The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
Wagon NIanufactOrlcS.


The firms engaged in that bust
ness number five, viz: Jensen &
Hoerr, Williams 4 Beach, A. NJ
Smith, III. Hillesheim and n. TeiSSen.
JENSEN & HOERR
are located ut the corner of jackson
and Second streets in large two
story brick, which they have Occu,
pied since 1871. They are quite eX-
tensive manufacturers of wagons,
buggies and sleighs. A first. class
blacksmith shop is connected with
their mandatory, under the person.
al supervision of Mr.. Jensen. The
firm employ from ten to fifteen men
in all departments.
WILLIAMS & BEACH
Are located on South Front street,
and are old settlers. They have Il
wagon shop with machinery run by
steam power, and Il large blacksmith
shop in connection. The wagon de-
partment is i'm charge of Mr.. Williams
and the blacksmith department is
under the eye of Mr.. Beach. They
employ several workmen, and the
quality of work they turn out has
gained for the firm IN enviable REP
utatiOn.
A.. NJ. SMITH,
Is another quite extensive carriage
and wagon manufacturer. He is on
the north side of Hickory street, be.
tween Front and Second, in Il large
double brick building owned by him.
self. Mr.. Smith has been here since
1857, and from Il small beginning has
become an extensive dealer. lie not
only manufactures many wagons and
buggies but imports large numbers of
foreign manufacture. He employs
through the busy season ten men.
In lower town there are two others
OF smaller calibre. VIZ.
IL. HILLESIIEIM,
who employs three hands and does
all of his own wood and iron work,
and
NICK. TEISSEN,
who employs five men. turning out
quite number of wagons per year.
Pump Factory.
Mr.. w. ID. TOmpkins has exclusive
control of the manufacture of pumps
i'm the city, branch of industry
which he has been engaged in since
1867. He makes the common suction
pump which combine the essentials
of strength and durability. Mr..
Tompkins has manufactured Il large
quantity of these pumps, tnd keeps one
man on the road making sales. He
runs his factory by steam power, and
is also agent for the celebrated lIazen
wind mill.
Boots and Shoes.
Under the head of manufactures
comes Griebel Brothers, who have
been identified with the industries of
MankatO since 1865. They occupy
their own building on Front street,
which is 22x1l5 feet In size and two
stories in height. They employ
fourteen first-class workmen and turn
out about $50, 900 worth of goods an
nually. They wholesale as well us
retail, and command trade from
wide extent of territory. They are
live, energetic business men, who are
striving with might and main to ad-
vance the interests of not only them
selves but the city.
LEO LAMM
is perhaps one of the oldest, If not the
oldest business firm in the city. Mr..
Lamm settled here when the Indians
were his most numerous company.
They would sit OH the floor of his stone
building and watch him pegging
boots and shoes, giving their satisfac
ton ry an occasional grunt. From a
small beginning nearly thirty years
ago he has, by dint of close business
application, built up very large trade.
He employs quite Il crew of skilled
workmen and turns out work of the
first quality.