Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Mineral Point Leader in Industrial
Enterprises,
And One of Most Progressive Cities of
the State.
Great Improvements and Advances
all Along the Line.
AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER.

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ventures the assertion, without the
least fear of successful contradiction,
that it is today one Of the most pros
porous of the smaller cities of Wis
consin with good chances of rapid
growth in the near future. To bear
out this assertion, nothing more would
be needed than to cite the fact that
the managers of two or more railway
companies are casting wistful eyes
hitherward. But those who have wit
messed and marked the advances made
during the last ten years need no
further evidence to convince them
that our city is on the high road to
business prosperity.
We can now boast of having the
largest and most complete zinc oxide
works in the world, which not only
gives employment to large number
of people, and thereby distributes
many thousands of dollars monthly
among business men Of the city, but
also, by furnishing near market for
all grades of zinc ores, stimulates
mining throughout the entire mining
section of southwestern Wisconsin.
The electric plant in connection with
these works-by which the streets, as
well as the stores, hotels, and many of
the private residences of the city, are
well lighted,-is also something which
we can speak of with pardonable
pride.
Within very short period Of time,
we will have in operation one of
the largest and most modern single
paper mills in the United States, the
machinery Of which will be run by
a 500-horse power engine, recently
placed in the engine room of the large
building. The fact that number of
our representative citizens, Of enter
prising spirit, and much business
sagacity-after very careful study and
inyestigation-had decided to engage
in the industry of pulp and paper
making, and together with the man
ager, invest capital in it to the amount
about $100,000.0O, gave renewed hope
and confidence to every citizen that
Mineral Point was entering upon a
new era of industrial advancement.
The Mineral Point Wooden Mills
have been kept running to their full
capacity during the greater part of the
past year in turning out tiannels, blan.
kets, and other wooden goods; all OF
which find ready sale; and we un-
derstand that new machinery is to be
added as soon as possible.
| A little more than month ago
Mineral Point had no creamery. Now
we have separator creamery, of large
capacity, constructed and operated in
accordance with the latest and most
approved plans and methods.
We have two large ,breweries, fully
equipped for the manufacture Of beer
and ale, and large shipments of these
beverages are made to other parts OF
the country.
We have two cigar factories, which
not only supply the wants Of the home
trade, but also manufacture the finest
brands of cigars for many customers
throughout the state and elsewhere.
We have a broom factory, which
turns out we'll made brooms for the
trade at home and abroad.
A steam laundry, equipped with the
best and newest kind of machinery
for the purpose, is late enterprise ID
the city. and gives employment to
a number of hands, on class of work
the greater portion Of which has
heretofore been done by laundries in
Madison, GAINESVILLE, and other places.
We have two foundries and machine
shops, where iron work of various
kinds is turned out; and besides, the
the city is well supplied with wagon,
blacksmith, and repair shops.
We have tailoring establishments,
and stores of various kinds, which
would reflect credit upon a city many
times larger than ours.
Notwithstanding the fact that dur
ing the two seasons last past, very
many dwellings have been erected
here, the supply is still wholly mad
equate to the demand; and scores of
persons have been temporarily pre-
vented from locating amongst US be-
cause they could find no houses fol-
rent. OF one thing we are fully
assured, and that is, that the coming