St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-26

cut 35,OOO.OOO feet of lumber, 100000
lath and 100000 shingles. The Her
Sey q Bean Lumber cOmpany'S mill is
next with a cut of 23000,0 600 feet of lum
Der, 100000 shingles and 100000
lath. The Schulenburg IL BOeckeler
mill cut 2l,590,000 feet OF lumber,
the Hershey mill at Oak Park
2l.O00.O00 feet, the East Side mill IS.
000,000 feet, the Turnbull mill 100000
feet, the Saltwater Lumber cOmDany'S
mill 13,O01O00 feet, Fall q Mccoy p,
O01 feet, and the c. y. Nelson mill,
G,000,0 600 feet. Lumber prices have been
high. and shipments were far in excess
of any previous year. There has been
an almost continual scarcity of cars.
and frequently it has been Impossible
to fill orders in time for this reason.
Secretary WelshOns. of the st.
CrOiX Lumber company. estimates
that that concern has shipped
more than ,, 100 cars Of lumber, lath and
shingles since the beginning of the
year. The shipments of the Hersey IL
Bean Lumber company have also been
very good. All of the lumber dealers
have 4 good supply of lumber in their
yards, amply sufficient to supply the
demand from now until next spring.
Other manufacturing establishments in
this city also did
An Increased Business,
and the sales of the Minnesota Thresher
company will aggregate fully 81, 000,
Coz. The thresher company manufact-
ured and sold SO separators, 425 en-
gines, $40 horse powers, 30 saw mills
and 100 automatic stackers, to-
gether with large amount OF extras.
The company is now making prepare
tons for starting up with an increased
force Of men, and as 4 result the prod
uct Will be greatly increased in 1892.
The Saltwater Manufacturing COM
pany's factory. which will soon be
operated by stock company composed
of residents OF this city, did a business
amounting to 5000. The Florence
Touring mill has been in operation
night and day, and by Dec. 81
will have have manufactured nearly
100000 barrels of flour. The Staples
mill has also done very large business.
1t Is estimated that the gross earnings
Of the pOstOfIice this year VIII reach
$4,000. The money order receipts will
amount to $500. and the diSbur>e-
mentS to $4,000. Tuesday evening a
business mems board of trade was Or
! ganiZed with over $50 members, its Oh
Ject being to further the manufacturing
interests OF the city. Capital to the
amount of $4,000 has been secured for
/ the establishment Of trunk
factory, which will be started as
soon as patent is received on
a keyleSS lock. the invention
of resident of this city. The resources
Of Saltwater Will admit of a large num-
Der of manufacturers locating here. and
every assistance possible will be rem
dered by our influential residents.
Freight business on the various rail-
| roads leading to and from the city has
been very good, and many improve
mentS have been made in the different
yards. One drawback to the city is
that it is not situated on any through
railroad line. but is reached 10y spurs.
/ This will be remedied soon, when the
| Wisconsin Central Railroad company
cOntemp!ates building its main line
| through the city, surveys having al
| ready been made. Washington county
! farmers also rejoice today for their eX-
! cellent crops and the good prices re-
ceived for their products. Many who
were heavily in deDt have been enabled
to clear off all membranes.