Arizona weekly miner., 1876-12-22
A VERY COMPLETE INSTITUTION.

About SIX years ago, young mall
 a carpenter by trade-named w. z. Will
 son, came to Prescott from Ohio, with lit
 tie else than stout heart and willing
 hands. He was then, and is now, we'll.
 regulated young man,-devoted to his
 trade and not encountered with any of the
 vices common among so many of the
 youths of our country. Working early
 and late; putting to good use all that he
 made over and above expenses, we soon
 after knew him as the owner of very
 large carpenter shop on Cortez street, in
 this town. This was his "nest egg," from
 which, if we may be allowed the expres-
 sion, he has "hatched out goodly brood of town lots; several neat and costly
 houses, etc, etc. Something less than a ! year ago, this young man was smitten
 with the idea of founding factory, if
 you please, in Prescott, so he opened his
 mind to A. s. Haskell, another industrious,
 enterprising young tradesman, and they
 two talked. planned and gathered to-
 gether sufficient number of dollars,
 which they have expended to good pur-
 pose. Wilson started to San Francisco to
 purchase machinery and other things. During his absence, Haskell superintended
 the erection of the "factory,"-a strong, good looking two story frame house, 30x6O,
 which now contains over 20 pieces of the latest improved and best machinery for working wood into almost all purposes to which this useful article is applied. We visited the place Thursday last, in com pany with Gen. Butler. late editor of this paper. and were shown the machinery, etc. On the first, or ground floor, is the engine, 25-horse power-Hoadley-built at Lawrence, Mass. Aplaning machine- the largest and best one in the Territory was next shown us; then rip saw, turn ing lathe, etc, etc. Going up stairs, we were shown molding machine, tenanter, sash constructor, band saw; machine for making slats for window blinds. wiring machine, borer, mitrcing machine and many other great and little machines, all run and running by steam. Dlr. Haskell appeared to take pains to explain to us the manner in which he changed some of his machinery, so as to make it do different kinds of molding, leveling, etc., but the noise was too great, or our understanding too invulnerable to permit our taking up and recollecting his explanations. Suffice it to say that the institution is remarka- bly, complete; the machinery intricate and some of it almost human in its perform ances. We examined doors, sash, blinds and many other articles, of every day use, made by those machines and were wonderfully struck with their good regular appearance, every joint, mold and, tenant being perfect The owners give en- ployment to great many carpenters and ap- pear to have all the work they and their ma chinery can do. The main shaft carries eight drums more will be put on as soon as another rip saw (How cn route) arrives At tached to the main building is blacksmith shop, wherein we found Captain Roys bus fly engaged making knives, holders, etc, for the machinery, very delicate job as each of the several knives molders, etc, us d must be exactly alike in weight, or nothing can pre- vent the action of the machines from heating. The place is well provi ed with water tanks and pipes, with hose attached in the engine room, as safeguard against fire
 Now, reader, you have our impressions of | l Prescott concern started and run by two gritty young men, who, while helping them selves are helping their fellow citizens of Prescott and vicinity, whose duty it is to assist and encourage these "self made" ncn.