The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

1ul ABOUT cll1ng eacl Otner thieves ana
rascals without there is we'll grounded sus-
plcion for such charges. Our enemies
have said that we could not long hold to-
gether, that we should soon split up into
factions, which would end in anarchy and
death to the cause. We know Of no surer
means to effect this very thing, than to keep
OF iinputing dishonest motives to members
without any reasonable grounds therefor
Manufacturing Interests of Wabasha.
While at Wabasha few days since we
visited the new Riverside FIGURING Mills,
Lowth & Cos. Iron Foundry and the Furni-
ture Manufactury Of Luger Bros. & Co.,
and the Sash and Door Factory Of Ingram.
Kennedy & Company.
The RIVERSIDE MILLS were commenced
nearly two years ago, and commenced
grinding grain the first Of last June. 1t is
at present four run mill, but the proprie
tors contemplate adding one more run this
winter, and adding two more run next year.
The building is of stone, three stories in
heighth: built in substantial manner.
The mill is furnished with the modern inn
proved machinery. Two Eureka Flour
Packers are iu use. The wheat is carried
from the basement story into a cupola and
there carried in spouts to any place desired
in the mill The mill was undergoing i'm
provements while we were there. by way Of
taking out the Little Giant Middling~
Purifier y and putting in "Sherman's Puri-
fer" The mill has a storage capacity in
it's bins Of three thousand bushels. and
in connection with the mills is ware
house with a storage capacity Of ten thou
sand bushels. The mill has cost up to the
present time twenty y-fve thousand dollars.
While in the engine room of the mill we
noticed that the words, " Lowth & Co., Wa
basha, Minn." were cast on the side Of the
engine, and innocently remarked that the
manufacturers of the engine had cast upon
the engine the name Of the proprietors, and
were somewhat surprised to be informed
that the engine had been made in the
IRON FOUNDRY OF LowrH & Co.
adjoining the mill, and Of course at once
availed ourselves Of the opportunity to take
a look through the foundry. This foundry
was established three years ago, and has
been in operation about two years. The
foundry is furnished with the very best
quality Of machinery, some Of the ma
chinery being very expensive. Mr.. Lowth
called our attention to three machines stand
ing near together which cost twenty-five
hundred dollars, one. an iron turning lathe,
having cost fifteen hundred dollars. The
foundry has very fine moulding rooms. In
this foundry has been manufactured all the
heavier machinery for the grist mill, and
have been manufactured for saw mills and
the operating of threshing machines. The
Owatonna Seeder, Of which Mr.. Lowth is
one of the inventors, is also extensively
manufactured here. The firm design to
commence manufacturing the coming sea-
son, threshing machine separators, modelled
after the J. I. Case & Co. ,Separators, and
steam engines to accompany the separators.
From the foundry we went to the sash
and door manufactory of Ingram. Kennedy
& Gill, and found factory complete in all
its appointments. In connection with the
factory, the company own large lumber
yard, bringing their lumber from their
mills up the Chippewa. From these we
visited the extensive furniture manufac-
tory of Luger Bros. & Co. This manufac-
tory is more extensive than anything else
in the manufacturing line in the city. A
goodly number of men are employed, and
they have the aid of the best machinery run
by steam. Their main building used for
manufacturing is we'll arranged, and is
heated with steam throughout. We took a
look through the salesroom and were much
pleased with what we saw. One room was
filled with collins, and they had some very
fine ones, but we did not 1inger there very
long to contemplate their beauty. We new
er had any hankering after coffins. This
firm sell both at wholesale and retail, and
supply furniture by the piece or by the car
load. ....,
We found the mechanics, manufac-
turers, and mill men in sympathy with the
farmers movement, but some Of the mer-
chants were rough on the grangers and
could not even see the Importance Of unit
ing to build ND home manufactures in the