Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-06-26
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
Great Activity Among the Manufacturing
Establishments of AustiQ


Establishments of Austin.
AUSTIN. Special, to the Pioneer Press,
June 25.-The Austin Pressed Brick COM
pany are running their press night and
day, at present to fill the demand for
brick. They are turning out $4,000 as
daily average. Large blocks made of
this brick are going up at Spring Valley
ana other points, and the demand does
not abate. About $4,000 in improve
ments were put in by the company this
spring, including a 100 horse power
Buckeye engine, additional presses, a
pulverlzer and other machinery of the
most approved patterns None of last
years stock of brick is on hand. The
Austin terra Gotta works enterprise has
been so successful that 1t is to be enlarg-
ed immediately. Isaac Guy of this city
has purchased halfinterest in the
business, and in addition to artistic
pottery, manufacture of common pottery,
flower jars, tiling etc.. will be carried
on. The Austin triple flue chimney
works have consolidated their business
with the terra Gotta works. New buildings,
kllns and other necessary conveniences
will be commenced Immediately. The
triple t1ue is an invention of an Austin
mechanic, and is destined to come into
general use on account of it's safety and
convenience.
The steady growth of our population
is shown in the oyercrowded condition
of our public schools. For the last six
months children in some of the primary
rooms have been allowed only halliday
privileges. One or two new departments
will be added in the fall. Nearly 1000
pupils were enrolled this year. We have
now four school buildings in the city
with eighteen departments. The teachers
elected for the next year are:
Principal, Prof. E. T. Fitch; assistant,
Miss Florence Neil, of Corning. n. Y;
ninth grade, Miss Josephine Harrison.
The others are Gertrude c.. Sherwood.
Anna Forster, Anna Fitch, Marion Giles,
Almeda Truesdell, Kit c. Ellis. Addie
Cook. Minnie B; Nudge, Jessie Howe,
Birdie Mandeyille, Amanda S. Clark.
Miller.
UNIQUE DECORATION.
William Rabb has perfected valuable
decorated parlOr ceiling ornament made
of Austin clay, which is believed to be the
only work of this kind in the United
States. He spent three months in it's
completion. 1t is in forty seven pieces,
and fire enough to represent American
art at the Paris exposition. Its base is
terra Gotta ornamented in original designs
and in the several natural shades which
our clay takes on It IS to be one of the
attractions at the Minneapolis Exposition
this fall. MIR. Raab has on exhibition a
fine bust of President Harrison. made the
day after last falls election. He had his
clay all prepared and shaped, ready to
produce in a few hours Harrison or a
Cleveland, Just as the fates decreed.
4 subscription has been started here to
put down test we'll near this city to dis
cover the possibilities of natural gas. The
presence of gas few miles west of us, at
Rlceland, Freeborn county. has called re-
newed attention to the oily springs
peat bog. A few years ago prospecting
we'll was put down and a thin layer of
coal was found, but the work was aban-
doned before going to a great depth. The
test now contemplated will be thorough
and exhaustive.
The farmers hereabouts are rejoicing
without measure over the two copious
showers of last week Small grain and
corn will not suffer from drouth for
weeks to come. The outlook is good
for all crops except hay and timothy.
These will only be medium crop under
the best remaining conditions.
The enlargement of our clay industries,
the establishment Of the Northwestern
car seal works and of the Kimball iron
works here, and the hopeful condition
Of crops, all give our merchants and
capitalists increased enthusiasm. 1t
has been hard year for all Southern
Minnesota, but Austin has suffered least
OF any. The thousands of G. A. R.
visitors here recently were unstinted in
their praises Of our enterprises and pros
perity, being filled with surprise at the
signs of our greatness. Our city is still
growing steadily New residences are
gong up in all parts of the city, and
our tireless citizens are still planning
for greater achievements.