Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . ; employ more than 200 hands; pay out $80, in wages,and do a business of $350, a year. FURNITURE, STAIRS, ETC. Under this head are Knostman, Peterson & Co., who manufacture all kinds ofhousehold furniture; M. Bunker, who makes a specialty of stair-building s
Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . ; employ more than 200 hands; pay out $80, in wages,and do a business of $350, a year. FURNITURE, STAIRS, ETC. Under this head are Knostman, Peterson & Co., who manufacture all kinds ofhousehold furniture; M. Bunker, who makes a specialty of stair-building supplies,decorative wood-work, grates, etc.; A. J. Smith & Son, Knostman & Son, andCharles Hill, who have specialties. They furnish employment to upwards of 130hands, and do a business of more than $300, BRICK-MAKING. The owners of brick-yards enjoyed their busiest season in 1887. They beganwith nearly 2,000,000 brick on hand from the previous year. These were quicklyused, and something of a brick-famine followed, owing to the unprecedented extentof building operations. The five yards of John Ruch, B. Ruch, Joseph Otten, B. , and G. H. Delfs manufactured over 6,000,000, leaving the surroundingtowns of Rock Island, Muscatine, and other places to meet the wants of builders. PUMPS, The Red Jacket PumpCompany is a vigorousmanufacturing house,pushing to the front itsspecial make of adj ust-able force pumps andgeneral line of woodpumps. The Daven-port Ladder Companyis the only exclusiveladder house in thewest, and it manufac-tures all kinds of fire-mens, farmers, trestle,step, and extension lad-ders. RKI) .lACKET IUMP COMPANY. PORK-PAOKING There are four extensive packing-houses — those of John L. Zoeckler, HenryKohrs, John Ruch, and Ranzow & Haller. During the past packing season theyslaughtered 26,280 hogs; gave work to 100 hands, and did a business of more than$350, JTS INTERESTS AND INDUSTRIES. 41 MALT-HOUSKS. Four houses represent the nialt-maki
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