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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-16

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-16
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
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Who Will Start OneP

From almost every stranger comes
the query, "ilave you no paper mill?
and with Il knowledge of our uneN-
celled location and facilities and sur
plus of soft and hard wood. the ques-
ton is pertinent and timely. The
consumption of paper is rapidly on
the increase. its manufacture has
never failed to pay, and the present
unprecedented demand calls for more
manufactures. The crude material
is cheaper here than 1T any point in
the West or Northwest. and there is
nothing Ia compete. There are one
OF two vacant buildings that could be
easily converted into such Il mill and
at Il nominal cost. There is Il ready
market for every pound of paper that
could he made, and To the enterpris-
ing man who will come here and start
such IN industry. there is every chance
for success.
Mankato wants paper mill and
will have one. The question now is,
"who will he the first TO grasp the
situation?"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
WOODEN MILL INTERESTS.

Mankato has Il Wooden Mill, owned
and operated by Mr. Chris Roos, sit
uatcd on North Front street. The pro-
pelling power is furnished by steam.
The mill manufactures almost every
kind Of WOODEN goods used, together
with a great variety of yarns. In con
ncction with the mill is n store where
goods are sold at wholesale and retail,
and suits OF clothes are also made TO
order from the goods manufactured at
the mill. The present proprietor has
the energy necessary for pushing this
industry to its extreme, but unlortun
itely lacks the requisite amount of
,apital to extend the works to meet the
requirements of the large territory
which surrounds Mankato. If some
capitalist would come here
md arrange to enlarge the mill, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
NEWSPAPERS.

THE FREE PRESS IS the cOnSOlida-
ton of the Rtcord and UHion, and ell
joys the distinction of being the re-
preventative Republican newspaper
of Southwestern Minnesota. 1t is
the only Republican paper in Blue
Earth county, is the official county
paper. has the only complete Bind
cry and Blank Book Mandatory in
this section of the state, and in all
its appointments is frst-cIaSs
establishment. Its job printing f;l-
ciliticS are unsurpassed. and the work
turned out hard To equal. THE FREE
PRESS has the largest circulation of
any paper in the Second District.
The Reri,,c is the only Democratic
paper in the county, and was estab-
lisllcd fourteen years ago hy John G.
Wise, ESD, under whose manage.
ment it has ever remained. The
Reeier enjoysa good patronage, and
is well equipped for job printing.
The Pabtic .Sptrit is IN lndepen-
dent paper which recently removed
to this city from Lake Crystal. Mr..
Duane, the publisher, is Il hard
worker, and is determined to build
himself up despite the hard Opposi-
ton he encounters from the older
established papers.
The BeObdchter is the only German
paper in the county, and of course is
confined in its circulation to those
whose nationality it represents. 1t
has been issued about eight years with
j. NJ. Broome as it's editor.
Geo. w. Neff, Esq, is the only ex-
elusive job printer in the city, and
the work he turns out shows the
mark of Il master hand. Mr.. Neif is
IA job printer whose equal is not often
encountered in the West.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
Pork Packing.

Probably there is no point in the
whole Northwest, so favorably located
for Pork Packing establishment as
this city. Situated in the heart of the
hog raising section of Minnesota, and
having unsurpassed railroad facilities. it
is matter of wonder that long ere this
the attention of pork packers has not
been turned to this point. Besides, the
hogs raised in this section are free from
disease, it being commonly stated in the
business centres of the country, that
Mnncsota's pork is the healthicst raised.
1t will be found that in the counties
represented in the Southwestern Mime
sofa movement, there were last year
nearly $4,000 hogs OF all ages. If we
add Scott, lie Sucur, Waseca, Freedom,
Steele, Dodge, Olmsted and Mower
counties to this list, 81, 900 hogs more
can be added to the above number.
All these counties have direct commune
cation by rall with this city. AT IL
very low estimate, this same section,
representing nine twentietiIs of the
whole hog product of Minnesota, will
report this year 10000 hogs ofall ages.
Thus it will be seen that the supply of
hogs which might be brought to this
point, is practically unlimited. The
writer heard gentleman Of large ex-
perience in railroading, say within a
few days that he believed it would pay
to bring hogs from point as far east as
Rochester to be packed here. The
packing establishment at Sioux City,
will come as far rs Lake Crystal the
coming winter, for its pork. Cannot
he advertising committee OF the Board
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
The Mills of Blue Earth Co.

