The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-07
DEATH OF T. G.. MANDT.
Prominent StOughton Manufacturer Sue
cumbs to Disease.

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cumbS to Disease.
L. G. Mandt died at his home in
Stoughton at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon,
aged 56 years, after an illness of twelve
days. The end, which has seemed inevi-
table for week, came without suffering
to the venerable manufacturer. There
were present at his bedside his wife and
daughters, Mrs. Gustav Torrison of Man
itowoc and Mrs. Giles Dow of this city.
Death resulted from complication of
liver trouble.
Mr.. Mandt went to West Baden
Springs two weeks ago for treatment and
was brought home by T. G. Lund on
Sunday last in a precarious condition.
He gradually failed and no hope. for his
recovery was given out by the attending
physicians from the time of his arrival.
His death is keenly felt by the entire
community and will be sad blow to the
town which he had done so much to
build up.
He was born in Norway in 1916 and
came to this country when but % years
of age, settling with his parents in Pleas
ant Springs. He located in Stoughton
in 1865 and started the Stoughton Wag-
on company with capital of 500, which
grew to the present mammoth concern
with capital of 100000, and employing
nearly 300 men. The great works were
burned down twice and with other re-
verses Mr. Mandt failed. Mr.. Mandt
with determination and iron will found
ed the new and prosperous shops known
as the T. g. Mandt Vehicle company,
which is the best equipped wagon fac
tory in the Northwest. Mr.. Mandt was
probably better known throughout the
entire Northwest than any man in Wis
consin and his wagons are known the
wide world over.
Even in the early days of his factory
he gave employment to 100 hands and at
some seasons $50 men, manufacturing
from 1000 to 5000 wagons year, also
1000 light wagons and buggies, $4,000 to
$4,000 sets of hubs and 10000 to $4,000
sets of spokes. He also conducted
job printing Office and general store in
connection with his manufacturing es-
tablishment. About twenty years ago
Mr.. Mandt sold his factory to the
Stoughton Wagon company, which has
since carried on the business. He then
took to manufacturing his specialties in
Iona, Mich. Ten years ago he again
formed a stock company to manufacture
wagons dG OCOuS utOu. LII Vic uISt CuIco
years of the operation of this plant Mr..
Mandt made the remarkable record of
earning 100 per cent annual dividends on
the capital stock. Most of these earn
ings we're invested in new buildings and
machinery
Mr.. Mandt made numerous inventions,
some of which have come into universal
use and the royalties of which netted
him over $1,000 year. Among them
we're the atonhue spring, seat fastener,
platform spring, bob sleigh brake, han
die gear brake and flexible harrow extern
sion reach, oscillating cutter and sleigh
and bolster spring.
He spent much time in travelling
through this and adjacent states intro
ducing these inventions. While at home
he devoted himself to the management
of the extensive affairs of the Mandt
companys works. He was a life long
Republican and always actively engaged
in politics, although seldom as an aspir-
ant for office himself. He was mem
Der OF the village board for a number of
terms and served as president of the
board in 1880.