The Grange advance., 1873-11-26

Bay R. R. Mr.. J. W. Lalor, the junior
member of the firm, is practical mechanic,
and every department Of the factory is un-
der his personal management. Mr.. Lalor
was for many years foreman of the largest
mandatory in Chicago, and he makes
drafts and designs for every piece Of work
used in his shop. This shop has been in
operation but seven years, yet during last
year they sold one hundred and fifty bug
gies and carriages and one hundred sleighs,
and the establishment ranks second to but
one firm in Chicago, last year furnishing
parties in Chicago with four fine carriages
and two sleighs. Their trade extends all
over Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Northern
Iowa. They informed US that Webster &
Purdy were acting as their agents in this
city, and authorized to take orders for all
classes Of work. We turned away from
these two manufacturing establishments
feeling that grit and worth would yet tell,
even in Minnesota, and the people would
finally conclude that articles manufactured
in Minnesota are worth just as much as
though manufactured in the land of wooden
nutmegs. We visited other establishments.
among which are the Pearl Oil Manufac
tory of ,. H. Collins & Son, and of which
we hope to have room to speak at some
other time. From these we visited the
lumber Offices, yards and mills of Laird,
Norton & Co., and Of
BENNETT, KNIGHT L co.
The latter named are young and enter
prising firm, successors to the old firm of
Hayward & Olmstead. They have mill
with the capacity of five million feet, run
ming only in the daytime, or double that
capacity running day and night. They also
manufacture forty thousand shingles day.
They propose to saw eight million feet the
coming year, and will employ from sixty to
seventy hands. The company design the
building of new mill the coming season
with a capacity Of ten thousand feet.
Immediately below the mill some parties
have commenced digging the foundation
for a new Touring mill of three run Of
stone.
In talking with the different manufac.
turers we were glad to be assured that the
panic had not perceptibly injured their
business, excepting only as it has made
collections little more difficult, and the
testimony was about the same from many
of the merchants, though some merchants
complained of hard times. From the me-
chanical and manufacturing interests We
turned to the educational AMI visited the
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
We were fortunate enough to meet Prof
Phelps just entering the building, who po
(itely showed us through the several rooms
This magnificent building has been so offer
described in the papers of the State tha
we will not stop here to repeat what hal
been so often written. The two word.
order and neatness will express grea,
deal with regard to the present manage
ment Of the building and its appointments
scrupulous neatness we judge to be some
what Of hobby with Prof: Phelps, and il
is not bad hobby for man in charge o.
SO expensive building. We could not see
q mar, scratch, or so much as dirt stain
or even dust in the building, and We
looked pretty closely for our attention was
particularly called in this direction
Knobs are fastened under the blackboard
shelves on which to place the pointers te
keep them free from chalk; patent erasers
are used 50 that scarcely particle o.
chalk dust can escape into the room th<
wardrobes are made large, so that there
need be no crowding or knocking down o.
| hats or shawls, and each wardrobe has 8
marble washbowl and sink, towel, soap and
water, so that the pupils can have no ex
cuse for not keeping their hands and faces
secured up to correspond with the cleanli
ness about them. We were much pleased
with some Of the recitations, especially the
recitation in grammar, conducted by Mis-.
Sanderson, as well as normal class exer.
else conducted by her. showing the method
of teaching the proper use Of language
She is certainly very hne teacher and
the pupils evidently appreciate her as such
And we will remark right here, that the
order and neatness Of the building and it,
appointments seems to have taken hold o.
the pupils. We do not believe that there
was a whisper passed, or an act, step, o,
look, in violation of school decorum while
we were in the building The scholars