Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-09-26

farmers. Rates that will bring to US
the entire productions of Crawford,
Vernon and part of Richland coun-
ties on the north, and almost the
whole of Grant on the south and
rates that will enable US TO do our
shipping from 80 to 40 per cent less
than We now do by rail This item
of cheap freights alone will in time
bring 10 US manufacturing establish
ments of all descriptions We
want them aud must have them. We
want a foundry. This is the place
for one. Every requirement is here
and stands out in bold relief to be
grasped by the first energetic, en-
terprising man or company. Ia
visiting Boscobel one can not help
noticing the manufactures which are
already 10 operation. The long shrill
whistle Of three or four Of those es-
adjustments make him fully aware
OF the fact Of their being here.
The most prominent among the
manufacturing establishments of
Boscobel is the Stave Factory of Mr..
]. Hime. This factory was erected
and put in operation six years ago.
Tho main building is 60 by "a.
Large sheds for staye cutting have
been erected and are now filed to
their utmost capacity. This factory
has a 40 horse power engine, 90
inch eyliEder and "a inch stroke.)
large watts or vessels TO steam the
bolts to put them in readiness for
cutting. These bolts are all steamed
at might. The factory cuts daily II
cords of bolts. There are employed
in the establishment thirty men.
The machinery throughout is COM
plete with heading machines, joint
ing machines, etc. The manufacture
of tight barred slaves will soon CON-
mence, which will give employment
10 six more men. There is also a
cooper shop in connection with this
factory where number of men are
engaged in the manufacture of bar
rels. A steamer is owned by Mr..
Hime that is constantly employed
10 transporting slaves to the down
river market, returning with bolts
for the factory. There has been
paid out for bolts alone this year
from Jan. LIST 20 Aug. 18th, $40, 900
for bolts, also large amount for
heading timber. This factory is do
ing large business and is looked
upon by the people of Boscobel as oil
valued importance to the town and
also the country adjacent where large
quantities of stave bolts are purchas.
cd.
One of the finest towering mills
in the county is owned here by Syl.
vester Bros. The building is of stone,
80 by 40 #. and three stories high,
This mill has three sets Of burrs. but
only runs one constantly. The aver
age daily grinding of this mill is $50
bushels, making for the year 600
days. $4,000 bushels. A 264 inch
''Letfep' double turbine water wheel
is used. The water by which the
mill is run is carried from Crooked
creek, II miles distant, directly
through Wisconsin Avenue-the bus.
mess street of the town. Tho water
is carried in q narrow ditch or race
on one side of the street down to the
business position of the town. At
this point tunnel commences which
carries the water down through the
central portion of the street to the
mill, at depth of from four to six
feet under ground. The wheel re-
ceives the water by - feet below
the basement floor of the mill, being
put that depth in order to obtain the
required amount of fall. This mill
has all the modern improvements,
and has been in operation but three
years. A large quantity of -four is
shipped by rail to the State of Maine
and other points East. This, togeth-
or with large sales at home, shows
what becomes of the $4,000 or So
600 bushels ground annually Some
difficulty was experienced in secur-
ing the water privilege, but when
men of energy put their shoulders
to the wheel things must move, The
Nc. Cord-Sylvester case in regard
to the water being transferred from
its natural course in Crooked creek
to an artificial one carrying it in an
other direction, thereby cutting the
privilege from Nc. Cord, has been a
long contested one and as yet is not
settled but nevertheless the water
transfer was made and the mill runs.
The tannery of Bachmau Bros. &
kistler is another institution upon
which Boseobel is proud to look.
They run an engine ofabout 20 horse
power. The building is large, so by
66 #, two floors. They enploy q
dozen men. Their business trans
actions are very large. The tanning
business requires quite an amount Of
capital. Hides in process of tanning
have TO lay in watts from four to sew
en- months There are % watts in the
building, all long and deep. They
manufacture annually S18 900 to 500.
600 worth of leather and also do
business OF more than $4,000 in
Eastern goods, such as shoe Findings,
&c. They keep constantly on hand
q large stock OF shoe manufacturers
goods. The whole building is warm
ed in winter by steam. This tannery
has been in operation for s years.
Attached to the lumber yard Of
Weston, Minor 4 Co, is steam
planning mill, whero lumber is dressed
d matched TO ill all orders. The
very large demand made upon this
yard tor planned lumber makes Il
necessary for the mill to be kent
constantly at work. The labor of
eighteen men is required to keep
matters throughout the yard and mil
10 order. Mr.. }. H. Sarles, the gen
tlemanly agent for this company, is
just in receipt of q very extensive |