. The advantages and surroundings of Muskegon. cieased. The rawmaterials now used exceed $150,000 per year, and the manufactured product goesby ton and car-load lots to metropolitan centers in the east and south, large ship-ments being regularly consigned to Chicago. The plant comprises a large three-story brick structure and extensive warehouses in the rear. Mnskegon Valley Furniture Co. was incorporated Oct. 16, 1882, and the next3ear the capital was increased to $100 000; $81,000 of which has now been paid company owns twenty-five acres of ground in the south-eastern part of thecity
. The advantages and surroundings of Muskegon. cieased. The rawmaterials now used exceed $150,000 per year, and the manufactured product goesby ton and car-load lots to metropolitan centers in the east and south, large ship-ments being regularly consigned to Chicago. The plant comprises a large three-story brick structure and extensive warehouses in the rear. Mnskegon Valley Furniture Co. was incorporated Oct. 16, 1882, and the next3ear the capital was increased to $100 000; $81,000 of which has now been paid company owns twenty-five acres of ground in the south-eastern part of thecity on the C. & W. M. railroad, where are extensive buildings fitted with th^most approved machinery for the manufacture of furniture. The principal pro-duction is a medium bed-i-oom suite, of which the annual output amounts to over$200,000. This is sent to all parts of the country. The works give employment toabout 175 men. The officers are Louis Kanitz, president; N. McGraft, vice-pi-esi-dent; John A. Dratz, treasurer; Hugh Park, 84 Heap Mauufacturing Co.—This enterprise was established in 1885, Ijy W. , M. W. Teeple and Wm. Heap with capital of $15,000. Mr. Heap is anative of Manchester, Eng. He removed to Muskegon as his permanent home,and took charge of the new factory April 1886. The enterprise was a successfrom the start and in June 87, four leading capitalists of this place bought the in-terests of Barcus and Teeple, since which the capital stock has been increased to$75,000. To houses having no proper system of sewerage the Heap Patent EarthClosets aie a great boon. The Inodorous Bedroom Commodes and Sanitary Con-veniences are invaluable for aged persons and invalids. These articles are highlyrecommended by leading sanitarians and have been awarded 16 first prize medalsin America and elsewhere. The prices ofHeaps Patent, are but $8 to $18,whileother makes, of inferior merit, are sold much higher. In a work of this characterwe cannot go into minutiae,
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