The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-05-02


biinGs e. = large extent. Mr.. X came
from Newark, New Jersey, lG years
ago. There he had been engaged in
operating IA flour and saw mill, but
upon coming here bought this estab-
lishment, the oldest mill OF the kind
here, and has conducted il since. Six
teen years ago the business was small
and the mill was inahequately sup
piled with machinery From time 20
time he has added 10 it until now
kaup's Planning Mill is one of the
recognized features of town. En-
piOyment Is given 10 ten or twelve
persons, and the amount OF work
turned cut i very large. To the busi-
Hess, Mr.. X. gives his personal super
vision. He don't believe it will
take care of itself, and the reputation
now gained he can't afford 10 sacri-
flee. Believing that trade was to be
won 10y doing the best of work at
moderate prices, he has demonstrated
his belief tD be correct. As a business
man, he is energetic and far seeing
has confidence in the future of THIN,
aud is willing to DO all he can to pro-
mote its best good. Personally,
clever, social gentleman, he has made
hosts Cf friends in this community.
u. $ wENNER
is one OF our we'll known carriage
manufacturers, and we gladly spend a
few minutes in interviewing him,
and herewith submit the result of our
observations. Mr.. Wenner has resi-
ded in Tiffin since 1852, at that time
coming from Pennsylvania. He was
a practical carriage maker, and for
two years worked at the tIade as a
jOurneyman. He then purchased an
old log shop, corner OF Jefferson &
CGe streets, and began business for
himself. From time TO time, as his
business increased, he added to his
facilities, in 1867 building a splendid
repository, q twO-stOTy brick, 72x24 IT. !
He undoubtedly has one Of the best
locations in the city, with abundance
Of room, and hc IS Iept busy as can
be. He employs an average force of
from ten TO twelve men, and annually
builds n large number of vehicles,
mostly of the best class and
ranging in price from Sl2j to 800
each. Most of his trade is at home or
in the surrounding country, though
he ships quite number to Kansas and /
other Western states. Mr.. Wenner
has been q successful business man he
has gained a reputation Of which no
man need feel ashamed, and Tiffin
could i'll afford TO lose him from
among her manufacturers.
ADAMS 4 LETTERIIOS.
manufactures of sash, doors, blinds,
flooring &c, next come up for cOnsid-
Grafton. The firm was formed in 1860
in June, at which time they COM
menced the lumber trade. In 1865
they formed partnership with Kline,
Lowe & Co, Whose mill had been de-
stroyed by fire Just before) and after a /
partnership of years dissolved. :
Adams q Letterhos built their pres
ent mill last year. 1t is one the best
to be found i'm the state, "A handsome
thTee-story brick 50x100 feet, beside
engine room l5x30 feet. It could not
be better arranged, nor afford more
cOnvenIeuces. The firm has put the
. best of machinery in place, sparing no
| expense in order to be able to do the
best of work. and the people seem to
appreciate their efforts. Employment
I is given to an average force of u to Is
men, and the works are kept busy,
D
/ Mr.. Adams is q native of this county,
and until 1850 had chiefly been engag- /
in clerking in q grocery store. Mr..
Letterhos is a German by birth, but
has been here since . mere boy. He
is a carpenter by trade. Beside man
ufacturing to large extent, the firm
also deal in lumber, lath, shingles and
building material generally, and their
trade is an an important item in tha
yearly transactions of town.
sAFFELL * BALDWIN.
are manufacturing a variety of arti-
| cles, of which the UniO Churn and
Union Groove WashbOard are chief.
I Perhaps no one labOr-saving machine
has passed through more vicissitudes
or been subject to more patents than
/ the "ehuTn." Tie records OF the Pat
ent Office bear witness to hundreds
upon hundreds of inventions in this
direction, nearly every one of which
/ fell still-born or proved a lamentable
/ failure. There is an eXceptiOn-the
/ Union Churn. Its manufacture was
| commenced in 1861 by the gentlemen
whose names head this paragraph
They had a few manufactured each
]
/ lie pulse. The machine was well re-
/ ceived and has been constantly grow
/ ing in favor. Instead of a score or two
made upon contract extensive works
are employed in filling orders. This
year from 5000 10 5000 will be made,
and from five to seven thousand dozen
| of WashbOards. The trade is constant
/ " increasing, and Tiflin, through this
branch of its manufactures, is becOm-
/ ing known to thousands in every sec
/ tiOn Ofthe country. Employment is
given to from twenty-five to thirty
men, and the factory is busy and
ctOWded place. We cannot cOngrat-
ulate them upon their factory build
/ ings,--they are not of q character to
inspire much. attention proving the
truth of the assertion that "appear-
anees are deceitful," ,") but We believe
the firm cOntemplatCs building new
works at no distant day. Mr.. Saffell
is a resident of Sycamore, this State,
and gives no personal attention to the
business, its management being in the
hands of a. G. Baldwin and his son,
G. II. Baldwin. Mr.. B. Sr., has been
. aTesident of Tiffin fOrmOre than thirty
years. and during the most of that
I time has been eagaged in mercantile
/ business. He is one Of those pleasant,
affable gentlemen who make friends
/ and hold them, and the development
| of his present business proves that he
is the right man in the right place.
The Office business is chiefly under
/ the control of G.. II. Baldwin, who
cheerfully submitted to the process of
an Interview and to whom we return
| thanks for not expressing himself
'hored" thereby. The Union Churn
works are one of the features Of this
city, and worth a visit.
II. F. FIEGE & co.
are our furniture manufacturers. The
! house and its trade had its origin with
john Filge i'm 1888. 1ifiin was then
an iusi2niiican, little place, giving no
indications Of ever attaining any spe-
cial prominence. Mr.. Fiege's busi-
ness vas Of a limited character. The
little manufacturing done was per-
formed by hand and the business Of a
year then would hardly equal that Of
\ week now. In 1858 the firm be-
came J. Fiege & Son, continuing rs
such until the death OF the senior
partner in 1869, since when the style
of the house has been as row. The
works at present employ l. or Is men.
The factory il on Market street near
the foundry. It is a substantial two
story brick building 55x35 feet, brick
engine room and sheds. It is well
supplied with machinery Of all kinds,
and the quantity Of work turned out
/ is large. All varieties of furniture
are made, from the finest and most
I expensive to the cheapest ware, and
years OF successful operation have es-
tab!ished the reputation Of the house
\ salcsTOOm on the corner OF Market
/ street and Court House Square is used
for the display and sale of goods, and
the entire business is in a most pros
porous condition. Undertaking is al
50 a prominent feature-the house
having two elegant hearses and every
conceivable variety Of collins, ,easkets,
etc. The active management of the
busiRess il with Fl. +. Fiege, a thor
ough-going gentleman, who has rea-
SON IN hn rtro-rd of tho success that has