But few persons i'll our county are
fully aware of the number of mills. and
steadily increasing flour interest which
are developing in this county. We
have now 10 mills. with a run of n
stone. besides the large roller mill in this
city. being excclled only by the counties
of Henn"pin and Fillmore, and by only
ON" mill 10y the old county of Houston.
making Blue Earth stand fourth in the
list. Four of our mills are run by
steam. fourteen 10y water. The large
number of mills driven 10y wafer. illus
trdtcS one of the striking features of
Blu" Earth county, aS compared with
less favored regions. We have thr
Blue Earth. Watouwam. Big and Little
Cobb. tn" Maple. L. Sucur and Little
Cottonwood. all within th. limits of our
county. The rapid descent of the Blue
Earth river. at what is known a. the
Rapids, furnishes one of the hest pow
er> in the state. continuous and album
damt at all seasons. But steam a. a
more regular and reliable factor for
power, is coming rapidly into use and
our ineXhaustible timber resources.
make fuel cheaper III this county than
almost anywhere in the State. THF
FREE Pass presents the following cor
rect list of the mills now in actual run
ming order:
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John A. sAMBoRn's DRUG STORE.
bridge they erected an elevator and
have subsequently built a roadway

bridge they erected an elevator and
have subsequently built roadway
to it from Front street. All of
the improvements of this COM
pany will aggregate in the neigh
borhood of at least 100000.
The next important improvement
in that time was the erection of the
Mankato House block. Its dimen-
sions are 66 feet on Front street,
filling entirely the once vacant spot
between the old Mankato House
and Ray and Meagher's block. Its
first floor is divided into three ele-
giant plate glass front store rooms,
while the two upper stories are used
as sleeping rooms in connection
with the hotel.
Last season Mr.. Jno. F. Meagher
erected the elegant block which he
now occupies, and which, without
doubt, makes the finest single store
room in the State. It is of brick,
two stories, of unusual height, and
a basement, the full size of the
Its front of fifty feet is
Of plate glass, while a beautiful and
heavy corrugated cornice adOrns it's
Its basement is used for
storing nails and other heavy
goods, its first floor is the store and
an iron room and tinshOp,
while the second story is devoted
% offices. An elevator runs from
he basement to the top of the
There were other equally as sub
tantial buildings erected. including
esidenccs in various parts of the
ity, but which we have not space
o enumerate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
CIGAR FACTORY.

We have Il cigar factory owned
by c. Schildknecht, which, while
not as extensive as some in larger
cities, nevertheless manufactures
a variety of excellent brands. and
all find a ready market in this par
ticular locality. Mr.. S. employs
from four to seven. men. He also
carries Il carefully selected supply
of smokers supplies and tobaccos,
brier and meerschaum pipes, etc.
We positively expect to see this
gentleman's business grow and in
crease with the demands of the
public.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
WIN. BIERBAUER ).

Located upon the terrace back of
the city, its commanding position
makes it conspicuous object. But
its dimensions and surroundings can
not be seen or appreciated, except
by visiting them. The buildings are
of brick and stone. substantially
built and contain the very latest
of modern improvements for man.
utacturing the foamy beverage.
Large vaults cut in the solid stone
furnish receptacleS for storing a
years product and warehouses for
holding the materials used are OF
huge dimensions. His residence
opposite the factory is ii large
roomy brick edifice. surrounded with
II green lawn and arbor covered
porch. Mr.. Bicrbauer is il Success
full business man and highly eS-
teemed rs Il prominent citizen.
GESSLER a co.
are IN old established firm in West
Mankato. who turn out Il large
quantity of beer.
JOSEPH IBACH
is located in Tinkcom ; addition
and has Il substantial edifice SUITED
for his business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
GLASS MAKING.
Mankato has Every Necessary Ad.
junct for Such O Manu-
factory.

