Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-01-29
CEDAR FALLS I'm 1850.
Substantial Growth During
the Past Yoarl
Capitsfi Invested Ira Man.
ufa,ctOs.ics Nearly a.
Half NEiiliony

Capital Invested Sn Man
ufactos.icss Nearly a.
Half millions!
| In reviewing the progress Of our
city during the year just past, we are
enabled to report q healthy and sub.
stantial growth.
Our manufacturing interests have
been movinggrandly forward and i'm
provements are visible on every
hand.
The extensive wagon nlanufaetory
OF the Harris Bros, was completed
during the year, and has been in sue
cesstul operation several months with
the most encouraging success.
The Stove mandatory of Van
Saun d Benjamin, the only one of
the kind in the State, which was
quit and put in operation durin z
the year, is turning out stoves rapid.
~ and Al further outlay of capital In.
been found necessary to increase the
capacity, in order to meet the de-
mand. Trey are just now adding q
stationary steam engine with other
improvements which will cost several
thousand dollars. Their demand for
stoves is mostly from the west, aud
several carloads TO the stations along
the road have been shipped 10y them.
The pump trade of the Fabrick
Bros. has so rapidly increased during
the past year, rs to render larger e..
tabiiShment necessary, and they are
commencing the erection of a new
building In connection wi h The stove
manufactory, 30xl00 feet. They sup
ply large circuit of country with
pumps. 1890 s8> .... n "
Martin Whites new pottery, which
was built during the past year, Is do
ing a large business.
Dewey, Sherwood & Co. have also
made additions aud Improvements TO
their pottery, which has aided them
much in their almost useless effort Ia
meet the demand on them for wares
Mr.. Shelly has completed the
building of his new brewery, which
Is being put in operation.
+. Nj. Stead has made large addi-
tons of machinery to his piahiny
mill.
The Wilcox Foundry lias passed
into the hands of Cascaden & Smith.
who are turning itinto All establish
ment for the manufacturing of piuws
and all kind of farming implements.
1t will employ, when in operation, a
large number of hands. They are
men of the right stamp, with capital
and enterprise. s. ..-..a#a
The firm Of Overman, Mcclure &
Co. expended, during the summer
months, some twenty thousand dol
lars in repairs and additional ma
chinery In the Cedar Falls Mills, in
creasing 1t to six run of stone, and
the capacity of the mill to $50 barrels
day. This is undoubtedly the larg-
est mill in the State. ThisCo alone
paid out Sl00,00O for wheat the past
year.
Our superior water power, conceded
To he the best in the state, IL attract
ing the attention OF capitalists, and
| the indications are, that the present
year will witness large additions TO
our manufacturing interests.
The amount of capital invested in
our manufacturers is S3G0, 900, which
gives employment from this source
alone to over two hundred hands.
The shipments of Flour from our
mills during the year were IL 900
! barrels. -
The sales of agricultural irrpIe-
ments have been large, those of the
two firms, Il. l.. French aud NIessrs.
Hunt d. Rowland, Were S23O,O0U
Hunt & Rowland, i'm addition To
The smaller implements, sold 400
Reapers, Mowers, ThresLers and
iarvesters.
Our merchants have been favored
with Il large and encouraging trade
throughout the year.
Mr.. Sarlori built new brick block
on Main street, and Mr.. Rice COM
menced the foundation for another,
which Will be COMPLETED early In the
spring.
The Palatial residence OF Edwin
Brown Esq. is rapidly approaching
completion. and will. when finished,
tie scarcely surpassed by any in the
West.
Many other private dwellings are
in course of erection.
The new Orphans Home building,
which will cost upwards of $50. 900,
Is underway and will he completed
early IN the summer of this year.
The sales of real estate dealers have
heen large, and the vacant li.nds are
being settled up rapidly.
The country directly west Of us,
including tire western of Black
Hawk and the eastern of Grundy, IL
being dotted with farm Houses. the
homes Of new settlers.
The large number of strangers
daily arriving from the east, poin. to
rapid Increase in our population
during the present year, us has been
the case during the past.
Our location and prospects arc all
that could be desired. and the people
are fast learning that of the maay
beautiful towns of the Cedar Valley.
none furnish as favorable induce.
ments to settlers as Cedar Falls.
Visit to the Home.
We took occasion, on Monday of