La Crosse industry grows with rug works and plants
The La Crosse Rug company at 109 Main Street expands from a handful of workers to about 20, with 14 hand looms. They specialize in rugs from old carpets and operate four stories, serving Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, the Dakotas and northern Illinois. Nearby, Advance Bedding adds cotton carding machines, while other plants like RB. Trepte Ornamental Iron Works and Salter Seed expand facilities. A new Green Bay & Western spur and train service boost shipments to Blair and beyond.
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la Crosse
Main Street
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Dakotas
Illinois
Advance Bedding Company
North Front Street
RB. Trepte Ornamental Iron Works
South Front Street
Trepte
Mitchell State Bank
Mitchell, Ss
Common Council Committee On Railways and Ordinance
Green Bay & Western Railway
E. Hackner
Hackner
Green Bay Road
Green Bay & Western Road
Blair
Yukon river vessels outfitted with searchlights for CPR service
T P Benton and Son received an order to equip 18 boats for operation in the west for the Canadian Pacific Railway company. The La Crosse firm will supply searchlights carried on the majority of vessels navigating the Yukon river in Alaska.
Storle Valve Project Eyes Local Factory In La Crosse
Despite discouragement from inventor O O Storle a week ago, local interest resurfaces as L F Easton takes up the valve project. A sample is shipped to F P for evaluation and potential factory setup in La Crosse.
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O. O. Storle
Storle
la Crosse
L. F. Easton
F. P
New Hydraulic Hat Plant Opens on North Third Street
Shepard on the Railway Steel Spring line oversees a valve pressure test while Easton collects Storle credentials. If investigations meet expectations a local capitalist may fund the enterprise. Graf Hat Manufacturing on North Third completes hydraulic machinery for felt hats and runs full time with orders ahead.
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Shepard
New York
Railway Steel Spring Company
Easton
Storle
Graf Hat Manufacturing Company
North Third Street
Mysterious Cure Doctor Appeals for Patients
A promoter invites afflicted individuals to his office to learn his method for curing chronic ailments. He promises free counsel and reasonable charges for a perfect cure, emphasizing discretion and home treatment with many referred successes. He appeals especially to those dissatisfied with other treatments and urges trust for a rapid, safe, permanent recovery.
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Mmy
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H. C. Evenson
Hoeschler
Park Davis & Company
Detroit, Mich
la Crosse, Wis
Minneapolis Minn
C. A. Robinson
Seattle
United States
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Lilioukalani
Industrial
Benton
Vancouver
B. C
Wash
Portland
Ore
Fairbanks
Salter Seed Company
Kuhn Sash and Door Company
Segelke-Kohlhaus Company
Hawkeye Pearl Button Company
John Utermoehl
la Crosse Board of Trade
Gateway City Bottling Works
Third Street
Voigt Manufacturing Company
Castoria
Ries
James W. Kidd
Kidd Bidg
Ft. Wayne, Ind
N. 2Nd St
Limit Supply CO
DR. Turbin
Berlin
Germany
LA Crosse, Wed
Jefferson Hotel
Pearl Street
Prairie DU Chien
Randolph St
Chicago, I
Sousait
Representative Bell
Georgia
Crosbys
Thomas W. Bell
Washington, D. C
T. M. Bell
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