. Lawrsncei out-lOt No. 2e5,
Perrysbnrg- $tog. il. - 1900 s''-'''
aod saw.mill, EaglsVille- $500. - 80 >
,-J.J. Strahlto 2. J. Jacquoti n1I eII ne see IA.
tpT, range 10, 40 acres$1 900. -
p. Edgerton y Everets Hines ! nJz Sc sec So,
tp 8, range III, so acves7- $500. ~ naft II. fs
n. p Plat to II. F. Niles, part sec as twp 8,
range IL, so aeres = 81 ,10es .ltsatAfiG
6. W English to RE- ChaPmani lot 27, West
feld-SS25.
HIS. Walbriige 70, c, NoysE 8 part So sec l.,
tpid, range ~, 100 acrss-Sl,Te0 - = 7i-t
b. s. Wells to A. S. Williams; VIZ sw sec 26,
Up 4, range 10, 80 aeres-Sl 600, ~ sHt
h. Shoemaker to S..Wiidessen; = pt saw mill,
near Eagleyille-Ss00.
Fidsl Bestel to W. Perkins eJs e5f Sc sec 81,
tP 4, u. s. r.. 40 -aeres-Sl, 100. Ir
j. w. Ross to Thomas Frsshsrs eX Sc sec SO,
Pl, y. 8. R., 80 acreS--Sl 0OO.
10, Of lFapsfers-lS total value Sl0,e25.