Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-12
YALE'S lNDUST RIES.
THE MACHINE-SHOPS OF MENEREY
BROS. AND FRED. CURRIER.-GoHEEN
& YoUNG's FURNITURE FACTORY.

We have been six weeks in telling the
SJory of the industries in our thriving
village of Yale. We had hardly realiZ-
ed before the extent of our business.
But now we may be more able to COM
prehend it. For village. whose age
hardly reaches a decade, our develop
ment has been wonderful. We sprung
up as it were in a night, but our life
promises not to be proportionally brief.
On the contrary we are growing with
substantial development. Our differ
ent branches of industry, though young,
still promise to attain considerable
They are all substantial.
In addition to those we have already
mentioned there are still others which
we will mention in this article and with
it close this series. One of these is
MENEREY BROS FOUNDRY.
The foundry itself is an old pioneer
in this locality. 1t was built in 1870 by
Efferick, Burtrand and Smart. These
gentlemen ran it together for while
and then sold to Smart. Smart after
wards sold back to Etferlck Il Burtrand.
Then John ID. Grinnell bought out MIR.
Burtrand in 1880 and the foundry re-
mained under the management of Effe-
rick Il Grinnell until 1885. At that
time John ID. Grinnell purchased the
entire property and has run the found
ry ever since, up to within few weeks
when it was rented to Menerey Bros,
the present managers. Under these
energetic gentlemen the business has
received a new impetus, and is now
busy in every corner. They have reen-
gagged the molder, employed formerly
by John ID. Grinnell, Andrew Jackson,
and will continue that part of the busi-
ness as usual.
THE SHOPS.
Although the buildings are not very
commodiOus, they are lifted up with
every convenience for foundry work.
The moulding-roOm, however, is capa-
cious, and capable of turning out all
sorts of mouldings. In addition there
is a blacksmith shop, over which the
Menerey Brothers preside, and which
does large business i'll general black
smithing. Mr. j Ohm Baxter has rented
a part of the building and will conduct
the woodworking part of the business.
THE PRODUCT.
The principle speciality of the concern
is the plow they make. Large numbers
of these are turned out annually and
distributed among the farmers through
out this section. A great number of
plow-points are also disposed of yearly.
Altogether, we may say, the concern is
a neucleus for large implement manu-
factory which we hope may rise in our
midst sometime in the future. The en-
ergetic proprietors have our hearty sup
port and cOngratulation for their pres
ent success. However there is still an
other machine shop in the village which
makes considerable pretensions, and
promises to be factor In the business
community. This is
CURRIERS' MACHINE SHOP.
This shep was not built until last
July. But since that its business has
continually grown. 1t is fitted up with
every machine for iron working; and
is admirably fitted to do all sorts of
work which may come within the
sphere of a machine. shop. Fred Cur
rier, the ohiging proprietor. himself
sees to most of the work. and vOuches
for it's thoroughness. In connection
there is Well-equipped blacksmith
shop, over which John Jardine at pres
ent presides. Mr.. Curriers' prospects
are surely bright, and to say the least,
the shop promises well for the village
i'm his hands.
TIE FURNITURE FACTORY.
Goheen 81 Yo1ng have just built a
furniture factory in connection with
their furniture store. The machinery
has been set up bat for few days, yet
they are now dong much work. They
have every thing in the woodworking
line, saws, lathes and planer, and at
present are prepared to do anything in
custOm-work, although they have not
yet begun on their regular work. They
intend TO make all kinds of furniture
of the cheaper sort, as bedsteads. side
boards, milk-stands, tables, etc. AL
though it is early still to make prophe-
sizes, we are nevertheless confident that
under the management of its two ener-
getic proprietOrs the establishment
will in time attain to considerable di-
mensions. In such an industry there
is hardly any limit to the prominence
it may attain. We sincerely hope
Messrs. Goheen and Young will find