The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-29
wages for the year, $685. Value of out.

wages for the year, ,65G, Value of out
put. $4,000. The business for the year
about TO close has been much better for
this firm than the preceding one and the
prospects for the coming year seem to be
very good.
The Oriental Mills report number OF
men employed, 8. Amount paid in wages
during the year $4,000. Value OF output
OF mill during year. $4,000. The bust
CESS for the year has been much better
than for the preceding year and the pros
poets for the coming year are very prom
islng.
The Hanson Wagon Works makes a
very favorable report and is as follows:
Number of men employed, %. Total
wages paid 1898, S9,40O. Value of ont
put, $500. The average gain over 1897
is 1913 per cent Sufficient orders are on
hand to keep the force busy working 10
hours day up to the first of May next.
TIE Menl,owoc Building Supply com
pany reports:
Average nun Der Of men employed dur
ing the year, %. Total paid 10 wages,
Sl2,UUO. Value OF output. So, 900.
Business for the year was much better
than that for last year and prospects for
next year are excellent, many orders be
log already IN.
Merchants generally report business
go ual TO that of last year and in some
cases exceeding it. Time did not permit
seeing all, bnU the different lines were 10
vestigated az far as circumstances would
/ permit.
! Schuette Bros. report an increase
/ though December trade did not reach
expectations, which were high because
OF the large November trade. Sales are
more evenly distributed than 10 former
years and Christmas trade which occu-
pied only few days before the holidays,
n ~ covers the en- ire month.
Torrison Co. report an increase of
trade. Their November sales vera I'M
usually heavy exceeding those OF any
preceding year
h u. dip or the department store Saw
Ings Bank, says CbrIstm mas trade was not
equal to that of last year but that the
years sales are about the same as those
of last year.
Mend!lk and Mulholland report a small
increase OF business over that of last
year.
Henry Es,h reports an increase of sales
! Charles Fechter reports an increase o.
from 10 to Is per cent. There has beer
a large increase IN the sale of books.
The Charles Salak company report!
trade fully as good as it was last year.
The Boston Store reports an 1ncreae,
over last year and large Christina
trade.
Wernecke q Sckmitz report large IN
crease 10 the sale of stoves and So,
business In other lines was fully as goot
as last year.
Emil Tetgen says his business is 2
per cert. better than 1t WAS last.
Rossmelsl 4 S"hreiter say their busl
2 ness improved over that of 1897.
s }. \. Rnmmele reports large increas
J be year 1898 Is the best he ever had
The business of the Rand 4 Roeme
Hardware company holds just about eve
with that OF last year Lack of time ORE
: vented the firm from making full state
ment.
: A circular was sent binding contract
= ors to ascertain the amount of buildin
> done, cost and number of men empIoye,
The following have made response:
j, Aslakson Il Nelson: Average humble
. of men employed during the year, II
, Total amount paid in wages, $40
. Number Of buildings erected during tt
; year, s. Value OF buildings erected dnr
! ing the year, S2l $50. BUSINESS with tn
9 firm has been double what it was til
:, past year and continued good bushes
. is expected next year.
q Claus Junge reports having emnlove
from to l6 men. Total amount pal
q IN wages, 1860. Number of building
erected, Z. Value of same, $1,000 I'll
+ business of last year was more profitab
o than that of this year.
s Rudolph Groll reports having employ
= ed during the year an average of 7. Tot,
amount paid IN wages, $1,000 Numbs
q OF buildings erected during the year,
;. Value thereof, SIT 900. He had a lars
J: increase of business over that of last yea
Q X. G. Nyhagen reports number of me
= employed, 16. Amount paid ID wage
e S6,1S7. Number of buildings erecte
r during the year, B He also reports thr,
small buildings the value or which is nt
= given. Value of the three building
= $500. The business has been a lit
!, better than for the year preceding.
= unable to say what prospects for ne,
: year are.
: Patrick Kelley reports for mason wor
}. only on buildings: Number of men en-
= ployed, 4. Total amount paid for wage