St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-22
THE SONS OF TOLL.
INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION CLEANED AMONG
THE MILLS AND FACTORIES OF MN
NEAPOLIS
Lawyers are signing for spring.

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Lawyers are signing for spring.
A furniture factory that will give employ
meut to 400 hands is talked of for the East
| side.
The owners Of property on the northwest
ern limits are holding up prices in expecta-
ton of several new industrial concerns ex-
pected to locate there when the new railroad
connections are made.
The new union of Minneapolis masons and
bricklayers is in full working order and the
mem bership is larger than was anticipated.
The secretary says he expects to soon enroll
every mason In Minneapolis.
A general assembly of Knights of Labor
will be instituted in the near future TO en-
brace wage workers OF all kinds, lot members
of a specific assembly.
During the past week signs of activity were
noticed among the saw mills at the falls. but
it was only in the line of repairs The river
is yet hard and tight, though two streams Of
water are seen on the ice of the falls.
The lumber trade is looking up as winter
draws to an end. At nearly every sawmill
in the city annual repairs are being made.
preparatory To the summers work. and en-
ployment is given to men who have been
idle for some time.
Lumbermen are expecting trade this sea-
son that viii exceed in volume any for sev-
eral years past. The demand for sawn INN
Der is good and for manufactured stuff il es-
pecially brisk aud the making of estimates
keeps all of the office forces busy CITY or
ders aud orders from the South are heavy
and foreshadow good building season.
based on the exceeding cheapuess of mater
ial
The Northwestern mill started up on Tues
day, after An idlenesS of six weeks
There is some doubt of the Anchor mill
starting up next week. 1t has been in the
hands of a repairing force for the past three
weeks.
The millers of Washburu C are jubilant
over Mondays big output of :, 243 barrels. in
spite of disabled wheel
The average wages of millers in Mime
apolis is So day
The total -four output Of the week is about
los, 900 barrels.
All talk to the contrary notwithstanding.
there is really nothing, so far. in the CO.
operative barrel factory. 4 failure to agree
on terms was the result of the conference
with the Hall u Damn Barrel company.
opinion it would be dangerous experiment
TO cut down the ledge for the purpose of
lowering the canal.
There is talk OF utilizing the power in the
rapids below the falls to generate electricity
for the purpose OF lighting up the new build
ings st the state fair grounds, when it is
needed.
The Zenith mill is shut down for reDairs.
Steam power IS now being steadily used
al the Island Power compauy's building.
Tom Rogers, su old time miller Of Mime
apolis, has returned TO stay.
The Pray Manufacturing companv is doing
an immense business aud turns Uui q great
quantity of work each week.
The Minneapolis mill has had enough Of
glass bearings for its water wheel steps Il
tried one aud ten minutes after Mr.. Stephens
vas at work on = new step, which took him
all night
TIE glass works having been running
steadily. turning out good ware aud having
no trouble since the new men came, Mr..
Nendenhau reports the outlook good.
Paper books and briefs printed promptly and
With The Sss; OF supervision - the GLosx JOB
O5cs.