The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-04-04
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Being Established and Becoming profit
able Ia Taney County, Where Needed
Material Is Abundant.

county. it seems out Of place in an
inland region so far raiIrosds, coal
mine- amt gas fields. Yet Taney has
been in a certain sense manufacture
ing region ever since the first settler
built his cabin and cleared small
patch in the wilderness. for raising
corn and cotton. About the first
manufacturing then was the grinding
of the corn for food and the spinning
and weaving Of the cotton for cloth
ing. These industries were no doubt
introduced At Il very early day, and
some splashing waterfall or boiling
spring probably furnished the motive
power for the rude yet picturesque
little mill that ground the corn for
the hardy pioneers, while many q
worthy matron in her cabin home,
with the Old-time spinning wheel and
loom, produced the first real manu-
factured goods of tho region when
she made clothing for the family,
from cotton grown in adjacent fields.
AS time went on the cotton-gin was
introduced; larger and more perfect
Touring mills were built, and today
we have in this county u number OF
modern roller mills that make the
finest flour, not only because their
equipment is perfect but also because
this country produces one OF the best
grades of wheat in the world. Water
power is abundant in nearly all parts
of the county, yet the inillers of
Tnncy county do not depend on
| water power alone. The Forsyth
mill has been recently improved and
retitted and equipped with engines
so they can run practically day and
| night the year round even though the
water becomes low. There are other
Important mills in the county some
Of which depend Oh steam alone as
the motive power, and some a one on
water power. Next 10 the 2rist milIs
the cottOn.gins are probably the
more numerous and generally dis
tributed milling plants, unless it be
the saw mills Of which there are a
number in the county. The saw mills
too have been very profitable indus
tries during the past year or two in
which time there has Oeen such activ.
ity in building and improving and
such demands for lumber that the
mills can hardly keep up with orders.
| The discovery Of great mineral
deposits in fancy county and the ac-
tive development of the mines also
calls not only for the various kinds
| of machinery peculiar to this iudus-
try, but the cribbing Of shafts, build
ing of engine houses, tramways, etc.,
make all increased demand for lum-
ber and this still further stimulates
the saw mill industry. Not only this,
but it calls for various products Of
the founders and macbiDist's arts.
Here, then, comes u new industry,
that OF foundry and machine shop;
aud it has already been Introduced
into Tancy county. We have refer
ence 10 the foundry established by
| Trout Il Fisher south of Kirbyville
on the road to Pine mountain. AL
though in q comparatively primitive
state, still it is none the less foundry
the work turned out is satisfactory
the business profitable and every
thing indicates n rapid growth in the
volume of the concern and an iinpOr-
tant evolution i'm the equipment and
facilities for turning out work, if the
owner receives the proper encourage
ment.
Mr.. j. w. Trout, who is now sole
proprietor, having bought Mr.
Fishers interest, was in FORSYTH re.
Gently and gave US some facts and
figures regarding his industry. lie
says they now have orders for more
work than they can do. They are
making specially of manu-