Among the many natural facili-
ties that Mankato affords for manu-
featuring industries, is the unlimited
and inexhaustiblc supply of sand
suitable for glass making. A gen
tleman of this city, who has had
over twenty years experience IN the
manufacture of the above article.
was induced to give his views of the
same, his personal knowledge of the
ingredients to be- found here and
the estimated cost of manufacture.
through the columns of THE FREE
Press last year, and we reproduce
them here in hopes that they will
attract sufficient attention abroad
to induce the establishment of such
Il factory here in the near future.
The writer says:
"There is no good reason why
we should not have il glass factory
at or near Mamkato; it is one of
the most lucrative businesses if
property conducted; good sand is
the main thing, and the sand rock
along the Blue Earth river Is of fine
first quality, and i'll quantity sufli-
Gent to last II factory ii thousand
years. We have all the ingredients
except two-clay for the pots, and
soda. The buildings necessary
need not be expensive, but may
consist of a simple frame one, con
tanning three rooms, viz: i'm office
Il cutting and pot room. Most
factories run an eight pot furnace
it requires one blower to pot: each
blower is expected to make eight
boxes of glass day.
The cost of buildings need moi
exceed $4,000, and the tools 5000
Glass blowers work by the hundred
feet blown, which averages about
one dollar, for small glass, while
for larger and consequently thicker
glass, the wages perceptably in
crease.
| The wages Of master shearel
are from S15 to 500 per month
Flatners receive percentage of the
glass they ilatten. Cutters also gel
Il percentage of the amount they
cut. Pot makers receive about So
per month, shearers from $50 to $40
and wood driers the same.
The probable cost of buildings.
furnaces and ovens will be in the
neighbOrhood of $1,000. An eight
pot furnace well managed ought to
net from 500 to $50 IA day. The
wood for melting and blowing must
be kiln dried, and split very fine
not over two inches square. FOl
all other purposes the wood need
not be kiln dried.
| The question is often asked, what
is glass made of and how is it made
Glass is made of sand principally
but other articles are added to melt
the sand, such as I'M alkali, lime anu
salt. Manufacturers have used IA.
an alkali, potash, pearl ash, kelp
black salts, etc, but of late year.
they Use il soda manufactured ex.
pressly for that purpose. All Other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
COOPER SHOPS.

The manufacture of barrels and
consequently the utilizing of vast
quantities of hoop poles and slaves is
an important industry which il worthy
of more than passing notice. These
shops not only use an abundance of
the raw material which grows in this
vicinity. but they employ quite Il
number of laborerS who are Il direct
and positive benefit to our city. These
manufactures number four. as fol-
lows:
j. b. Il W. Wittrock. ut the corner
of Elm and Front streets. have four
buildings wholly devoted to the manu
facture of flour barrels and all kinds
of tight barrel work. such rs syrup
and pork barrels and ginseng casks;
one building is Il two story brick ~
by &c feet: frame buildings each
24X44 feet and frame building lGN24
feet. The brick and one frame build
ing are used for manufacturing while
the others are ware rooms.
The firm employ twenty-fOm men
and have employed during the busy
season as high us thirty. They have
made since last Sept. about 81, 200 flour
barrels, besides other work above
enumerated. They consume nearly
10000 hickory hoops a year. All
their flour barrels are used by the big
mill.
Mr.. William Pearson, erected last
September two cooper shops, each
25X6O feet. ut the corner of Third and
Washington streets and commenced
the manufacture of flour barrels for
the big mill. He employs twelve men
and will soon increase his force TO
fourteen. He turned out from Sept.
/. 1881. to Jun. lst, 1882, $4,000 barrels.
He purchased in that time 100000
hickory poles, and has on hand at
present 100000 shaved hoops. The
Mill Co. furnishes both Wittrock and
Pearson their barrel slaves which are
purchased by the car load at Menom-
once, Wis.
Richard Brothers, 723 South Front
street, occupy shop 25XSO feet and
employ fourteen workmen. They |
make both tight and slack work from
Il common horse pail to a fifty gallon
cask They have been running since
August, 1881, and have in that time
turned out 1900 barrels of various
kinds. They sell all their -four barrels
to the big mill. This firm has pur-
chased the past winter, 100000 hoop
poles. They make butter tubs for W.
L. Mills and Long, and ship to adja-
cent towns much of their other tight
work which is sold on commission.
III. NJ. Karmany, Oh upper Front
street only manufactures tight work
such us pork and syrup barrels and
liquor kegs. lie sells his products to
Karmany and Davis meat markets
and +. ii. Carney. |,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
OUR PHYSICIANS.

