The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-09-11


from would be immense as well as comparatively
inexpensive-so cheap that it would attract
manufacturers from all sections and thus build
up Marsellles f'Om mere settlement into
thriving town and perhaps city, bustling Will
business. He communicated his views to his
neighbors, some Of whom approved, others ridi'
culcd, aGd others ST., were neutral, while none
had the money to invest, He perscyered' ana AZ
length found some gentlemen whowore induced
but rather reluctantly at first, to aid him WIN
funds. He went forward step 10y step untll COM
plete success rewarded his lab0rs The dam was
built n Touring mill an agricultural implement
and others factories started one after another,
until now Marseilles is one of the best manu-
featuring points within fifty miles in any dircc-
ton SO far as development and utilization of
means are concerned.
The dam, which holds this water subject to
the manufacturers order, is $50 feet long, 0 feet
high, and gives head OF water varying from
to ~ feet, and furnishes a steady volume of
over three MouSd3,d horse power, and during
greater portion of the year reaches from sir to
eigtt Nousana horse pocer
The town stands between the north bluff OF the
Illinois riveN and that stream, on level about
half mile in width. The bluff is of grey sand
stone, which is quarred and makes superior
building material. The dwellings are neat and
tasty, being mostly cottages with large door
yards and pretty flower gardens. The streets are
at right angles, kept clean, and the sidewalks
are in good repair.
The business portion is mostly of brick, burnt
from clay found in abundance at the lower end
OF town.
MANUFACTURER
The leading manufacturing enterprise is II, a.
Pitts & Sons Threshing Machine Establishment
1t occupies an extensive brick building, whicht
when erected, was designed for a cotton MILL
but owing to death and the failure in business
of the projectors, fell through. The Pttses have
number of storing, painting, furnishing and
other large buildings in addition to the factory
proper The pay roll of the company last year
was over 100000 Their manufacturing shops
and yards cover eiyat acres of ground.
THE MARsEILLEs MANUFACTURING co.
was organized in 1870 A. Adams, President
o. Il. Adams Secretary, and j. 0. Adams, Me-
chancal Superintendent. Capital, 100000. They
manufacture Adams corn shelters ard wind
mills The corn shelter has taken many premi-
ums, and so lave the windmill and pump. The
main building is 40 by 60 feet, stories high, Of
brick, on stone basement There is also
foundry Of brick fifty feet square; store room,
40 by 200 feet, one story, and an Office and hard
ware room, 20 by As feet. They consume 10000
feet OF lumber per year. 10 tons of cast iron, and
50 tons of wrought iron. They sold last season
300 wind mills. But corn shelters is the heaviest
part of their business. OF these they average
two per day. They sell them at 1925 each They
use water equivalent to 90 horse power, costing
oHe-tenm of what the same amount of steam pow
or would. '''~'
CHAIR FACTORY.
Ancrty & Ossood have recently bccomc pos
sessed of a brick building east Of Adams Bros.
40 by 60 feet,2 stories high, supplied with all
the most approved machinery for manufacturing
chairs. They make wood bottom chairs Mt the
rate of $50 per week. They have been running
7months, and employ from to 10 men.
FEED GRINDING MILL.
A. j. Thurber having quit tile grain business,
is running feed grinding mill. He began in
Nov. last; uses the Challenge Mill, and can
grind 40 bushels of corn or 60 bushels of feed
per hour. He does custom work promptly and
satisfies all who patronize him.
MACHINE AND REPAIR SHOP.
Mr.. D. IIurd has general repair shop oppo.
site Richards Touring mills. He has shop full
of the finest machinery extant.
YOUNG cos. PAPER MILLS.
These gentlemen have taken the paper mills
formerly owned by Brown e Norton and are
running them in good shape. They make wrap
ping, express and hardware paper at the rate Of
two tons per day. The buildings are of brick,
large, and supplied with the best modern ma
chinery. They employ regularly about ten men.
Mr.. Waite has become the owner Of the other
Brown Norton paper mill, west of the above,
and is running it with about the same force.
CUTLERY WORKS.
Messrs. Tously, Hannng q Co. are doing well
with this establishment They began about four
years ago in their present quarters, a frame
building 40 by 60 feet, part two and part one
story. They run 20 hands and turn out supe-
rior article Of case and butcher knives and forks.
GRAIN AND LUMBER.
Thomas Ryburn IL Co. have a large warehouse
and number of capacious corn cribs. They
own canal boat Of their own and have in conse-
quence an advantage in shipping. They handled
Idst year -UOUpU UuSHeIS Ol gram ana c,UOU UusH-
els of seed.
SCOTT & HARRINGTON.
These gentlemen are the oldest business men
in the place, having held forth in TariouS kinds
OF business in Marsellles for over twenty-five
years. They are largely engaged as dealers in
gram and lumber. Their warehouses will hold
l2O,oOo bushels, and they handled 100000 bushels
in 1875
scott u Fleming, during las year, handled
about 9Vo'oOo feet of lumber, and Scott & Har-
rington over 100000 feet.
MIR. RICHARD
has good Touring mill at Narseilles with RIM
of stone. There is another west of him little
smaller,
MIR. J. p. BLACK
has large paper mill, which, though twice de-
stroycd, once by an explosion Of the rotary
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