St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-07
INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION

Gathered from ShoDS aud Compiled from
the orfH,ce,fert Miller.
The low stage Of water interferrs very ma
terially with the mills. On Nicollet Island
water power was abandoned early in the week
and steam turned on 10 the machinery.
If II should be developed that cost of fuel
is less than the difference in freight rates be-
tween here and the glass crntrrs, several
more glass works may be shortly expected at
Minneapolis.
Chas. G. Rollins has received patent on
a dust collector which is intended to super
sede all devices for cleaning air strainers.
Lossg q Alden, of Chicago, have received
the contract for the iron work in the new
cover for the west side canal, as we'll as for
the trestlew0rk Of the elevated road over the
same.
a committee Of the chamber Of commerce
will decide whether the elevator Of the Hall
q Dunn Barreliug company, at Third avenue
south and First street, is regular.
The Petit mill, which is running almost
wholly by steam power, came within three
barrels Of averaging 1900 barrels per day
last week, the b av.est work II has ever done.
It has set ahead a marx still higher for this
week, and viii undoubtedly get there If no
accident happens.
A great DIAL Of ice in the mill ponds has
been broken up by the uss OF dynamite, dur
Ing the week.
All is not lovely between the milers with
steam power sud those without aud the in
dependence Of the former is gall and worm
WU ,he latter.
Tue nee ssnry money has been raised for
the formation OF u fire brigade of the mill
owners.
The salt of L. ". Pruss, Of this city,
against the Milwaukee Dust Collection com
pany, lor SlUo,UOo damages, has been dis
missed.
CooPERs' Chips.
The Doud shop put in nearly full time last
week, having been called on to supply the
Saltwater mills with barrels temporarily.
The Phoenix shops ran nearly full time
last week, ont did not make very heavy sales,
storing considerable number Of barrels.
Tie Stevens shop has put in a new work
ing-oH machine. Its force embraces about
sixty cuopcrs and twenty other hands, though
two days were lost last week.
The Hall * Damn shop is shut down this
into lis engine. Il has considerable mum
Der Of barrels stored, and will not suffer by
the stop.
The Bumb shop, IN common with many
Others, has been running slack of late, but
The Pasade mill, which this shop furnishes
barrels, having started up with steam power,
Mr. Bumb expects 10 be kept quite busy
hereafter
The Henncpin shop has been put to quite
heavy expense, as well as being more or
less DELAYED by is steam heating apparatus
freezing up. The damage, however, has
been repaired. Last week the shops got IN a
fair amount Of work, but this week, having
its storage capacity pretty well filled with
barrels, 10 is not running very stroug.
Doud, Son " ca. have made all the ueces-
sary arrangements Ia open 4 shop at Still
water 10 supply the two Townsend mills Of
$50 bhls. capacity, and it viii be done ms
soon as the weather will permit Que set OF
woraing-oG machinery viii be put in, but
further than that We have not learned what
tie equipments of the shop viii embrace.
Last season indications seemed TO point 70
the waning of the popularity Of the double
stavc barrel, aud its manufacturers them
selves began to think that it had seen It's
best dav. This year. however, IL seems 10
have more than rcgaiucd the ground lost,
and IS apparently being used more extern
sivlcy than ever notwithstanding that it Is
lc 90 &c higher In price than ans other kind
OF burrel used here.
The sales of barrels in Minneapolis dropped
of sull further last week. and were we'll
down toward the lowest OF the season. Tue
number made was unchanged. The shops
are running In about the same proportion,
though some having good business some
time ago are now slack, and vice versa. The
shops supplying steam mi,ls fare the best, at
all would undoubtedly run quite strong Is
they had the power 10 do 50. The water power
has gradually declined, until CON Darauycll
little flour eau be made with what turrc l.
lett aud little hope Is entertained for mucu
OF an improvement under six weeks. TITO
sales aud manufacture OF barrels for four
weeks are shown ia the appended table:
Solj Made,
Week ending Bbl- BIS.
Jan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 5l,S10
jan. sl.-.......--. ............ 4S.5Dp 5irlO
Jan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5000 @l,pOo
Jan. iV.-..--. -...'-.---...- @S'uOO oo,2OV
TIE Low WATER.
There is no improvement to repor. of the
situation ut the Falls Il being more compu-
Gated. 20 anything. Several OF the water mills
trying 10 ruu las; week could do nothing at
all on account OF The low water and none
could run foil, while many turned out Only
about ouy-hgll their usual output. The steatI
mills. OF course. are independent, aud in
most cases are not rudgavUuug 10 90 much
with water powvr-usiug 10 whenever avail
abic, and when not, running with steam
alone. The water in the river averaged very