The medical profession is well
represented, among whom are a mum.
Der of skillful and prominent prac.
titioners, ne follows:
DrS. VIM. Frisbie, +. j. Davis,
II. q. Harrington, W. II. McMallan.
j. u. Williams, and Warner, known
as the regulars Drs. 4. l.. Dornberg,
II. q. Vincent and Oscar Trenklcr,
homeopathic. and DR.. ). i. Snow
eclectic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
OUR POST OFFICE.

The postal facilities of this city are
most excellent. The post office under
the efficient management of Mr.. Orville
Brown, has reached II state of perfection
rarely cxceled. The duties of the
office requires the assistance of three
clerks, and the number of mails arriv.
ing and departing daily by train, number
seven, besides the various star routes
which diverge from this point. The
business is steadily on the increase, and
but short time will elapsc ere the gov
eminent will he obliged to furnish more
quarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS.

| There has been a number of very
important improvements in this
city the past eighteen months,
which are well worthy of record
because they demonstrate the sub
stantial character with which our
city is progressing. Among the
chief items is the changes made by
the Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
company. This company, after
purchasing the right of way from
their old depot at the foot of Front
street and their present depot
grounds, began the laborious task
of grading and filling the same,
which undoubtedly is the most
extensive piece of such work in
Southern Minnesota. During
nearly the entire season large
force of workmen were employed at
this work, until at last the insight
ly hole which had so long been an
eye-sore to our people, was covered
with dirt and iron rails. Upon this
made ground the company erected
an exceedingly neat and attractive
depot, with handsome ticket Of
flee and ladies' and gentlemen's
waiting room, surrounded it with IL
broad and substantial platform,
erected large brick freight house,
in which are the agents rromy
quarters and the telegraph depart
ment of the company. Beside
these structures they built large
water tank, which is supplied with
water from a pipe connected with
our city main. Then driving spiles
to the distance of forty rods beyond
the depot, they built an engine
house capable of holding two en-
gines. The company also extended
their track as far north as the big
mill and stone quarries, with the
design of ultimately continuing it
on to st. Cloud. On the north
side, in close proximity to the big !
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ingredients are put in to create
what is called a 'fux," which is a
liquid to cause the sand to melt.
When the glass is melted and puri-
fled the fux is burned off, leaving
nothing but melted sand. Glass Is
blown by the mouth, and some in
quire how it can be blown by the
mouth and made fiat. III were to
describe the manner of blowing
glass the public would only have
vague idea, so | will only say that
glass is first made into cylinders
similar to Il stove pipe; the cylinders
are cracked open by passing ii hot
iron along them; then they are
passed to the flattening oven, where
they go through another heating
process and then flattened out into
sheets; then they pass through an
arch, gradually coming to the cool
air. AS soon as the sheets are cold
they are conveyed to the cutting
room, then cut into any size de-
sired.
A glass furnace has four blowers
on each side, each blower being
elevated on IL fOot-bench three feet
from the floor, and extending from
the furnace outward. At the
further end of the bench is a box,
water tight, to cool the pipe and
wet the hands. Each blower has
four pipes, which is "a hollow iron
tube similar to IA gun-barrel, three
feet long. One end of the pipe is
enlarged and called the head, the
