The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10
WISCONSIN
TO SPEND MILLIONS
Powerful Alliance Formed to Manu-
facture Gas and Co--e in City
of Milwaukee. ,,
Three Years Will Be Required for
Completion and Equipment
. ~ of Entire System.
Special to The Journal.

sin Gas & Coke company will be incor-
porated at Madison and within nine
months the plant will be in. operation in
this city. In the company are interested
the M. A. Hanna: company of Cleveland
Charles Ray, ferdinand Schlesinger and,
Henry Schlesinger of this city, who have
secured twenty eight acre tract of land
in the twelfth ward. About 81 ,000, 600 will
be expended the first year and it is eX-
pected that the plant will be in operation
by next September or October. Three
years will be necessary for the completion
Of the entire system, and when it is fin
ished between $3,O00,0O0 and 100000
will have been expended in the work.
The plant will consist of 800 coke ovens
with capacity of eight tons day each,
two gas tanks, storage receptacles for
ammonia and tar; four storage buildings
| for coal and COKE stables for delivery
teams and a modern office building. ~
The by-product system of coke manu-
| facture will be employed and from the
| smoke tar and ammonia will be made.
| Nearly 500 men will be necessary for the
| operation Of the plant when completed.
| The officers of the company will be as
/ follows:
President. Ferdinand Schleisenger; vice.
| president, Charles, Ray; second vice-pres-
| ident and treasurer, Henry Schleisenger;
general mana GER, F. E. Woodbury.. 80.
The directors will be D. r. Hanna and
F, V. Richards Of Cleveland, Ferdinand
| Schleisenger, #. e. Woodbury., Henry
Schleisenger and S.. w. Saeger of this
city. The company will be incorporated
for $75o,oo0 and the capital stock will be
! added to- as exigencies demand.
Sudden Death Of II. M. PIIIsbury,
| Henry M Pillsbury, secretary and treas
urer of the Land, Log and Lumber COM
pany, was STRICKEN with paralysis last
! night and at o'clock was dead. -
/ Mr.. Pilsbury had been in failing health
for about a year, suffering with Bright s
disease, and his case was not considered
serious. He was a self-made man. Born
in Lowell. Mass, Nov. l3, 1852, he had
| but recently crossed. the half century
mark and was in the prime of life He
received his education in the public
schools Of his native city and as a youth
! of IS he made his way to Chicago, where
| Of Oliver p. Pillsbury and the late Will
liam Bradley. Here he remained until
after the great fire and in 1873 went with
Oliver P. Pilsbury to <Muskegon, Mich,
and remained in his employ and in bust
ness relations with him until 1884, when
| he came to Milwaukee.
Mr. Pillsbury was united in marriage to
Miss Kate Cutter in Bangor, Me, May 81,
4 1881, who, with three daughters, survive
him. Mr. "Pillsbury's father. James Mon
| roe Pillsbury, is a resident of Racine,
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"ohN'oSsSA'S Ct . W Sof'@S''
Over 100 manllfa cturers from all over
Wisconsin gathered in Milwaukee last
night and organized the Wisconsin Manu-
facturers association Efforts to this end
I have been making for some time and much
- interest was manifested by those in at
I tendance. - = = = - 49,. Z
The object of the association is to pro
tect and further the, interests Of all
branches of manufacturing business in
Wisconsin,: The organization is on the
| lines Of the Illinois Manufacturers asso-
citation, with which the Wisconsin body
| will work in harmony
At the close of an informal dinner at
the Pfster the delegates assembled and
listened to an address by Frank Bull of
Racine. ..--.. .-. -. ... ..-..... ::
=. The following officers were. elected:
I President, Frank K. Bull, Racine; vice
president, Victor +. Richardson, James
Vile; secretary: M. IT, Mccormick, Green
Bay; treasurer, P. B. Yates, Beloit. II
Executive committee NJ. Bean; Mil
waukee; M. j: Peck, Fond au Lac; w. II
) Upham, Marshtield; T.. G.. Miller, Mari
, nette; A P. Lovejoy, GAINESVILLE; j.; A
Kimberly, Neenah; A. ]. Lindeman. A
Kerscheimer, La Crosse, and F. A. Den.
nett sheboygan. -
P. V. Lawson of Neenah spoke of the
high price of coal and suggested a way
out of the difficulty by municipalities
, states or the government by buying ant
operating coal mines and furnishing THE
product to the people at cost price. which
he said would be about 81 ton for hare
5 coal.
) MARIETTA, WIS.-Mrs. William Hun
t son ran half a mile last night in her bar,
Il feet through the snow, clad only in he
night robe. Both feet are so badly froze1
r that amputation will be necessary. Sh'
7 was alone in the house and on being
awakened by strange noises became fran
tic with fright She ran out in the snow
to seek protection at her uncle's home
The thermometer was at zero. Before sh,
t could arouse her uncles family she wa
so frozen and Frustrated by the shocl
that it is doubtful if she survives tn,
surgical operation. ~
t. #MARSHFIELD, WIS.-No little concern
: lis felt over what may terminate in MAJ
3 dog epidemic During the early part Q
i 1.-the week two dogs bit two persons ant
attacked every dog that crossed .thei
. path. One was promptly shot. while tn
4 other. valuable Scotch collie, was locke,
up with the intention of ascertaining tn
i disorder. In two days it died and as it
n symptoms showed unmistakable signs O
e rabies. the head was sent to Madison TO
e an experts decision.
SAUk CENTER, MINN.-Ever sine
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