River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27
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teaad the hest " roek FOR building
purposes and Tor lime three kilns Cor
the burning Of which have been sue.
eesStolly operated,
A carriage factory. by the aid 81
machinery and twenty employees.
turns out about 500 wagons and car.
giages yearly. which are shipped 10
minnesota and Dakota, as well as
giuding ready sale in Wisconsin
During the came period 9csfly 80
slelghs are manufactured and scatter
el over the entire Northwest, In al.
dition to all this, lsrge amount Of
repairing is done FOR the farmers ~
The surrounding country, Another
wagon factory gives employment
60 i've hands. and finds market
FOR its products in the neighboriag
country, 4 machine shop devoted to
repairing. although much work is
done IN iron and wood. is an inVala
able institution in the community.
WV AAt ANtAtA NNAAtAtttNasAtH van TIC
givea the work than TO state that che
engine that turns the machinery was
made in the shop itself. while several
engines have since been made 10 OF.
der.
one Of the important features OF
future business will he the brick yard
About mile from the city bed OF
clay at least twenty two feet in depth
and almost limitlesS ia extent has lain
unused FOR many years. until lately ii
was noticed Toy the keen eyes Of
briokmaker. who az once secured
strip of land in the heart Of the he'd
and built large yard The building
is loaNd0 feet, and is supplied with
forty horse power engine. The clay
is drawn in cars up an inclined rail.
way 10y means of steam power. just
thirty seconds being occupied in the
assent. II ia then fed into the brick
machine, by which il is
ruLvnRisIn Ann rRIassn.
into the desired shape, the bricks he.
ing then run out on AN endless belt.
After being lifted FROM Tits they are
wheeled into two drying rooms 30x52
feet in dimensions aud after being
dried are carried TO the burning kins.
which are supplied with iron tops
which can he lifted in order to allow
the gas TO escape. III tests of the
clay have so far been eminently satis.
factory. The bed has layer OF red
clay six feet in thickness resting ON a
sixteen.fool bed of blue clay. The
brick 10 first class in quality aud ex.
periments with the blue clay show
that IL will make excellent pottery.
Sewer pipe will certainly be manu-.
featured at this yard and probably
tile Sheds are now being built over
the clay pit. which will thus be pre-.
vented from freezing. and the work
will go on throughout the winter.
More than that it, will continue night
and day, for a dynamo has been put
in 80 that night will not hinder the
work. aud il Ia expected that 10000
brick will be made every twenty -four
hours. This output Is shipped to St.
Paul and Minneapolis ~ fast M manu-.
featured. and TO facilitate shipment
the railroad has put in II side track 80
conveniently that the brick can bs
loaded onto the cars almost from the
doors of the main building. In the
vicinity of the brick yard IN a stBve
factory which has hitherto been
handicapped in it's competition with
other points by lack Of shipping
facilities. The spur put in for the
benefit of the brick yard will doubt
less be extended to this factory. ana
then, with the abundance of suitable
timber. the shipment Of slaves will
doubtless he one of the large items IN
the balance sheet Of Riyor Falls in.
dustfy.-- PioHccr Press.