La Crosse Industrial Production and Growth in 1946
La Crosse industries show an upward trend in production and employment in 1946 despite material shortages and strikes. Firms like Safticycle, Trane, La Crosse Cooler, Heileman, and Auto-Lite expanded facilities and output while hiring and veteran participation vary. Prospects for 1947 include further expansion and increased production as materials and labor stabilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
la Crosse Industries
Softicycles, Inc
R. C. Cheney
la Crosse Cooler Company
la Crosse Novelty Box
Losey Boulevard South
Cooler Company
Trane Company
Trane
G. Heileman Brewing Company
Heileman
la Crosse Breweries
Auto-Lite
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Company
Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Company
North Front Street
Northern Plastics Corporation
Market Streets
Segelke and Kohlhaus Company
Franklin Ironworks
N. P. Benson Optical Company
la Crosse Trailer Corporation
Allis-Chalmers
La Crosse Industry Reports 1946 Growth Amid Material Shortages
The La Crosse area firms describe 1946 gains despite shortages of pig iron scrap and coke. Advancing plants at Advance Bedding and La Crosse Tool and Die, plus Northern States Power and La Crosse Telephone, outline production rises, veteran staffing levels, and 1947 expansion plans including new facilities, power projects, and cable infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirschheimer Foundry Company
la Crosse Tool and Die Company
la Crosse Telephone Corporation
King Street
Sixth Street
Fifth Avenue
Jay Street
13Th Street
Main
State Streets
Mississippi
Jackson Streets
City
la Crosse
Peven
Black River
French Island
Market
Losey Boulevard
Sunshine Garden
Onalaska
Ward Avenue
Wisconsin
Illinois
Water Pumpage and New Wells Drive City’s 1946 Usage Surge
City records show 1946 pumping from Myrick park and Hood Sill auxiliary wells reached 1,974,172,000 gallons in 11 months, higher than all of 1945. New hydrants and 159 meters were installed as the water department expands mains and equipment to meet growing demand despite Allis-Chalmers strikes delaying one planned well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Birnbaum
City Hall Water Department
Birnbaum
Clyde V. A
Myrick Park
Sill and
Hood Streets
Grandad Bluff
Hood Street
Sill Street
Green Bay Street
Losey Boulevard
Allis-Chalmers Company
West Allis
Hood
la Crosse
Oakland
Badger Streets
Clinton and
Loomis Streets
Playfield Lane
Myrick Park Lane
13Th
Hyde Avenue
19Th Street
20Th Street
Travis Street
Ward Avenue
Burlington Tracks
Onalaska Avenue
Campbell Street
Salem Road
22Nd Street
Denton Street
Farnam Street
23Rd Street
Park Avenue
21St Street
Redfield Street
21St
Boulevard
Edgewood Place
15Th Street
Barlow Street
Weston Street
Pony Express Rider Doris Potvin Delivers Sun Route
West Andover Massachusetts. Doris Potvin a Tewksbury high school student rides her pony Tricket to deliver the Lowell Sun on a route every Sunday for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Andover
Mass
Doris Potvin
Tewksbury High School
Lowell Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
16Th and
Bennett Street
St. Andrews Street
Trane Company Peets
Heileman’s
G.I
Northern States
South Avenue
Mormon Coulee Road
Crosse Streets
Pony Express
G. C. Daly
Beatrice Fleming
Kenneth Goodwin
W. J. Hafner
E. G. Dahlquist
Joseph Gittens
T. A. Shelvan
Gertrude Valier
North American Life and Casualty Co
Hoeschler
W. A. Robertson
Mississippi Valley Public Service CO
Gus Beek
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