Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-16
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

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LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
The American Hide and Leather
company is building a % foot addition
to its leach house at Merrill.
A large potato warehouse is being
erected in Prairie du Sac by the
Charles F. Murphy company of Chi
cago.
George H. Whiting Of Yankton
S. D., will combine stock raising with
fruit growing on his 1,000-acre farm
at Pixies quarry in Bayfield, county,
Wis.
Half the cranberry crop in the War
rens district and the entire crop in
the Mather district has been de-
stroyed by frost. The corn and buck
wheat crops have also been badly
damaged.
The entire herd of thirty-four head
of ShOrthorn cattle owned by ]. 2.
Nelson of Bancroft, Iowa, were killed
by order of DR.. Nevin, the Minnesota
state animal inspector. The cattle
were affected with tuberculosis.
The first cotton crop ever raised in
California is being harvested. About
! 500 acres were planted as an expert
ment, and so satisfactory are the re-
suits it is predicted that cotton will
become one Of the staple products OF
Imperial valley.
So popular has the Marinette
county workhouse with its stone pile
become that it is no longer large
enough to care for the prisoners con-
fined in it and an addition will have.
to be added to the lookup portion as.
soon as the work can be completed.
The business of the Wisconsin Auto.
Supply company of Two Rivers, has
increased to such proportions that the
stockholders have decided to enlarge
the plant and increase the equipment.
The company proposes to build gaso-
line engines, both for automobiles and
farm use.
The ShebOygan Shoe company has
opened it's factory. The building is al
three story structure, located south
of the government building and is one
of the most modern shoe factories IN
the country and when in full opera
ton will have a capacity Of over 500
pairs daily.
A varnish factory for Wausau Isl
now assured. Dennis Finney will put
up three story structure. The
building is to be Of frame construction
and sheeted with galvanized iron.
Mr.. Finney estimates that the cost OF
the plant complete will be between
$1,000 to $4,000.
A contract was signed by the Ash
land Light, Power and Street railway
company whereby that company
agrees to furnish all of the electric
current to be used in the city Of.
Washburn for a term of years. The
pole line is being laid out with view
of it being followed by an electric
railway later.
Carrying out the intention an
nounced when the dam went out, car
rving away beautiful Lake Como over
night, citizens of Hokah, Mimi, have
appointed committees to solicit sub
scriptions in all of the neignboring
villages and cities to rebuild the dam
and thus restore the beauty spot.
A contract to supply the vault OF
the new wing of the capitol at Madl-
son, with fixtures was awarded by the
capitol commission to the Art Metal
Construction company of Jamestown,
n. Y, for $500. The commission
also awarded a contract to the Lam
son Consolidated Store Service COM
pany to supply pneumatic tubes to
connect the judges office in the su-
preme court with the law library.
The contract price is s1,50S.
Krasin Brothers of Tigerton have
started on the dgett-McCready cold
storage warehouse at Marathon, and
expect to have it completed by Jan.
l. 1t will be Of brick veneer and nit
ted with all the latest mechanical
cooling apparatus. The estimated
cost is $4,000. It will have a capac-
ity Of 125 cars of cheese.
Planning establishment Of the larg-
est foundry machinery plant in the
northwest, the Manitowoc Foundry
Machine company closed deal for
Rank estate, formerly occupied by
the Menitowoc Picking company.
The fouc Try company owns the prop
erty adjoining on the west, fronting
on sixteenth street, and with the pur-
chase will have an entire block OF
+ land on Franklin street. Work viii
! ne started within a month on cree
/ ton OF the addition 10 the foundry
plant and machine shops.