The Ottawa free trader., 1882-01-07


Total slS6975
Leaving over 800, 900 spent In the city outside of
that spent on the public buildings of the county.
These figures do not include the multitude OF re.
pairs to dwellings small barns, and such like,
but mean prices only of new buildings, extensive
alterations and additions worth $3.50 or more;
nor does II include work on buildings outside the
city limits.
The Colwells have done the largest business,
having the contract for the court house. and
large contracts outside. They have built but one
dwelling in the city (s650) and but one store
the Wolf building $50, ,0OO). They have, however
finished the Shelby county court house (S75, ,OOO)
high school (Sl7, ,OOO) and residence ga, 500 at
Crown Point, Ind, and f. c. Lewis's residence
in Deer Park, work representing about $l62OO
They have paid about $685. 900 in wages.
| Weis IL Wolf have built the county Jail, Luth.
eran church, Flint Works, Egan's barn, and
houses IN town and country and additions for
George Shaver, Barry, Macarthur, Rising, Shuler,
Albrecht, Mrs. Meyers, the north end brewery
ice house, &C., in amount about 81, 1000. Their
wages account was about sll 900.
Stewart Il Pruett have built and made additions
to houses for Prescott, Fowler, Gilman, Gibson
& Macknlay, Thomas, Smith, Shuler, 5. ID. Cole,
W. c. Moore, o. c. Turner, VIM. Patterson,
Episcopal church, in value about $4,000. Wa.
ges account, about $1,000.
The Sanders Bros. have built and made add.
tions to houses for Geo. ID. Gunther Dr. Bullock,
W. Warner, Thos. Bragg Phil Watts, and in
town for Messrs. Catlin, c. s. Weis, Seey, Scott,
Daily, the new mill and Office and their own
shop and barn,-a total OF So, 200
Mr. Pope has been very busy but much of his
work has been in repairing. He has built o
house in town for Mr.. Drake, and out of town for
Mr. ODonnell and Diehl, and made extensive
repairs for Messrs. Gedney, Cation and DR.. Nc
Arthur-w completed worth about $500.
| Mr. II. c. StrawRs planning mill has been en-
gagged chiefly In manufacturing sash, doors and
dressed lumber and has had very active sea-
son. Mr.. Strawn has, however, built three houses
for Mrs. Lincoln and three Others to the value Of
about $500.
Mr. ]. D. Young built the Rochelle houses in
north Ottawa.
There is much more: Mr.. Freeman's repairs
on the Flick houses; Cushing's house, by John
Nattinger; and work by Messrs Brundage, Prem
deville, &C., whom We have not seen, and whose
work is not included in the above estimate. 1t
must be considerable.
MANUFACTURES.
In the matter of manufacturing establishments
there have been several additions and improve
ments of substantial value.
The Glass Company's bottle house of pots,
was built this year for the manufacture of green
glass The capital invested was about $4,000
nj of,,IIr
since opening, and have turned out large guam
titles of ware. Their wages account has been in
creased by thi, addition some $4,000 a month.
Total capital Invested in window glass and bot
tie houses S6O,0OO.
The Bottle Company carly in the summer in.
creased the capital stock $40 0O0 making a CAPT
tai of 100000. OF this increase about S25, ,00C
were spent ia the erection Of flint house of Is
pots. The works have been doing well since
they began but are not yet quite up to the full
capacity, owing to the difficulty in securing
blowers, the crew having been weakened by de-
sertions while waiting through the delay caused
by the furnace builders 1t is steadily increas
Ing in capacity, however. The wages account o.
the Company is now about IS, 900 month-an in
crease OF 50 per cent.
| Az Jne lllc NOrkb the iii pTONeincHtS nave bcti
thorough and radical, and have cost the compe
ny some s25, 900. The building has been prac
tically rebuilt, new machinery has been put in
new grinding pans, new steam presses, boiler
elevator for ware and passengers, four new kiln
built, and the whole place made as nearly perfec
as possible for the rapid and economical produc
ton of drain tile, building tile, sewer pipe, &c,
making very complete establishment of larg
capacity. The company own Is acres of land
: lying just east Of the city limits, where not onl
. fine tile clay is obtained, but after one or tw
upper layers are removed Il fine article OF fir
clay alse to utilize which the company intend
as we are Informed by Mr.. Clugston, superin
tendent, to put in machinery for the production
of fire brick. -Four more new KIlns will be erect
n ed In the spring. The works now employini
0 30 hands, and have this week put fire into tn
0 new kilns.
y At the Starch Works also a large amount o
2 money has been expended in improvements
about $4,000. This money has been put into 3
new vats, worked by stirring machine int
h new machinery for moving the starch in water
into drying facilities; new water wheels (i0
horse power) and repairs on the building. Tn
, Improvements have doubled the past capacity O
, the works ito 1900 fbs. per day., while at tn
same time the help required remains about th
same. The works are now equal to the best il
the world and make starch as good as the be ST
The laundry starch is the chief product, the bull
. Of which goes TO manufacturers. The works an
run night and day, lighted all night with clectr
lights, of which there are four in the building
, As protection against fire the factory is sup
piled with machinery by which five large stream
f, come into immediate use.-Uf course, with 81
large product Of starch there is a large amour
Of refuse. This is at present sold for feed, ant
, mixed with grain is excellent food for mlch cows
c as it greatly increases the flow Of milk, tn
grain fed with it preserving the qualify Mr.. Ca