Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-27
DISTINCTLY IN IT."
rs THE COMFORTING FACT THAT
IS REALIZED BY ALL THE
GOOD CITIZENS OF
MCCLURE.
Marvellous Change Within a Few
Months.

Comparisons they say are sometimes obi.
Gus. But comparison of Mcclure of the
present date with that of months ago can
not be said to incur the odium of any who
have the welfare of this embryo city at heart
1t is comparison to instill hope within the
most querulous and reassure those who have,
from the beginning, held unboun ded conf
dence in the success of the place and placed
implicit faith in the prime movers.
To traveller on the Cloverleaf R. R. the
lively condition of Mcclure cannot but i'm
press him as striking contrast to the many
other villages along the road.
His attention is riveted on an imposing
building Of great dimensions along the south
side near the track on whose slate roof is the
inscription,
THE MCCLURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
The building is 22S 40 with a wing 80 K 40;
also Office building. 1t will be operated by
Kelly & Sons, OF Troy, who will put in the
machinery in several weeks. They will en-
gage extensively in the manufacture of the
Kelly Corn Planter, turning out $500 each
year. the Kelly wind mills, cultivators,
plows. corn harvesters. step ladders, small
express wagons and numerous other small
articles of manufacture. The machinery
will all be first class with rs horse power en-
gine as motive power. When in full opera
tion the plant will employ 25O men.
Mcclure rejoices in the possession of one
OF the finest grist mills in the state. II is
named
THE CLovERLEAF MILLS,
and is owned and operated by Messrs Weider-
man, Lauer & Frederick, three practical mill
lers formerly of Delphos, O. 1t is as large
as any in the country and has the most i'm
proved processes-the White Satin and Roller
Patent. 1t has capacity of 1875 barrels per
day. 1t is just completed, costing at the
minimum estimate $12,0O0.0O and began work
Tuesday. Lying near the manufacturing
plant the two are buildings of which any
city might well be proud. A switch from
both lead to the Cloverleaf R. r.
East of the grist mill is the
MCCLURE FLAMING MILL,
which has turned out the siding, castings,
mouldings, etc., ETC., for all the building that
has been done in the town and it is supplying
many farmers and residents of Grand Rap
ids with building material in its line. Its
machinery is of the very best thus possessing
faciltiSs to turn out everything in their line.
1t is owned by @. @. L. Wulff, who hires
competent aud practical operators.
Still east of this is the
MCCLURE SAW MILL,
which has probably turned out many more
thousand feet of lumber than any two in that
section during the past few months, The
logs were all cut last winter from the bounti-
full timberland Immediately adjacent. This
is also owned by Mr.. Wulff.
North of the planning mill and near the
rail road is the
MCCLURE TILE AND BRICK FACTORY.
tits owned by Messrs Wulf and Glass and
is large affair of its kind, having a capacity
of 10000 brick per day. The building is
rooted and the machinery on the ground,
The owners expect to begin operations in the
course of severafweeks.
Within 20 rods of all these buildings are
tools ready to begin the sinking of gas
we'll as soon as the operators can be secured
from the oil fields. This is put down at Mr..
Wulf's exrense, who is sanguine that gas,
and in large quantities, will be struck at a
depth of 1,400 feet Jas. Morton who has
the contract, is an old oil man with twenty
years experience, and is so certain of strik-
ing gas that he will receive no pay if his
predictions do not materialize.