Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-02

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Racine-The Racine Stool COM
pany has purchased additional land
upon which to erect the necessary
buildings for charging it's plant Con-
tracts for the work have been let.
Green Bay.-The Willow Grass
Rug company is one of this city's
new industries which will utilize the
common wire grass of the marsh
lands for making porch and hall
rugs. The plant, which is now in the
course of erection, consists of four
brick buildings occupying a ground
space of 200 by so feet, 100 by 35
feet, 280 by AZ feet, and warehouse
500 by SO feet.
Racine.-A large addition to the
Hilker Wiecher factory which will
double the present capacity, has been
completed The new addition is con-
structed entirely of brick, and is as
fireproOf as it is possible to make it.
The work of installing machinery has
commenced, and it is expected that
working operations will be begun in
a short time. The new factory build
ing will furnish employment to a
number Of additional men.
Eau Claire.-FolloWing a shut
down of several days duration on ac-
count of low water the entire plant
of the Dells Paper and Pulp company
has been reopened and is now run
ming full force.
La Crosse contract for the
new st. Michael's Orphans home has
been awarded to Peter Nelson of this
city at S70,271. The new building
is to be three stories high, of local
brick with Medford trimming, with
tar and gravel roof. 1t is to be 202
feet long by II feet wide In addi-
ton to the main building the con-
tract includes an engine house and
hospital ward which will be a sep
arate building A feet by 81, two
stories high.
Sparta.-A cooperative pop fac
tory is a plan of Sparta people to
aid in relieving the city of drunk
enness resulting in part from the
presence of thousands Of soldiers in
the government army camp near
here. The soldiers leave the reser-
walton to visit Sparta and there is
great demand for pop. Not finding
soft drinks of good quality the SOL
diers take Intoxicating liquors. The
factory will be built so as to sup
ply the demand at next summers
camp.
Is, to determine the location of the
Eau Claire.-Improvem are
being made at the Gotzian shoe fac
tory, which will increase the facili-
ties Of the plant.
Prairie du Sac.-Preliminary work
on the huge dam to be constructed
by the Wisconsin Hydro-Electric COM
pany at this point is progressing. A
drilling outfit has been set up on the
sand bar in the river bed Owing
to the low stage of the water this
work can be done to a great extent
on dry land
Sturgeon Bay.-Work has been
started at the Sturgeon Bay canal on
an extensive rebuilding of the revet-
ment along the frontage Of the life
saving station for a distance Of 366
feet. The work consists of cutting
down the revetment piling three feet
be;ow the waters edge and replacing
it with huge concrete blocks. The re-
vethent is being otherwise braced
and strengthened. One hundred and
fifty barrels of cement will be used
on the job, which will require two
months to complete.
ntonville.-Charles F. Knapp of
this city, who recently patented
cable harness trace, will organize
company among local business men
to manufacture the article.
Superior.-The crew employed at
the new steel plant are being in
creased. The crew at work at the
plant now is said to number nearly
600 men. 1t is the intention to get
several of the big concrete buildings
of the first unit of the plant under
cover before the snow falls this win
ter
Sheboygan.-O. H. Lowe, princi-
pal of the Seventh ward school, has
fine ginseng garden containing
about 5G,GGG plants, some Of them
three years old. He will plant 1907
0OG more plants this fall
au.-Rothschild, on the Chi
cage, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road, is to have a new depot build
ing. 1t will be ready for occupancy
by Oct. 1. Rothschild is the village
that sprung up five miles south of
W2usau about a year ago after the
building of the large paper mill there
by the Marathon Paper Mills COM
pany. It has about 500 people.