The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-28
whitman Agricultural Works.

From every point Of the compass come
notes OF preparation fog the handling Of
crops of ell kinds, which give every indica-
ton At this writing of yielding enormously.
In wheat especially there never Was finer
prospect, and il will not he long tefore We
sbali hear from all parts of the country the
noise of harvest home, whose refrain will be
caught up and returned in joyful chorus
throughout the whole lsnd. lncited BY such
glorious prospects Of remunerative crops,
ahe people have become urgent in demand for
more implements, and manufacturers have
had all they could do TO 6 orders IN the
psst. and q visit 10 manutas tories show pre-
paratious on the most enlarged scale to
answer the request
Mr.. w. P.Pstter, business and advertisine
agent Of THE TINES, recently returned from
81. Louis, gives very interesting account Of
the immense business done BY the Whitman
Agricultursl Works. This Well-known e.
tsblishment was removed from Chicago in
1869, and established 10 ST. Louis, and each
wear has demonstra'ed the far -sightedness Of
the views which influenced the location in .
growth of trade that has stimulated renewed
efforts for the provision of adequate facil;-
sies. Situated on the corner Of Eighth and
lark avenue, the original works have been
Caddeto BY gradual refreshments on the
neighboring property until they have over
leaped one street., and composing an area Of
four hundred and fifty feet in depth by two
hundred and fifty-six in length, embracing
more than one Of the largest blocks in ex-
tent
The factory is the largest end the only
one making general line Of agricultural
impl0nouts in the Southwest, The Whit
man works turn ont magnificent Threshers
of all sizes, horsepower, cider mills, wood
saving machines, corn-shellers. hay cutters,
Vheel-barrowr, road scrapers. warehouse
trucks, shop machinery, css inGs, etc., etc.
The trade has grown to . magnitude which
exceeds their most sanguine expectations,
and nov compels shipment Of goods to the
Gulf States, the Pacific coast, Salt Lake ard
the contiguous territory, of all the North
west and largely 10 the East. A recent or
der coming al the way from Vienna, Aus-
tfia. affords the house natural cause for
pride, as further evidence Of the merits Of
its superior coostructi6a Of cider mills. The
import of THE extensive and world vide pat
ronase should - we'll con.idered BY ell our
hardware merchants. II means that all
articles purcbaaed of this firm can be relied
On - being Of the very bet material and
finish. Nothiny elss could vim 20 favorable
and universal IN opinion. In regard to the
firm il Is every where known in business Giro
les, - being one Of The most progressive and
easerpsisine Of any in ths whole section Of
county. Mr. Chs E Whitman i pessident and
II L whitman secretary and treaurer. Both
Of them ars men Of great agscity, and keec-
~ alive 70 the FeQuirenents Of the business
in which hey ore gagged. A. true busi-
neo men, they mset the public demand-no
vsvszine OF tinidi,y with them. II . re.
quired article ~ not in the market, they
manufactured and placed it these, in such
shape asd Of such masesisl - would euar,n-
tee Il. im1ediase sale. By such coursa thew
have built up trade which for extent and
relia.i lily eaaaot BE- excelled in ,he ves.
Mr.. Pcelsr ; Intimately acquaiuted NTH The
nsaeEs a H. 6fa. a.d Tie deeaih Of the
t01asetaeo hey ere doise, a.d ne take
coo9aoeo paoe b soco00endinR % the
psoPls et IL se.ae - ssa,b.ishnese I. eve,t
vay worthy q the most excessive psaro:-
80.
The Right Rev. Bishop Meiee. of the RI.
man Cashnlic Church, h. returned TO the
city after IN ahsencs Of eighteen mouths in
South America. He passed mos Of The
time during his absence from Lsavenvorth
in Brazil. The object Of his mission thither
4 vas 10 raise money to finish the Cathedral in
this city according to The plans Of the archi-
tect and We understand that success attend.
ed his eGosta
A large number Of citiae.A Of both C.sho.
Lie and Psossstant belis4, visited The R;rhoo
yesterday, ~ greeted his return with en-
premioas a GOOD viii md plea~,,.