The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-03-13
YALE INDUSTRIES.

Last week we gave a resume of the
benefit which the Yale Canning Go.
and the Yale Creamery had been to
the farmers ana Yale merchants In
this article we resume our resume and
take up tine WOODEN Mills. Flour Mini
and Flax Mill.
In the spring of 1881 c. Andreae &
Sons built on their lot on First street
the wooden buildings which held the
WOODEN mills until 1895 when they were
destroyed by1ire. Immediately brick
building was erected and business com
menced again In 1905 The mill was
enlarged to It's present size, doubling
its capacity.
Now the prod cticn per week is 3l00
yards of double width c 9th. The chief
cloths manufactured are mems wear
cassimeres, broadclOths and carriage
cloths. These goods ar sold at whole
sale To large clOthinr aud carriage
manufacturers all over the country.
Til" annual business amounts 10 over
S20)O00
To the employee. about 20 in mum
Der. is paid 5000 per week. making a
total OF over $780, o. le' year. This
money is paid To residents q: Yale. and
great share is spent right in our own
city. thus not only beneiitting the en-
plOyees but also the merchants of \ ale
The Yale Milling Company was start
ed in 1896 when their three-story build
ing was erected on Main street. Since
then an excellent business has been
done and the best of flour is always
milled. The flour mill has always been
lxrt
one has ever been turned down. Dur
ing the past year on an average of
$500 a month has been paid to the
farmers for grain, making a total of
about S60,00n year. VIM +. Rub in
forms us that on some days as high as
$500 has been paid out for grain.
The wheat which is purchased from
farmers around Yale is turned into
flour at the rate of so barrels day, al
though this number varies and some
days 100 barrels are put out. Four per
sons are kept busy all the time to do
this work. Besides Yale's Pride the
mill manufactures graham and buck
wheat flOurs; and they cannot be beat
Ell in the custom feed grinding they do.
The farmers all praise their work along
this line. Corn and mixed feeds are
always kept on hand. A large share of
the flour manufactured here is used in |
our own city and the housewives all at |
test to its superiority over other brands. |
The officers of this enterprising in
dustry:-Pres. James McColl; Vice-pres. |
L. u. Wharton; Secy-treas. VIM. +. |
Rub. Mr.. Rub is also manager of the |
mill with George Cameron and Chas. |
Tunis as assistants.
The James Livingston Flax Compa-
ny established the head office for their |
Michigan mills at Yale in 1884. Six |
mills are located in the Thumb besides |
a number of receiving stations. Dur
ing the six months ending Jan. LIST, 1908,
the shipments of these six mills |
to S100,14l.62. To the farm
ers for this flax went $60,673.52 while |
the hired help was paid S36,06S.l0 for
the work connected with converting |
the flax into tow.
For the past two years the flax in
stead of being pulled by hand has been
cut and baled, owing to scarcity of
labor. But this year the old method
will be resorted TO. During all the time
the flax mill has been in Yale it has
been invaluable to the farmers and to
Yale citizens, furnishing outdoor en-
ployment in the summer and work i'm
the mill during the winter. Acreage
is being secured and everything indi.
Gates good price for flax this fall.
Eyes tested free, and glasses fitted
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