Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-27
MANUFACTURES
ROCK ISLAND, MOLINE & MILAN
A BRIEF, BUT MAGNIFICENT DIS
PLAY OF FACTS AND FIGURES,

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lures of this point, our advantages as a city
of manufactures, and our location, will be
acceptable to oil, citizens and strangers, at
this time. Ii is with feelings of pleasure
and pride that we regard the rapid progress
our city has recently made toward the goal
OF afiuenoe, independence and consequent
notoriety and importance.
We ask q hearing, kind reader, upon the
subject it has ever been our aim to assist
and encourage, and if the subjoined review
proves rather lengthy, read it at your leis.
ure. An examination will show the careful
reader that a number of our most response
BILE business men are still engaged in the
same business as they were ten, twenty or
thirty years ago. This, we take it, rs sub
s~tantial and speaking proof of the stability of
our business, and is pleasing to note.
Favored by nature-located at the Juno
ton of the nations great highways-the
Pacific railway and the M~ississippi-the
one across the United States, the other ira.
versing II north and south--three other rail.
ways eentreing here; the immense govern.
ment improvements upon the Island; an
lnexhaustible supply of coal accessible; and
last, but greatest, our extensive and iuvalu>
able water powers, we defy the nation to
produce our equal in attractiveness or ed-
vsntsges for manufactures.
ROCK ISLAND.
Messrs. B D Buford & Co are an old and
reliable firm in the pillow business,
ing in 1856 the manufacture of their cele-
brsted implements. Two hundredhands are
employed, requiring an expenditure of
$4,000 for their salary they have capitsI
to the amount Of S250,O0O invested, ana
their annual sales will foot up a round half
million dollars; their works are the largest
of the kind in the west.
Churchill & sweeney's wagon and car.
rage works were established in 1856. and
are large and commodious; they employ 10
hands,, ct an annual salary of IS, 900: the
capital invested is $25, 900, and their yearly
sales amount to about $4,000.
Mr. B Il kimball commenced the mann.
f~aetuFe of wagons in his present quarters in
1885, he has a capital of $l2, 900 invested,
sells yearly about 800, 900 worth. EMPLOYS
Il hands at a salary OF IS, 200; carriages are
his specially.
The wagon and carriage works of B,vtbe
q Ssodd@rd were established in 1851, in
thor present quarters; they employ & hands
at q yearly salary of So, 00Q; the capital in
vested is $l2, 600, and their annual sales
about $4,000; they also make Bicycles and
sleighs.
Frank HIS wagon works were established
IN 1867; he hiss $12, O0G invested, and cells
annually about $i5,00 worth; be EMPLOYS
Il hands at a salary Of SIS, 700; farm wagons
his specially.
i Streckfus' wagon works we're este bsished
in 1861; he has a capital CT $l3. coo: sales
average about $4,000 annually; ak hands
arr rn floyea At q yearly salary Of $4,000;
makes farm aud spring wagons
Inc wager works Of Johuson 4 CO we're
established in 1870; they have $4,000 in
vested 10 the business, and sell about 100
wagons yearly they employ 6 hands; annual
salary is $1,000.
Hooper & Smiths carriage works were
established lest year; they have q capital Of
$4,000; their yearly sales are about $50. 600; /
they employ Is hands at q salary of $4,000.
aud make Carriages, buggies, sleighs and
street cars.
The lumber mill Of Weyerhaussr 4 Dsak-
man was established in 1856; they have e
capital of 1926, 900; their yearly sales foot
up over $3.50, 900; they employ 90 hands al
a salary of $500 0
Ana~slt, Denkman & Co.'S lumber mill
passed into the hands of the present owners
in 1869; in connection with the mill they rsn |
a sash, blind and door factory; annual sales
$lO0,0 900; capital $4,000; employ in mill
and factory IS hands; salary $50. 900.
The lumber mill of Keator & Wilson wsg
established last year; capital SIS, 900; sales
$40, 600; employs 60 hands &, en- annual
salary of $50, 900.
John R Warmers -four mill was estab-
iished in 1856, and has a capital of $50, 600;
sales 100000; employs 10 hands; salary
$500.
j @ Harnish & Co.'S -four mill was built
some 20 years ago, and bought last year by
the present owners; capital $500 sales
$4,000; employ 7 hands; salary $4,000.
In connection with this establishments is |
Lamb & Gibbs cooper shop, capital $1,000:
sales $4,000; I hands employed at 81. 500
salary; barrels al taken by Harnish & Co.
The works of the Rock island Stove Com
pauy we're established last year; the capital
of the company is $50, OO0; sales $3.50 Q
80 hands are employed at $2l 900 s~alarg;
eight kinds of parlor and heating stoves are
made.
The works Of the Rock Island Glass
Company were also established in 1870.
Capital invested is $685. 900; yearly sales
$4,000 employs % hands at 6 salary of
$50, 200; window glass exclusively manufac-
tured.
Dart Sons Holland Gin Bitter Factory ia
o frecent origin; 500, 900 capital is invested;
sales $l25, 900; Is hands are employed at a
salary of $4,000; most popular bitters in
the market.
Beardsley & Cos broom factory was pur
chased by present owners in 1869; capital is
100000; sales $4,000 IL employees; salary
$4,000.
The Rock Island Wooden Mills we're es-
Eablished in 1866, with a capital of 500, 900:
sales $1,000 300 65 employees; salary $780, 600; j
cashmere, jeans, blankets and yarns are the
made. !
Carse d Lannon'S Soda and Bottlipg 4
Works were established in 1868; oapi,al ia