Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-08
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.


number Of phones In oostburg and VI
cinitv vii! be discontinued.
Plans are being perfected to start
a piano factory at Eau Claire. The
building has been secured and stock
is being sold. The factory will have
an output Of ten pianos daily.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany viii start work at once rebuild
ing Its lines between Manitowoc and
Milwaukee Three crews are to be put
at work and it Is expected they will
be Kept on for the greater part Of the
winter
Fifty thousand dollars Of the CAPT
tai stock of the new 100000 industri-
al promotion corporation organized
to promote Ia Crosses industrial In
terests, by the board Of trade. has
been subscribed according to an
nouncement Of Chairman E. NJ. Wing
TIE final stringing of the wires con.
Meeting she new immense power plant
of the Menominee and Marinette Trac-
ton company at Grand Rapids with
the city. have been finished The con
struction work Of TIE power plant is
nearly comP1sted and it win be ready
for operation by Christmas
A complete new factory costing APP
proximately 100000. viii be built by
the Berlin Machine works next sum
mer at Beloit. The new plant will be
devoted exclusively to the msnufac.
ture Of saw machinery a branch Of
the business that has completely out.
grown the eompany's present capacity
The English Manufacturing com
pany at Appleton is putting up an adj
dition to the dry kiln. The building
VIII measure 40x5O feet Il Is being
2 erected upon concrete foundation.
Other improvements are contemplate
ed in the near future for increasing
the OF .,ut.
Ground has been broken by the
Schuette Brothers company at Mani
tcwuc for the erection Of seventy.
five foot steel tower and water tank
to furnish additional fire protection
and also feed q complete new sDrink.
Ter system that win be Installed In the
building throughout the three floors
The new system win reduce fire in.
surance rates 40 per cent
The local branch OF the American
Cigar company which was discontln-
ued at WATERFOWL will be followed by
2 branch OF the United Tobacco com.
pany, which has leased the buildings
and will q fftYfa. 30 az
before long sorting and handling to-
baeco. The date when the plant will
be opened by the new firm Is not
known, but 1t viii he run to its fullest
capacity.
A number Of knitting machines
manufactured by the Grosser Knitting
Machine company of Markersdorf. Ger.
many, are being installed In the
plant Of the Zulu Knitting company at
Two Rivers. With the addition of
these machines the plant will be made
the most complete of its size in the
country The knitting mills are now
running overtime and are taxed to
their capacities with orders for knit
goods Of all kinds.
It ha been concluded by the
Starke ompany not so complete the
intake for the city water plant this
fall It Sheboygan One more section
of pipe viii be put in and a temporary
until spring. when the intake will be
small crib the outlet put in position
until spring, when the mike will be
completed. The intake will be 1000
feet long with the additional section
to be placed, leaving 1000 feet to go
In during the spring
Albert Kalmbach has made extens.
i've improvements TO his dock prom.
erty at Sturgeon Bay at the north end
OF the canal and Is getting everything
in readiness for winter fishing. He has
nov 100 feet Of good dockage. An.
other FISH shed i6x50 feet has been
erected. giving additional room which
will be needed this winter. Fishing
viii be carried on more extensively
from the canal this winter than II has
in year.
The Cumberland viii have a veneer
aud box factory is now an assured
Tact. Julius Ewald of Minneapolis. hav.
ing formed stock company with the
local men, the contract for erecting
the building has been let and work on
The same VIII be commenced at once
The building is TO he solid brick
structure with concrete foundation ga
leet square, with engine and boiler
room zoTS0 When completed and in
operation II win give employment Ia
number Of men all the year around
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PURELY Personal.