The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-03-15

t, has been his occupation for q quart
re of a century. He is also partner
er the Oil Mill, and one OF the owners
le the Planning Mill. Mr.. Patterson b
ID resided in this county ever since
g small boy Prior to engaging in tt
l. business he had been farming. Bo
=, gentlemen are energetic business mt
they are accomplishing much goe
t. in the community, and we gladly gi'
= them this prominent place.
THE FINDLAY FLAX CO.
d Are engaged in an undertaking tn,
+ is accomplishing an immense amour
a of good for the farmers hereabout
: jnasmuch a. the establishment of th
q Flax Mill has furnished Q ready maj
: ket for straw otherwise worthless, q
8 nearly SO, and the growth of fax
. one of the most profitable our farmer
. can engage in. The mill was estat
> lished eighteen months ago by tw
} Delaware, Ohio, gentlemen, ]. n
Hawes and A. Thomson, who are ais
, running large establishment there
Previous to the establishment Of thi
, one, others had been operated here
/ but had been mismanaged and died
while this has proved . most crafty
ing success. The active msnagemen
, Of the business is with Mr.. G. q
Gardiner, courteous, energetic gen
I tleman, to whom We are indebted 70
!, many items. The mill is q fran
. structure, two stories, 35x80 feet, wit
neat little Office close at hand. Fou
sets of machinery are in operation
the Mallory brake, one picker. and
power press. The works are engages
in making bagging tow, manufactur
ing about $500 pounds per day. Thil
is put up in bales of 400@500 pound
and shipped TO Delaware, o., wher,
it is converted into bagging tow. Tht
mill is kept busy the entire year. Al
average force Of twenty men is em
ployed, and in August and September
as many as sixty. The mill Is com
plete in all its appointments, and its
interests are carefully looked after by
Mr.. Gardiner. the Superintendent
No matter how much flax our farmers
may raise, they can rely upon good
prices and q home market, not only
for seed, but straw, and We believe
they will consult their own interests
by embarking in this branch of agri-
culture more txtensively than hereto.
fore.
J t. ADAMS & CO,
Are operating the Findlay Oil Mills.
We confess to liking for oleaginous
places of this kind. The cake as it is
being ground, or the cil as it drips
from the presses, has an odor anything
but disagreeable to US, and SO we
spent some time inspecting the mill
and the n,odus opero,ad of converting
fax seed into oil, Mr.. Adams kindly
officiating as chaperone. The mill has
been in operation seven years. Origi-
nally the building was occupied as a
wooden mill, but was adapted to its
present uses, and makes convenient
quarters. A few inquiries develop
the fact that an average of 5000
bushels of fax seed are consumed per
month, that two and hall tons of
''cake'' are made per day and forty
FIVE barrels OF oil per week. Most of
the seed is obtained in this vicinity
the oil is in great part shipped to De-
troit, while large proportion is CON
sumed in the neighboring towns, as is
also the cake The business is in a
gratifying condition; it employs from
nine to twelve men, furnishes ready
home market for1seed. and is accom-
plishing good. No little energy has
been required to be exercised to make
it a pecuniary success, and the
achievement is the more praiseworthy.
The firm comprises j. I. Adams and
VIM. Anderson, the former managing
the business. He has been a resident
of town for the past fourteen years,
coming from Richland county. Be-
fore going into the oil mill he was in
the hardware trade. As an energetic
citizen and good business man he is
known to the entire community, and
the JEFFERsoNIAN alludes to him and
the business with pleasure.
WOLF POWELL
At the Jackson Foundry and Plow
Factory comes next. Their business
is chiefly the manufacture of the we'll
known jackson Plow. The works
were established a number of years
ago, the present firm having been
operating them, however, only since
last June, though both partners have
heretofore been connected with them.
The manufacture of plows as q dis
tinctive branch of trade here was
really begun by Powell & Co., in
January, '71. They were treading
upon somewhat dangerous ground,
and comparatively few plows were
made. Proving successful, Wolf &
Powell have entered upon it more
largely this year, and will probably
make 500. They design making quite
specially of the Ball Plow, and as
soon as possible will quit the machine
business altogether. They employ
from ten to fifteen men, and will soon
be compelled to increase the number,
as besides manufacturing for the home
trade they design shipping quite
largely. No plows in this country
have won a better or more deserved
reputation. Jesse Wolf, the senior
member, has been in the foundry
business almost q life time, and for
twenty years in this city, and more
thoroughly practical man can't be
found. j. C. Powell has been in the
county thi:ty-nine years, and Las been
variously engaged in farming, as
brick mason, and saw-milling. now
carrying on saw mill and lumber
yard in the north part Of town. Both
men mean "buHness." and we are glad
to be able to state that the prospect
is of the most satisfactory character,
We sincerely hope every wish will be
realized. They are also manufactur.
ing large numbers Of wood saws,
probably the most complete made
and are doing large business in thi'
line as well as in general castings.
LINvILLE BIGGs.
Are among the leading carriage
makers of town. The carrisge max
iuo interests here have become O
large consequence, and We state buI
the truth when We say that Mr.. L. ha
perhaps been more instrumental IL
their development than any other ont
here. The shop was established
about ten years ago, at that time be
ing chiefly engaged in making heav!
work, and has had several proprie
tors, the present firm which wa
: formed last September succeeding Il
Heck & Linville. An average fore
7 of thirteen men is employed an,
. about eighty-five vehicles are annual
: ly turned out, fifty being buggies an
< light spring wagons, the remainds
9 two horse farm wagons. Throug
0 the courtesy of Mr.. L. we were show
q through the shops, covering groun
a area OF 200x24 feet. We found every
e thing convenient As could be, excep
Il ing that they are somewhat crowde
o for room. A large stock Of the be.
r of material is on hand, CAREFUL
y selected by Mr.. L., and we feel q
al al