The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-25
NOW LET The BALL ROLL

Manufacturing Industries for
Redwood Falls.
! Redwood Falls is branching out in
another direction. Not content with
its immense agricultural surroundings
its energetic business men have COM
menced the fostering of manufactures
in manner that would convince the
most susceptible that they mean bust
ness. The commencement is not enor-
nous and is still in an embryo state.
but it not only promises to be sue
cess and iucl ease in caoat.i;y. ,sut also
promises to be the root from Which
other manufacturing industries will
grow.
J. NJ. Wilson, Of Cloquet, lumber
ing town up nea; Duluth, a.4l .a!i. OF
the Rochester Iron Works, ,,.a< mace
a propos ton to construct AK. operate
foundry and machine SHOT, anl. ln;,li
ufs.c uGv- small engines AMI boilers fer
elevator, dairy, creamery aai ether
use, III this city, providing TIE as: less
mel donate small sum of
mcneE and a trsc 0. and
l2Ox Lao feet, as bonus Tor the Ell er-
prise. The proposition was made last
Saiu LAY night at & meeting in The
Huntington Opera H juse, at which
there were present F, ". PuilDrick, @.
L. Dor3hcr.g, @. ?. Turrell, Joseph
Tyson, James Aiken, J. B. Robinson,
G. Fred Thompson, W. f. Baker,
Judge E. D. French, A. E. King, H.
A. Baldwin, W. S. Mckay ard j. D..
jackson. After more or less Informal
talk James Aiken was made chairman
ant J. A. Schnlahl secretary Of the
meeting. Mr.. Wilson stated his prop
osition, as mentioned above with the
addition that he would construct two
buildings, machine shop building
and a foundry. He stated that his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Jackson, was in
terested with him in the affair and
that the two would put at once nearly
$1,000 into the plan; if his proposition
was accepted. Fred Thompson re-
marked that there was plenty of work
in the boiler and foundry line to be
done, providing there was push in the
solicitors. Here Mr.. Wilson stated
thai he would start out, if at all, vii b
an eight or ten horse power engine
and with hopes Of increasingly to fifty
ere long. Finally, on motion OF Herb
Baldwin, Messrs. Dornherg, Philbr;ci
and Thompson we're appointed CON-
mittee to solicit subscriptions. The
chair was then directed to appoint q
committee Of three oa site, Mr.. Wilson
to constitute fourth member, and he
, appointed Messrs. Turrel!, Tyson and
Robinson as such committee. After
more informal discussion, in which il
WIS decided that the committee or
site should meet Monday morning
aud look over several proposed sites
the meeting adjourned subject to The
call OF the chair.
Mr.. Wilson is an old machinist, hav.
ing vast amount of experience both
| in the manufacture and repairing OF
boilers, engines, etc. He is a young
man, full of vim and vigor, and will
undoubtedly make a success of the
enterprise he seeks to locate here. H
, is the son of DR.. Wilson, of this city
THE OFFICIAL PROPOSITION.
[ propose to invest $1,000 in the
building and fitting out with essa y
machinery machine shop and foun-
dry in the city Of Redwood Fails
Mimi, providing the citizens of Red
wood Falls will give me bonus
of $500 and suitable site for the 10
eating of said shop which shall be not
less than two lots Oh ground 12O feet
square. The buildings and machinery
that paopose to furnish Immediately
shall be as follows:
Machine shop building, size 2Sz IS
Foundry building, size 24x a;
One Lathe, u inch by S feet;
One 24-inch upright drill;
One 20-inch sloper:
: One set boiler tools;
One set boiler tools:
Emery grinding machinery;
Foundry machinery for $500 pounds
daily capacity.
| estimate the cost Of above build
ings and machinery at from $500 to
$1,000. I further agree to have said
shop and foundry in good running
shape within three weeks from begin
ming operations. j. NJ. WILSON,
The committee on site, together