Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-04

Bishop & Stacey, w. II. Day, DeJar
matt & Houston, L. TAYLOR.
MEXICO CITY MILLS.
William Pollock & Co., proprietors.
This is in every respect first-class
establishment. 1t is 81 by IS feet,
four stories and attic in height, with
lofty chimney, all costing over $780,
600, and furnishing employment for
twelve persons, hesides teams. It's
boilers are Of Steel 1t has four rdn
o. burrs, hominy mill, power corn
shelIer, elevator, pins, and dumping
apparatus. The mill has connection
by switch with the c. & A. and St.
L., X. &. x y. railways, so that they
receive and unload directly at the
mill without handling. In short,
everything about it is of the latest
and most improved character.
The annual product of this mill in
flour, is about 1000 barrels. Last
wear, about 900 barrels were eX-
ported, 1000 bushels of corn were
converted into meal and con-
Bumcd horc.: OF the 30, coo bushels
of wheat ground last year, not over
5000 were raised in this county.
Five or six years ago this mill de
pended on Audrain county alone for
its supply of wheat; but in conse-
qucnce Of the appearance of the
chintz bug, and the destruction Of
several successive wheat crops, our
farmers abandoned sowing that inn
portant grain. Small as was the
qua ltity Of wheat brought to this mill
last year, there was considerably
more delivered than during the
previous one. These destructive in
sects'' are now cXtirminated, and the con
fidence of our farmers in wheat is re-
viving. During the past fall, a large
breadth of this Indispensable article of
food was sown. Owing to wet
weather, only 30 ears ofcorn were ship
ped from this establishment, last year,
against 800 cars in the fall, winter, and
spring Of 1873 and 6.
PURCHASERS AND EXPORTERS OF PRO
Messrs. Carter & IIiscy. This firm
handled over $4,000 worth of pro-
duce last year. Its exports of corn
in 1876 exceeded POO cars.
WOODEN MILL.
Mr.. VIM. ii. Rice, proprietor. This
mill is 80 by G5 feet with an engine
room 20 by 4S. 1t is what is styled
u full one-set mill. Its owner con-
templates doubling its size. There
were worked up at this mill last ycal ,
$1,000 pounds of washed wool, of
which $4,000 pounds were of Au-
drain county shearing. As the wool
ei this county is all long, what was
frequired of short staple had to be i'm
ported. The goods produced at this
establishment last year, were blank
cts, jeans, cassimeres, and common
and fancy yarns. Last years pro-
duct amounted to over $50, ZOO,
which was sold al home, excepting
35, 900 pounds fancy stocking yarn
exported. This mill furnishes en-
ployment for from fifteen to twenty
hands. Over 100000 pounds of un-
washed long staple wool are sheared
annually in Audrain county.
PACKING HOUSE.
], s. Jones & Co. This firm al
times employ thirteen to fifteen hands,
cuts and cures over 1000 hogs an
nually; but owing to bad roads and
warm weather, their business was not
as large as usua. in 1877. With the
late cold spell, they are making up
for lost time, and will no doubt gel
in their usual quantity.
PLow MANUFACToRY.
billiard & Field. Building so by
60 feet, two stories high. This firm
employs from three to five hands, and
turn out from 500 to 600 plows an.
nually, which are sold at wholesale
and retail.
BRICK YARDS.
There were about thirteen hundred
thousand brick manufactured hers
last year, worth about So, 100 at the
kiln, and giving employment to TWEEN
ty persons.