The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-12-18
fIFFN FOB 7Hz TEIR 1913.
It's Manufacturing Interests and In
prOTements-4 Year OF Prosperous
Gr0Wfh.

II is generally acknowledged thai
the past year has been one Of great
prosperity in Tiffin, as regards general
business, growth in population, build
ing, and increase OF Manufacturing in
terests. AS the year is closing it will
not be amiss to note the advancement
we have made and our prospects in
the future, not only for our own salts
faction, but to let the world know
that Tifin is alive. This cannot be
accomplished in one week and we
shall eontin7e it until the ground is
pretty thoroughly gone over. We
shall not follow the improvements
exactly in the order made, but
will endeavor to be correct in general
detail. We first take
II. y. FIEGE & cos. FURNITURE
MAEUFACToRY.
This is an old established interest
in this city, but within few years it
has grown in Importance. The pres
ent proprietors are a. F. Fiege & Co.,
consisting of II. F., John, and George
Fiege. The business came under their
control in 1859 and the manufacturing
was carried on in z building adjoining
the Tifiln House until this year, when
its growth demanded more room.
Early this year it was decided to
build new Factory and work was
commenced at once. The ground
selected was aplat ofthree acres on the
south side of Rock Greek, East Mar
ket street, a very convenient locality,
and the factory was completed during
the Summer and taken possession of
The building is three stories high,
forty by seventy feet, built of brick.
Il is a substantial work and has its
foundation on rock as well as its loca-
tion on Rock Creek. On the south
side of the main building is the en-
gine house, twenty by thirty-two feet,
which contains q new fOrty-horse
power engine and adjoining this is a
good smoke stack.
To return To the main building. The
first story is well filled with good
machinery, it containing two planers,
two eircular saws, one scroll saw, a
moulding machine, etc, together
with Iumber in the rough and partly
manufactured. The second story con-
tains a scroll saw, two circular saws,
boring machines, an irregular plsner
for moulding, tennoning machine,
two mortising machines, and a grout-
ing machine. In addition to these,
there are about twelve benches for
workmen. The third story is used for
finishing work and storing purposes.
The building Is heated by steam
] + all its parts.
At present there are fifteen men
employed in the factory, which force
will be doubled in the spring, and new
machinery added. The manufactures
of the firm include ell grades Of furni-
ture and the work ranks high.
In connection with the Factory are
the Eare-rooms of the Company, on
Market street, in the rear ofthe Court
House. Two stories of this building
are twenty-eight by ninety feet and
the rear part has a third story. This
gives large space for exhibiting goods,
and it is packed full of all kinds of
furniture. Another branch of the
business is undertaking, the firm hav-
ing two good hearses.
What we have said above will give
a general idea of Fiege & Co.'S busi-
ness and will demonstrate that they
are live, active men, and that in tho
future they will build up a heavy
manufacturing business-one that will
be a credit to the town and to their