other contains a wooden handle
with a mOuth-piece. Each blower
has ring hole through the side Of
the furnace abOutten inches in di.
ameter to gather his glass through
and heat his ball for the cylinder
The blower puts the end of his pipe
into the liquid glass, and, by turn.
ing it, the glass will adhere to the
pipe; this is called gathering
When it is cool enough he makes
another gather, and still another
until he has enough to fill his cylin.
der; he then places his gatherings
in wooden mould called a block
and when cool enough blows the
air into the glass, drawing it out
and forming a neck similar to that
of a bottle; when the neck is COO
enough it is blown to the size re.
quired for the cylinder. 1t is again
heated and elongated by swinging
until the desired length is obtained
it is afterward opened by running
an iron rod across it, the same as
previously stated.
In 1860, the citizens of Mankatc
had enough capital pledged to es-
tablish glass factory, but hard
times coming on the enterprise was
abandoned. In 1879, another esti-
mate was made, and some $4,000
of stock subscribed, but no company
was formed, so that fell through.
Glass manufacturing is one OF
the most profitable industries, and
we can see no good reason why
capitalists cannot be induced t.
come here and take the initiative
step. There is no factory for win
dow glass west of Pittsburg of any
concern, and glass could be made
here for nearly the cost of freight
from Pittsburg.
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place money in the business, it could be
made to grow to an almost unlimited
capacity. We trust that Mr.. Roos, who
has shown such pluck in struggling
against universities, may be successful
in securing such partner. lie has II
nice little trade established, which, as
we said before, is only limited by the
want of sufficient money to push the
nnnuEnnIurn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
Manufactures at Mankato.

Some idea can be gained elsewhere
as To our present manufacturing indus
tries. though all have moi been men
toned. and also as to our general facil-
tiles for almost every branch of industry.
We desire in this place. therefore. To
mention some enterprises which il is
generally believed would prosper en-
cepiionally well here in addition Ia
those already mentioned.
Wagon aud sleigh
Factory.
Furniture Factory.
NcEetnblr Cnnnin -.
Factory.
Pork Packing lEstab-
liSllIncnt.
Tow and IsagGin. Mill.
Paper Mill.
WOOdcnwaI.c Factory.
sash ~ Blind Factory.
Pail Factory.
POtteI'ies.
New Wooden Factory. ar capital To
operate the one We already have.
Our Foundry and Machine shop is
now doing some fine work. and paying
work. but more capital is needed and
thorough, skilled foreman. with mon
~ in the business. The establishment
is huilding engines, but la construct
boilers in connection requires an eX-
trntion of the works and competent
man to take charge.
II should not be forgotten that fuel is
very cheap. and that We have three
competing lines of railroad from the
East. and rs many more lines to the
South. West and North, that white oak.
ash and maple, butternui. black wal
nut and other valuable woods are album
dant elm and Eastwood are practical
bly, inrXhaustible. We might, with
propriety, add that 5000 irst-claSs
dairymen can come into this and adj
joining counties whose trade-centcr is
Mankato. and buy land, better than
they ever saw. at from 81 to $40 per
acre. with school houses, roads and
bridges already built. and make money
from the start.
We have no need to "boom" Manka-
To as some sections are doing for their
respective localities, for We have the
natural and positive advantages that
speak for themselves. and all we have
To do is to let the MASSES know We have
them. and any one who will visit Us
cannot fail to acknowledge our superior
position.