The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-12
DECATUR, ILLINOIS

DECATUR, ILLINOIS.
DEAR EpIroI Thinking a few items of
interest from this furnishing city might be
appreciated by your numerous readers, L
will briefly transmit them.
Decatur situated about ITO miles from st.
Louis and about 175 miles from Chicago,
occupying a central position in this great
State, can claim to be n of the largest
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of its size in the West.
Ii is also fast becoming a great railroad
center. The Ill. Central, Toledo, Wab ash
and Western, Pekin. Lincoln and Decatur,
and,:She Mattoon, sullivan and Decatur which
will soon be completed, now center here.
Other roads now projected viii make nine
in all. Although coal al, present Is cheap
for immediate supply, the Western Coal ana
Mining Co. are at work sinking q shaft Tor
coal near the Decatur Rolling MlI-the es-
Enlistment that the cinzens OF his
place, point out to strangers with much
pride aud well they may as it is an estab-
iishment that older AID larger cities might
be pleased to possess. Thus mill makes
Railroad Iron exclusively, and is successful
" managed by w. IL. Harris secretary of
the company. The" president of this CON-
pany, A: B. Stone. l. also president Of the
Cleveland Rolling Mill Co., Cleveland, I'm
ion Rolling Mill Co. Chicago, and vice pres
ident of the Western Irsn Co. Mr.. Stone
was recently elected vice president Of asso-
citation of American manufacturers OF pig
metal. This company UwnSa large amount
of block coal in Clay county Indiana, at
which place is located their large blast fur
naces and puddle bar mill.
THE DECATUR A~GRICULTCRAL WORKS are
extensive and celebrated for thei Sulky
Flows of which they have a large trade,
and plows of all kinds Including the Sat
ley's Gang plOw. their Victor and Stafford
cultivatOrs, Ccx's corn Planter, Illinois
Press Drill, Road Serapers &c. Chambers
& Durfee. (the latter supt. Of the works.
dealers in implements seeds s., arc agents
in Decatur. 49,"
BuRRouGHS & Co. are large manutactur-
ers Of stationary and portable steam engines,
boilers. mill gearing, and general machinery
Of all kinds. They work a large force of
-sk,llful mechanics, and have a capacity for
turning out work rapidly. Their engines
are celebrated for economy OF working
steam by the means of a patent balance
valve, and are becoming popular through
out the west.
The CENTRAL BOILER WORKS of Decatur
and Springfield, Wilson & Drake propTie-
tors. are building a reputation for very SUI
perior boilers. One good feature, they are
well paIronined at home as well as at "A dis
tsnce, which speaks we'll for their work.
They are both men of practical experience.
ELwooD & Co., are not, only large dealers
in hard and soft lumber but are largely IN
gagged in the manufacture of Doors, Sssh.
Blinds, holdings, Brackets &c. Their ad-
vantage Of securing lumber and chances Of
shipment enable them 10 compete for the
western trade at low st prices. ~
VIM. LINTNER IL Co. employ about 100
men manufacturing Furniture and wood
Pumps of all kinds. Their central location
to cheap lumber enables them to compete
with any similar establishments in the West
as TO prices.
Wafer works recently completed in this
city will increase the many establishments
now located here, a few Of which | have
named. ef. +. Il.