Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
The United States steel corporation
has made official announcement that
the new head of the lakes steel plant
is to be constructed the coming year.
The raising Of minks for commercial
purposes will soon be a new industry
in Wisconsin if the experiment which
George Bowker of Marshfield is about
to make proves a success. Mr.. Bow.
ker is an expert and experienced
trapper.
A prairie fire swept the towns of
Lowell and Fanny, Mimi, and caused
a loss estimated at about $4,000. On
the Burlington farm 800 tons of hay
we're destroyed and it is reported
that in the two towns five families
lost all they had.
Immediate action must be taken by
The common council Of Fond du Lac,
to provide a new police station for
the city on account Of the condemna'
ton of the present structure by the
state board Of control. The new sta
ton will be erected this fall.
If there is no delay or disappoint-
ment in obtaining the power for the
new interurban street car line cars
will be running between Grand Rapids
and Nezoosa on or about Nov. !.
Wood county will then have its first
interurban street railway.
Sheboygan is to have a new glove
factory, if the plans Of certain local
business men do not fail. The de
tails of the project are not as yet
available, but one of the promoters
states that the plans will come to
focus in about two months.
Preparations are being made to
plant the largest apple orchard in
the northwest in the town Of Weston,
Dunn county. Five hundred acres of
trees will be set out and large ware,
houses built. Back of the project IS
William J. Starr, an Eau Claire lum-
herman.
Arthur Hawkes., superintendent OIL
publicity for the Canadian Northern
railway, says his company is arrang-
ing for the construction of large ter
minals at Duluth, and that within a
few years it will have $10,000,00O in
vested in its improvements within
that state.
The La Crosse Water Power COM
pany will apply for franchises to en-
ter La Crosse with an interurban line
to run from Winona to La Crosse and
thence to Sparta, which will cost
$3,OOO,OOO Similar franchises will be |
asked at Winona and Sparta stimuli
taneousiy.
The ThiImany mill at Kaukauna has
nearly completed the installation OF
a new beater that will be used with
the machine imported year ago from
Germany, These two machines will
work over the waste products into
new paper, so that not a single ounce
of waste will leave the Thilmany
mill.
The beet sugar factory at Chippewa
Falls is ready for its seasons run. |
has four sugar beet fac
tories. and the one at the falls is said
to be the best In the state this year
1880 acres were devoted to cultiya'
ton Of sugar beets and it is estimated
that they will produce upward of 20, |
900 tons OF sugar.
The last of a number of historic
paper mills at RocktOn, near BeIoit,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
$50 600, and the insurance One-quar
ter that amount. The mill was the
property of F. K. Moody of Chicago,
and 0. NJ. Glass of Rockton. The
fire originated in the wheel pit from
an unknown cause.
The Excelsior Brick company OF
has closed operations for
he season with a record of 100000
bricks. an increase of 100000 over
asst year. The Wisconsin Red
Pressed Brick company has also ceased
for the year, having
made 5,OS5,80O this season. Sixty-fve
men have been employed at each
point.
The Wilbur Lumber company OF
closed a deal for its en-
ire plant located at Beaver, includ-
ng the planning mill, 100000 feet OF
lumber and a large amount of stand
ne timber. The plant was purchased
DIV Assemblyman Peter NJ. Nelson and
Ferd Armstrong, Jr., who will con-
duct a general lumber business in
The future.
Professor Steinberg left Eau Claire
Tor Chicago last night to meet CAPT
-alists in the matter of a piano fac,
tory in that city, provided the city
does its full share in the matter.
People have the most unbounded con-
idence in Mr.. SteinbeTg. They know
him to be a man Of unblemished in
-egritv and also a first class must
clan. They are willing to place their
money ia an industry that has him Tor
q head. We hope TO hear brave news
in a few days.
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