The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-10
The Carroll Foundry
Probably Will Be
Moved
10 " More Suitable Site.
They Have Not Enoueb Rao,u nj,
Present-Supreme Cort Anirms
the Decision.

carroll Brothers, proprietors of the
foundry and machine shop situated on
the old Osceola mill site, are considering
the adYisability OF moving their business
to Houghton. When they located on
their present site they undertook bust.
ness TO work up from nothing to what
enterprise and hard work could make it
and the success that attended them
makes now matter OF freight shipments
on al important features. Thei-
present place OF business is very dis
advantageous ia this regard The Law of
the land and the properties between them
and the Mineral Range right OF way,
makes the laying OF side track to their
foundry impossible, and therefore
the handling OF heavy castings,
should they equip for their manufacture,
would be TOO costly for successful COM
petition with other concerns more
fayorablv situated.
Enterprising citizens OF Houghton have
been moving in the matter and it is
likely that the former and Carroll Bros.
will come together finally and this grow
ing business will go to the county seat
where two sites having the advantages
desired have been offered.
One OF these sites is the old rolling mill
property which is offered, land, building
and the machinery contained in the
building, for $4,000. The site allows
OF side track from both the D., S. S. &
A. and Mineral Range railroads. 1t is
but a short distance from the two de-
pots TO which small shipments of freight
would have to be delivered, and in addi-
ton, the property has fine lake from
tage with docks always built and only
slightly out OF repair.
The other available site il the property
known as Croze's wood yard. This lies
between the railroad and the lake east OF
the Grand Portage property. There is
no Improvement on the property but it
affords just as good railroad facilities as
the first mentioned site. This is held, we
understand at Sc 800.
AT meeting OF the Houghton coun-
ell a few nights ago this matter was
discussed unofIiciaiiv and the opinion OF
the individual members was found to be
favorable to making Carroll Brothers
inducements TO remove to their town.
A committee OF the council will confer
with the foundry properties. 1t is not
unlikely that the council may offer
cash bonus Of 50 500 and an exemption
from village taxes for period of years.
When both parties are so willing to come
to an agreement it is very probable that
Hancock will lose its infant industry
which has now become a very healthy
and prosperous child.
One of the firm of arrol Brothers told
the NEWS that Lake Linden was also
Offering to negotiate for the installing of
their business in that town. No decided
offer has come from this source though
Lake Linden is nearer the principal mills
OF the district from which comes the
bulk of the foundry business OF this sec
ton. In addition 10 the advantages
offered by a move, the foundry people
have been approached by parties who
have usefor therpresent property west OF
Hancock. The disposal OF the latter
would of course be an important con-
sideration with them in their final decis-
sion.
The largest output OF Carroll Brothers
foundry has been of stamp shoes and OF
Cooper's bronze. The stamp shoes are
made after composition, the invention
of Phillip Carroll, of the firm, and when
they have been tried have always been
found superior TO other brands. The
foundry now supplies almost entirely the
Tamarack and Osceola mills.