Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-09
Statistics.
LYONS. Feb. 29th. 1878.

LYONS. Feb. 29th, 1876.
 ED. ENQUIRER-A few years since, went into clock factory, and was not a little surprised to see a man with piles of clock wheels lying all about him. putting clocks together at the rate of one min ute; I had been accustomed to regard the operation as a much longer one. Those who have watched the process of resetting 8 broken glass will be scarcely less sur prised to learn that men in our sash and blind factories. set on an average jour c minute, all day long-one man set over 2300 in nine hours. the other day. The business has grown to De immerse-as A-A-ytL:-e, :t A. l..--~L--A 1~tt...s, to be. It has been ascertained that over three hundred million feet were cut, last year, at twelve different points between Dubuque and St. Louis; and probably as much more abovez-making altogether a raft of logs 50 feet wide, and $50 miles long. It is regarded poor day for lum- Der. when they do not send out 50 car loads into the country West. Some go toa distance of 500 miles; you see there is an immense country to be supplied Of the above amount, 122 GOO, 900 it. are cut here within radius of four miles. When these mills are all running, they cut lum. Der sufficient to load 80 cars a day. One of the pioneers in the business had his mill burned some years ago. after hard struggle to get it up, and went to hard ware store for hoe to rake over the ashes. Having no money. he asked to be trusted. The merchant, considering the case little dubious, refused. Today, that merchant is poor man, while his wOnld-be debtor can draw his check for half million and realize on it without collaterals. If any of you sec moral in the above, you are at liberty to make use of it, I am remind. ed that Mir. J. K. P. Balch, whose failure, some time since, was noticed in the Win sted Herald, and commented on by your correspondent, has settled $7O, 900 at 35 cents-leaving $l2, 1000 still in litigation and unsettled. while he is making a leis urely trip to South America-visiting friends, &c. Unless a settlement is effect. ed on the balance, you won't see him at the great centennial show this year.
 The high-cock a forum masons, as thev are called by the uanitiated, are holding big ''pow WOW" here, this week. The initiated will better understand it by their proper designation of Dc Molay Consistory of Scottish Rights Masons. A new commander-in-chief is to- be elected, the highest officer in masonry. except officers of the Supreme Lodge of the United States. Masons are in attendance from all parts of the State, this being the only working order in the State, though other places have charters. They had a masquerade ball, last Friday night, which was the event of the season among pleas. ure seekers. didn't go. ~
 Thirty two converts united with the M. B. church on probation, Sunday, and about as many more are expected to jcin with the Congregational and Presbyte. rian. A deacon had a young man living in his family whom he had brought to the meetings, and considering him in hope. ful state of mind. asked him why he did not make start.'s He said he would, but there was certain chap he had got to give thrashing first. and he hadn had chance to meet him yet-logical-but a rock, in the underlying truth, on. which a good many split.
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