The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-04
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Ottumwa is another Of the yoQng Y
and flourishing cities that th3 treat
State of Iowa may well be proud of.
In the past decade OttumWS has be-
come one of the most important cities
west Of the Mississippi RiversA IN lAct.l
SO rapid has been its growth and PROS
perity that its population has more |
than doubled in the last five years.
To-day there is not another town in
the West putting up more buildings |
and making more improvements than |
IS this handsome little city. Large and |
substantial brick blocks and elegant |
private residences in process Of cree
ton, can be met with on every hand Il
while manufacturing enterprises.-
which are to cities what blood is to
the human body--are in the most pros-
porous condition. But the place pos
sesses many superior advantages that
many western cities are deprived of,
namely: Coal in abundance at three
or four dollars ton; plenty Of timber
and close proximity to water. The
coal mines of Wapello county are well
nigh inexhausible, while the Des
M0ines river and the other streams
running through the county, are skirt
ed with heavy bodies of oak, ash, ma
pie, elm, walaut and hickory, making
Ottumwaa point where mannfhcturing1
cannot help being success.
MANUFACTURING EMBELLISHMENTS.
The manufacturing institution Of the
Johnston Rufiler Company is, porhsps,
one Of the most important establish
mcnts in the United States, as II is the
only one Of thc kind Oh the continent. In
this factory are made rufileYs and plait-
ers for Ill the different kinds Of sewing
machines now in use, and shipped in
quantities to all part of the United
States and to Europe. These articles
are patented In Amcfics as well Is In.
France and England. The factory IL 4
large two story brick building, and
though it has been In operation but .
short time, forty hands are already en-
ployed IN It. These rufliers and piait-
crs were patented first about two years
ago, and since then improved upon
several times. The company will soon
be able to get . new g hemmern In the
market lin fact there Il nothing in the
line of sewing machine attachments
generally that Is not made there. g.
w. g. Grimes has IN s6xtenslyes III.
riage and wagon factory and has built
up IN enviable reputation i'd that bArt
of the State. Mr.. Grimes old eetab-
lishment was burnt down last winter.
thereby entailing heavy loss, and seri.
ously aisQraanixine hishusin - mr. the
time bsiiR, but I'd II nov resrinr "a :
magnificent four story brick, which
VIII be ready for occupancy In . short
time. About twenty-five hands find
employment In this establishment. Z
A large stave factory, owned BY j.
Schick h Co, has lately been put In
operation. A force of from forty Is
fifty hands will soon b. q work max
ing all kinds of slack and tight slaves,
for tubs, kegs, and barrels Of all kinds,
This is going to be one Of the largest
institutions of the kind i'm Iowa. ana to
convey an idea or It's magnitude. II win
be sufiicient to state that the firm char
tered q special train to supply it with
lumber from the east. NJ
Durfee and Pollard are the proprie-
tors of large carriage and wagon
factory. They are both membere Of
1.-The City Cosacil .of OttIinvSsss ~
among the most fnlluential citixenS NJ
the place. They have heen In hns;r -.
for six years, ana nave earned i re,,.,:
tatiOn for Wnkinw carriages. hnoCses
| wag66s, Ec., second to no other 7irm
in tlefAte. They employ a force ol
abosat twenty five hands, and do bust
ness close on to q hundred thousand
dollAu > Year, There can be NO finer
or better work done in auy Of tn
easterh cities than is turned out b,
this firm.
Il +. Hirschauer isthe sole n,anufactur
er Of steam boilers. tanks, smoke stack,
| iron fencing, in the place. By homes
: industry and strict, attention to In,
wants OF tkes p06ll6, Mr.. Hirschaue
, has bQilt up 4 fine trade. He not onl,
marlal1etnres for the people Of Ottum
wa, but receives orders for work from
surrounding toyns and ciAics.
Cummings y bilsby are also hcavil,
engaged in the manufacturing of car
!. riages, wagons, buggies, &c. and hav
: all the facilities and reputation for do
!, ing work second to no establishment
in the West. Being engaged in bust
ness for over three years they hav
built up q large trade in the city am
country. Their farm wagons have
big sale in Central Iowa and are ever
year becoming more popular.
IL keister, Warden b Porter run
large establishment in which severs
kinds OF agricultural implements ar
manufactured plows, cultivators, har
rows, railroad plows, scrapers, &c
, Gran s;ng in IN y. -. - AZ ~ :.
Northern Missomri-in fact tbe~ 1 sn, !,
nlv several Of the be.vinsa rs;,sc.d s s"p
! tractors in the west r;si.1 ~. III ,s;,r UU..
nlows scraners ana osl,a. .;,,as ~. 80 0~,
far rradinr S-'- y 11S's' ''0'
Russell and white .ro .,.,.o .x,.,
s;veiv ongereJ n tSa re. luz eA....
aud se,l;rr 81 fsrr,;ror ;.nnin'.a.
They nav snecial st.ent;ol . 80 .snL;.,.
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The Ro,,ifnn Rrothars 80 1919 ~
est and fsnast CANDY fs.sn.. a.o Slo ~
ssis confsct;on.rv horsa ant - wn IS.I !:
c.rc ~ rrta,ri,,s. - 80 wess VI In
will IL 60, that th;s ss.. ouluas -,
ing goods to the trade Of iowa. Al Ch;
cago and st. Louis prices, and Civ
inner ana better goods.
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