Histories: Trempealeau Co. Historical Accounts:
"History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881":
MANUFACTURING.
W. P. Massuere & Co.'s flouring mills, located in Old Arcadia, are the pioneer mills of the town, having been erected in 1860, at a cost of $2,000. In 1873, the mills were destroyed by an overflow, entailing a loss of $5,000, but rebuilt the same year, and operations resumed in the spring of 1874. They are supplied with two run of stone, with a capacity of 200 bushels daily, and represent a valuation of $7,000.
Miller & Bears' mills, located at a distance of two miles from the village, were erected in 1872, and have since been continuously operated. In 1874, the present owners purchased the enterprise for $6,000, and conduct their purchase as a custom mill. The mills are supplied with two run of stone and are capable of grinding 100 bushels daily.
The Arcadia Woolen Mills were begun in the spring of 1876, by Dyke, Allen & Co., but completed during the same year, at a cost of $5,000. Four hands are employed, at a weekly compensation of $30, when the enterprise is operated to its full capacity, producing an annual revenue of $7,500. The goods are sold in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and the investment is said to be valued at $7,000.
Arcadia Brewery, situated at some distance from the village, in an easterly direction, were erected in 1876, by Bion & Co., at a cost of $7,000, who carried on the business of manufacturing beer until the spring of 1881, when the establishment became the property of J. M. Fertig. The brewery possesses a capacity for manufacturing 1,500 barrels of beer annually, and are valued at about $10,000.
In addition to these, it may be here stated, the village contains three elevators; W. P. Massuere & Co.'s and A. E. Smith & Co.'s, both erected in 1873, and each with a capacity of 2,000 bushels, and that of J. C. Muir, erected in 1874, and capable of holding 8,000 bushels. The shipping of grain in Arcadia is done through these agencies and amounts to 250,000 bushels annually.
"History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881":
Manufacturing in
Arcadia
-As transcribed from
page 1054
MANUFACTURING.
W. P. Massuere & Co.'s flouring mills, located in Old Arcadia, are the pioneer mills of the town, having been erected in 1860, at a cost of $2,000. In 1873, the mills were destroyed by an overflow, entailing a loss of $5,000, but rebuilt the same year, and operations resumed in the spring of 1874. They are supplied with two run of stone, with a capacity of 200 bushels daily, and represent a valuation of $7,000.
Miller & Bears' mills, located at a distance of two miles from the village, were erected in 1872, and have since been continuously operated. In 1874, the present owners purchased the enterprise for $6,000, and conduct their purchase as a custom mill. The mills are supplied with two run of stone and are capable of grinding 100 bushels daily.
The Arcadia Woolen Mills were begun in the spring of 1876, by Dyke, Allen & Co., but completed during the same year, at a cost of $5,000. Four hands are employed, at a weekly compensation of $30, when the enterprise is operated to its full capacity, producing an annual revenue of $7,500. The goods are sold in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and the investment is said to be valued at $7,000.
Arcadia Brewery, situated at some distance from the village, in an easterly direction, were erected in 1876, by Bion & Co., at a cost of $7,000, who carried on the business of manufacturing beer until the spring of 1881, when the establishment became the property of J. M. Fertig. The brewery possesses a capacity for manufacturing 1,500 barrels of beer annually, and are valued at about $10,000.
In addition to these, it may be here stated, the village contains three elevators; W. P. Massuere & Co.'s and A. E. Smith & Co.'s, both erected in 1873, and each with a capacity of 2,000 bushels, and that of J. C. