Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21
BUILDERS.

In this class is included the builders of
stone and brick as well as wood. Among
the principal contractors are Tins & Nc
Even, Preble g. Warren, G. A. Baker u
Bro, L. l.. Frizelle, j. Evers, A. II. Hyde,
C. L. Coleman, D. S. Page, E. S. L. Has
tings, Fred Slot,erbeck, A. Blood, Jr., Mr.
Houseman, S. Sherwood, Hill & Roby, E.
Zinn.
PAINTERS.
Joy & Lyman, Amos Blood, Osgood l.
Meeker, and j. II. Fordham.
DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.
N. Burr, r. Bartle, Co!e & Luther, P. Fl.
Vinegar, S Newman, J. W. Johnston, J.
f. Lyon and NJ. McGowen. The above
dealers sold during the last year farm ma
chinery and tools to the amount Of $lls,-
600.
LUMBER DEALEBs..
The prominent dealers in this branch Of
trade are, Z. Stou. & Co., 0. II. 2. Roszell,
Newman & Chamberlain, i. linn and S. c.
Kenyon & Co. The aggregate of lumber
sold by them the past year is 5,056,O73
feet, valued at Sill ,29o. OF sash, doors,
la,h and shingles the sales were $22,sso.
Woop YARDS.
J. j. Travis, Fonda & Taylor.
DEALERS IN Coal
J. l.. Vinegar, c. NJ. Durham, E. zinn.
DEALERS IN GRAIN.
Thomas Scarcliff, Ryder & Beggs, New
man & Chamberlain, Lane & Conable, W.
W. Joseph, Vinegar e. Manning, M. Nc
Gowen,'J. W. Johnston, J. f. Lyon, w. P.
Brown. The above dealers bought and
shipped Of the crop of 1869, 2o6,922 BUSH
els of wheat paying therefor $l29,l35.Sl,
or an average of about sixty-two and two
fifths cents per bushel. Of oats they ship.
ped 1862 bushels, at cost of $5,413.
The trade in wool during the year amonnt-
ed to about so, 900 pounds; sold at an az.
erage price of 80 cents, or $4,000.
In hides, C. W. Tuylor and W. p. Brown
are the principal shippers. $1,000 pounds
were sent to market, the value of which was
about $4,000.
DEALERS IN LIVE Stock.
Jones & Cobb, G. & J. Wilson, P. i A.
C. Elliott and II. Chesley. These dealers
have shipped something like so car loads Of
stock, three fourths of which were hogs
The money value of this export will be
nearly 100000.
Provisions.
We have not been able to procure entire
ly satisfactory figures in regard to opera
tions in this line. We give below the ag
gregates of few of the dealers:
w. P. Brown, Ryder & Beggs, Lane 4
Conable and Thomas Scarclif have shipped
$50, $50 pounds of dressed hogs, paying fo
the Same $l4,042.
N.sWelch & Co. and W. P. Brown
have bought and shipped butter to the value
of $4,000.
RAILROAD BUSINESS.
We are indebted to C. NJ. Durham, Esq.
the obliging agent of I. C. R. R. at this sta
ton for the following exhibit CT the bushes;
done by the road at this point;
FREIGHT OFFICE, I. G. R. R., I
INDEPENDENCE, Jan. II, 1870.
There was shipped from this station du
ring the year 1869, as follows:
Wheat, No. car loads, 1896
Oats, l3i
Live Stock, st
Dressed Hogs, L
Sundries, No pounds, 1864: 96t
Received during the time as fol
lows:
Lumber, Shingles and Lath, No.
car loads, 83(
Agricultural Implements, No. car
loads, 81
sundries, No pounds, 9,045,oot
No. Tickets sold, l,l5C
C. NJ. DURHAM,
llcket anu tFelSHt agent.
MANUFACTURES.
Independence MUs.-Until the magni6
cent mill Of the Independence Company i
ready for occupancy and business, our show
ing in the manufacture OF Flour will neces
sariy be limited and unsatisfactory. Tn
capacity of the old mill-which looks like
hut in contrast with the mammoth proper
tons Of the new structure-is put to its III
most stretch of efficiency to do the loca
business. 1t has three run Of stone in ope,
alton S. S. Clark is the present lessee.
description of the new mill will be found un
der another head.
.Seeders.-We have not been able to as
certain with much exactness the figures re
latng to the manufacture of agriculture
machinery in our city. Although in its in
fancy, this branch of industry is making
encouraging progress. There have beer
manufactured during the past year severa
hundred Broadcast Seeders, mainly Of pa
tents by Independence inventors. Whitney
& Clark, R. Bartle, What & Co., II. Guern
sey, are among the manufacturers in this
line. Whitney & Clark turned out 200 las
season.
Wagons.-The manufacture of wagons
and carriages is becoming quite an impor
tant branch of industry in our city, and is
growing with each year. We mention
among those engaged in this business, O.
E. Hunt, Klotzbach & Bro, Jas. What &
Co., Ransier & Flanagan, Hageman & Will
son an Dale & Human. The aggree ate
number Of wagons, carriages and sleighs
manufactured by these firms last year was
344, and their value about $4,000.
Foundry-There is but one Iron Foun.
dry in Independence, that of Mr.. Geo. W.
Rogers. Besides the line of manufactures
usual in such an establishment in the coun.