River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-16

with the numerous Grand Rapids"
in other states-Stevens Point. Wau-
sau, and at smaller cities along this
river. The Chippewa River water
powers were also first developed
largely to make pulp and paper, at
Eau Claire and other cities farther
up the stream.
Industries Supply Farmers
The manufacturing industries of
the southern part of the state are
based on the more varied demands of
the large city and farm population.
The Madison-Janesville- Beloit region
produces large quantities of farm i'm
PIGMENTS, tractors, plows, gas en-
gines, pumps, windmills, wagons, and
other tools the farmer needs. In
Racine, on the Lage Michigan short
south of Milwaukee-is one of the
largest threshing machine factories
in the world. It's produce helps the
farmers of Argentine and South
Africa and Siberia as well as those
in our own western lands to separate
their wheat from the straw.
Grain binders-which, by the way,
were invented by an IS year old Wis
consin farmer boy in 1852-are made
in Milwaukee. Small farm machin-
cry factories are found in many
cities and villages over the state,
those mentioned are only a few of
the largest.
Best Harbor on the Lakes
The metropolis of the state is Mil
Milwaukee-one of the four great
on the Great Lakes. 1t has a better
harbor than any of the other three.
This is naturally the greatest manu-
| featuring city in the state. Ask any
loyal Milwaukeean if the we'll adj
vertised product which supposedly
made Milwaukee famous" ("In the
rare old, fair old golden days" to
quote the old song) was not the
principal product of his city, and he
will Indignantly deny it, quoting you
reams of figures to prove that the
brewing of malt liquors was only a
small part of the industrial product
of his city. You noticed the twas"
The 18th amendment ended-but why
disgress into such dry subject.
The manufacturing industries of
Milwaukee have grown along lines
established in the early days. In
1918 the first city directory noted
the extensive . manufactures =
"They include wooden factory, two
iron foundries, an edge tool factory
a sash factory, a planning mill, tub
and pail factory, two grist mills, a
saw mill, a tannery, and several
turning shops. Besides these es-
Establishments situated on the water
power there were two iron foundries
soap and candle factory, and a
starch factory
Output Worth Millions
In 1871 the Chamber of Commerce
gave a list of the advantages of the
! city for manufacturing purposes
closing its enumeration with the fol-
lowing: "a large portion of the
population of Milwaukee is composed
| of thrifty, frugal, Industrious Ger
mans, each of whom owns little
land about his home, and sports a pig
or two, and sends his troop of child
rem to school and lays up money on
nine dollars a week"
In 1920 the output of the Milwau-
kee metal trade industries was valu-
ed at $3.50, 000,000.00, of the leather
industry the value was $93,000,000.-
co.. Food and allied products total
led $166,0OO0O000, textiles, ST.
000,000.00. Wood products amounted
to $58,000,000-00, chemicals, drugs
and allied industries produced goods
valued at $4,000, 100000, and other
industries brought the total to
$826,000,000.00 as the value of the
output of Milwaukee's 144O factories
and their $4,000 workmen.
The diversity of enterprise that
has made Milwaukee famous the