Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-06-05
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ANOTHER M'KINLEY vICToRY.-A NEW
LEASE OF LIFE FOR A CONNECTICUT
MANUFAC, URING TOWN.
Conn, May Is.
The Mckinley Till has given this
place new lease OF life. Yesterday
the Hartford Silk Company's mills,
which have been idle for years, were
sold to Frank Wilkinson, proprietor
OF the Anglo Scotia mills at Noting
ham, England, where 1850 hands are
Mr.. Wilkinson proposes
to eventually transfer his entire hu-
siness to Tariffv,lle, but will start a,
once with 500 hands. He promises
to spend 100000 here in improve
ments aud the erection Of cottages
for employees.
The Mckinley duty OIL goods he
makes is 60 per cent, aud he has or
ders cnoug, to last = year, provided
he can make his goods in this country
and escape the import duty. Every
body in town is jubilant at the era Of
prosperity which the new Tariff has
opened up for this little village.
NEW PLUSH MILLS
George w. Alice Of Paterson, NJ.
who has been importing improved
machinery fol- the manufacture Of
plush goods, has taken portion o.
the large silk mill OF Smith & kauf
man on l32d street, New York. Hi.
looms will be in full operation as sool
MS u sufficient force Of skilled opera.
,,ves can be procured.
The newly organized New Phila
delphia Wire and Nail Company ar.
erecting plant ut New Philadelphia
Ohio, which they expect to have il
operati, II bv the middle Of August
he plant will cover about ) acres 0
ground, the main building being I
two story brick structure 252x24 feet
with two side wings. Power will b
furnished by two engines Of 100 t
ESQ horse. power each raspectlvel,
The product If the works will be al
kinds Of steel wire nails, and abou
/ $50 hands will be employed.
NEW PEARL BUTTON FACTORY.
A new factory has been erected i
Brooklyn, +. D, at the corner {
Berry and Moth First streets. by
Vienna company, for the purpose {
making pearl buttons. The pea
button business If Austria has b-e
DESTROYED by the new Tariff law {
the United states, and this rompan
have transferred their plant to tn
side. The lot on which the new fac
tory is erected cost $4,000. 1t is 10
fe.t deep on Berry, by 60 feet fro'
on North FIRST street. The me-
building is four stories big with has
ment. 1t is built OF brick and we
lighted throughout. From four ,
five hundreds hands will be employed
and probably some skilled "cutters
may come here from Austria to fami
iarize American operators with III
art. The new factory will be read
for occupancy on June |. This con-
panv is composed of practical bushes
men. who are ptrfe tlv familiar wi,
the pearl hutton industry. The FIR
is composed of S. S. and J. II. Law
less. who are now operating ano,he
pearl button factory at The corner {
North Fourth and briggs stree
Brooklyn, E. d.
ANOTHER LINEN FACTORY.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is to have
linen factory. 1t will be owned an
operated by the Cedar Rapids Line
Company, aud will at first manufae
ture the cnarser grades Of li,ten. sae
as towels and toweling. Malcolm
Smith is the prime mover in thu 81
terprise. The capital is $4,000
. which is fully paid up.
, Mr.. Steinway, Of pianoforte fam
and GEO. Ehret, the brewer, ha,
. purchased the Astoria Silk Work
and propose to change the looms
the manufacture of plush good
f Each partner puts s125,OO0 capt.
into the firm.