The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-01
CLIO GROWING
AS SHIPPING CENTER
NEARLY 1000 CARLOADS SHIPPED
THIS YEAR
Elevator, Brick Yard and Factories Have
Been Important Aids to
Prosperity

If all the farm produce and manu-
factured goods that this village has
shipped out during the year 1914 could
be placed in one train, it would meas
ure over seven miles in length, or in
other words, the train would reach once
and half around the village. This is
the record that Clio has established
industrially and probably represents the
longest train of produce in the history
of the village since the days when lum-
bering was the chief occupation of the
people living here.
According to the data gathered, $40
cars of products have been shipped
: from Clio during the year 1914. Each
firms record is as follows: F. M.
Houghton & Co., 525 cars; The Clio
Condensed Milk Co., 100 cars; logs,
ties and piling, 10 cars; Michigan
Sugar Co., SO cars; Gillett Manufactur-
ing Co., 20 cars; Clio Brick Co. 165
cars; besides large amount of berries
which it is impossible to estimate into
car load lots.
The local elevator has enjoyed one of
its most prosperous years this year.
The largest consignment of produce to
be shipped at one time was train load
of hay from one farm. Besides ship
ping 525 cars of farm produce, it has
handled 1876 car loads of fuel and other
products. Since September /, the ele-
vator has shipped 269 cars of farm pro-
duce and to give 1914 satisfactory
ending, it has shipped 76 car loads dur
ing the month of December. This is
certainly remarkable record and indi-
Gates that the present management of
the elevator is NEE ting the approval of
its patrons. 1t has been noticed during
the last few years, that the business
transacted by the local elevator has
steadily been on the increase and the
territory from which it draws it's pro-
duce has shown an equal growth.
The Gillett Manufacturing Company.
which has been in operation but few
months, has established remarkable
record during that time and at the
present time it is shipping car load a
week and when the new addition is
completed, the output will be doubled
The sugar beet acreage in this section
was comparatively low this year owing
(. to the lowness of price paid per ton for
the beets but the outlook for next year
is said to be very encouraging with a
possibility that the acreage will be
raised from 100 to 300 acres.
The Clio brick yard has also prospered
this year and Mr.. Oliff reports that
the outlook for the future is quite fav-
orable. The Clio brick yard is the old
est factory in the village and has al
ways given employment to the largest
number of men of any of the local indus
tries. The product manufactured has
won recognition in the state as building
material and its efficiency and durabil
ity has been thoroughly tested and
never found wanting. Many of the
state buildings nave been constructed
of Clio brick, besides many large fac
tories in the state Mr. Cliffs factory
has always ranked next to the elevator
in the number of car loads of products
shipped from this village. This year
it has shipped l65 cars of bricks.
The record of the Clio Condensed
Milk Co. represents the output of the
factory during the nine months that il
has been in operation.
The milk supply being received at the
condensary is steadily on the increase
and on Wednesday, the receipts showed
that 10, 900 pounds had been received.
In view Of the fact that 10000 pounds
was the highest total for a single day
during the summer months, reflects
credit upon the dairy methods of the
farmers who patronize the condensary.
1t is sincerely hoped that both the con.
densary and farmers will continue to
prosper during the year 1915 as well as
all the other enterprises of the village.
Such growth as the above figures
\ signify, indicates that all the forces ir
\the villages and surrounding country
are working in unison for the growth
and betterment of the village.
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