St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-24

| lnlll Is nOuel one, furnished throughout
from top to bottom with all the latest i'm
proved machinery, and is operated mechan-
ically in most thorough and satisfactory
manner. OF capacity of 500 barrels daily,
| during the past season over 140 900 barrels
have been manufactured, the entire years
work having been most satisfactory. The
product of the mill has been sold mainly in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Glas-
gov, Scotland Thirty-eight men are en-
| ployed. The pumping works of the city
water supply system are located in the large
| engine room of the mill.
The Touring mill of J. Bierbauer, which has
a capacity OF about two hundred barrels per
day, has produced something like twenty
| thousand barrels the past year, and furnishes
employment to six men.
CooPERAGE.
There are two extensive cooper shops at
Mankato, one of which, operated by William
Pearson, manufactures flour barrels for the
mills, and the other, that of A. G. Richards,
general cooper work. During the past year
Mr.. Pearson has made about $4,000 -four
barrels. Mr. Richards has manufactured the
past year as follows:
Three hundred flour barrels, 1000 egg
barrels, 1,700 liquor kegs, 1874 dozen beer
kegs, 1,600 butter firkius, 200 sorghum bar
rels, 500 pork barrels, 100 custom barrels, IS
cisterns, capacity 60 to 10 barrels, mash
tanks each 10 barrels, Is brewers tear tanks,
80 butter carriers, so saucr kraut stands,
capacity so gallons.
BUTTER TUB FACTORY.
This institution, owned and operated by
Charles W. Marsh, and the most extensive
one of its class in the United States, occu-
pies building recently constructed of solil
brick 35X330 feet long and two stories high,
with dry house and engine house, also Of
brick, separate. The business was carried
on the greater part of the year in less COM
modious structure and a less productive
capacity was reached than can now be done.
Over 100,0 200 butter tubs were, however,
made, and the present capacity is just
double that of 1884. The factory employs
so to 20 men and makes 900 to 1000 tubs
per day. 1t is expected that 200, 600 tubs
will be made this year.
MANKATo MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
This institution, which does a general ma
chine shop and foundry business, turned out
in 1884 over S25, worth of work. This
was its eleventh year of successful business
and its stock pays a fair dividend. A por-
ton of the business done last year consisted
of sixty-five building cast iron columns. five
complete engines and boilers aud three COM
plete saw mills, besides all variety Of repair
ing
MANKATO PRESERVING WORKS.
This institution during last season put I'M
over 100, 900 cans of green corn, string beans
and tomatoes and will do double this amount
the coming year. 1t is the largest institution
of the kind in the state and has thus far been
operated in a most successful fashion.
DAIRY BOARD OF TRADE.
While this is not strictly a productive
agency and does not in its transactions pre-
resent Mankato products, yet this city be
ing the natural center for the finest and
most extensive dairy region in the world the
business done through its operations is prac-
tically part OF the legiti-
mate trade OF the city and
represents the wealth production of the re-
gion tributary 10 it. Organized in the spring
of 1884, during the year it has mad twenty
seven sale days. Over 1.000,0 900 pounds of
butter have passed the board by means of
regular or irregular sales. Butter offered in
Chicago or the Eastern markets By the Man
kato board has won a splendid reputation
and the future business Of the board will
constantly increase. All other articles of
farm produce or manufacture are handled
in large quantities in this city, the general
trade in which is rapidly increasing.
While the above does not by any means
present a complete account of the results OF
all the productive industries of Maukato for
the past year, it represents the larger ones
and will serve as 4 guide by which the i'm
portance Of Mankato as a manufacturing
and commercial point may be measured.
There are many departments which might
be developed 10 a much greater extent with
the most satisfactory results both 10 the man
ufacturer and also to the city at large. With
large quantities of the best hardwood tim
Der close at hand, ALI kinds of wood-manufac-
turing industries might be engaged in at
great profit. A company TO manufacture
mineral paint has been formed and will be
gin that line of business this season. The
finest quality Of sand for the manufacture Of
glass is also found at Mankato, and that line
of business might also be opened.
Thus it will be seen that Mankato is of all
cities in Minnesota the most prolific in natural
resources, and now that start has been made
in their development there only remains one
element 10 future greatness and that is time.
Already shipping more freight than any
other city in Minnesota, besides ST. Paul and
Minneapolis. it will only be a few years till
she Outstrips them also, and becomes not
only the grand productive metropolis of
Southern Minnesota, but Of the state at large.