The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-12
A VISIT TO THE FACTORIES.
Prosperity Perches on Kenosha Banner
This Summer

This Summer
That prosperity is very safely perch
ed on the banner of Kenosha is beyond
question. Our factories are all running
some Of them all night as we'll as day,
our laborers are all busy and happy,
trade is good, prospects are better, and
if one were looking through the worst
smoked glasses he could find he would
see nothing but rose hues all over the
city. 1t takes only short visit to the
factories to reveal all this. A reporter
for this paper made the rounds Thurs
day forenoon. At the Chicago Brass
works ne found nothing but business
and the humming of wheels. Orders
are coming in so fast that the company
has not been soliciting any for some
time. 1t was but short spin from here
to the Sieg & Walpole Manufacturing
company's plant. Here everything was
life again. Both Messrs. Sieg and Wal
pole are driven almost to the last eX-
tremiUy Of human eXertion in getting
the old machinery out and new ma
chinery in and in getting tools ready
for the manufacture of wheels. All the
material is on the ground for the turn
ing out of the first wheel, but it was
found impossible to state when that
first one would be put together This
company expects to keep an office in
Chicago as usual and establish branch
offices in all the principal centers
of business in the country. Mr.. Sieg
has taken the Simmons honse near the
Congregational church and will move
up here before long. Mr.. Walpole is
figuring on taking the honse of Mrs. F.
j. futile. Neither gentleman was at
the Office Thursday morning.
1t was stated at the factory that the
company would be rushed with the
work of keeping up with orders as soon
as the establishment could be started
since they have inquiries now in hand
for several thousand wheels which can
be placed just as soon as they can be
turned out. The company is very anx-
ious to get to work,
At the knitting factory of the Chi
cago- Rockford Hosiery company every
thing was on the same huge move that
was found everywhere else. Several
improvements have been made since
last visit about three months ago
Some new machinery has been added,
a new boiler room and boiler in it have
been found necessary and there has
been quite q general arrangement Of
rooms and machines SO as to facilitate
the handling of the work. The COM
pany is now busy shipping out the goods
for the winter trade, which goods
are being turned out now at rate of
700 and 800 dozen stockings and socks
per day. 1t is no pun to state that a
man is socked who gets his socks from
there. Neither is there any double
meaning in the statement When Mr..
Cooper first took hold of that factory
400 dozen per day was the limit
At the Sterling Bicycle works things
looked little different, but there was
reason for it. Machinery is being
placed as rapidly as possible, but the
company has had trouble about getting
It's shafting here. Matters are being
pushed with all due haste. The Office
is being finished up. 1t will be a hand
some place finished in the original oak
on the first floor and in pine on the
second. The big Corliss engine is in
place and but one shaft up so far.
At the Kenosha Crib factory things
are going by rush. This concern is
going night and day just now. 1t be-
gan last Tuesday. They have orders
way ahead there and more coming.
The same may be said of the North
western Wire Mattress company The
tannery is always busy.
Over at the Balm Wagon works the
wagons are being turned out after a
fashion that would lead one to think
there had never been a panic, and es-
pecially so near as only about a year
ago. Tho wheels there are singing the
old songs and the switch engine is pull
ing out train loads of the best farm
vehicles manufactured, as it used to
years ago.
Talk about prosperity, why, We
have lots of the genuine article. All Of
Kenosha is i: position to laugh and
grow fat.