Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-21
YALE'S INDUSTRIES.
THE YALE WOOLEN MILLS.

When the census enumeratOr gives
the official count of the people of our
village, the figures will probably show
something near 1000 inhabitants, and
for a village of this size, it would not
be easy to find a more enterprising
place in Michigan or elsewhere. Our
village is the centre of rich agricult-
ural country, and its advantages as a
business place have attracted to it good
business men and enterprising manu-
facturers, among the latter is the firm
of
G. ANDREAE & SONS.
This firm located here in 1881 and is
composed of Chas. Andreae and his
two sons Rudolph and Wm.V. Andreae.
They built at once a substantial wooden
mill, and since have done prosperous
business both for the community and
for themselves. They purchase from
the farmers of the surrounding country
an average of $4,000 pounds of wool
per year, nearly all of which they man
ufacture. At the end of the woodbury.
ing season this year the Detroit papers
stated that Yale buyers had paid bet
ter prices than had been paid in any
other place in Mich. Besides manu-
featuring the wool they buy, this firm
do large amount of custom spinning
and woOl-carding.
THE MILL.
The mill contains five looms and is
well supplied with all the machinery
required for successful business. The
amount of floor space occupied is IL ,264
square feet, besides dye house twenty
feet square. The prOprietOrs are now
building brick store room eighteen
by forty feet in size. This building is
| to be furnished with an iron roof and
is to be made perfectly fire proof
THE OUTPUT.
Many of the inhabitants of this vii
| lage and township will be surprised to
learn fully. the extent of the business
of this mill. An examination of the
| books In which are recorded the sales
of the past Jew weeks, shows large
orders shipped to many parts of Mich
| igan. The cities and villages along the
lakes seem to be excellent customers OF
this firm, and large bills have recently
! been sent to Mason, Oceana, Manlstee
| Emmett, Cheboygan, Alpena, and losca
counties, as well as to many other
counties in every part of this State
The orders thus shipped during the
month of September of this year
amounted to $500.
GOODS MANUFACTURER.
This firm manufactures several
grades of cashmeres. tlannels, blankets
yarns, etc. a large custom trade, un-
doubtedly the largest done by any SIM
liar mill in Michigan, Is done here
The custom not only consists Of the
work done for the surrounding farm
ers, but wool is sent from other parts
! of the State to be here manufactured
and the product returned. 600 orders
for custom spinning alone are received
per yea. Over 300 dozen pair Of socks
and M lens are knit every year by
women oI the surrounding country, the
yarn being furnished from this mill
and the labor paid by this firm at q
fair price per pair. Thirteen persons
are employed to run the mill.
THE PROPRIETORS.
In business like this the keys tC
success are honesty, reliability, special
adoption to the work, and industry and
strict attention to business. That
these qualities are possessed by the
prOprietors of this mill will be attested
10y all who have dealt with them, and
who know what they are doing; more.
over they are kind, genial men who
make friends wherever they are known
They illustrate the PRINCIPE that the en-
terprise of tins kind can be conducted
so as to benefit the proprietOrs and be
of the highest Importance to the COM
munity in which they are located.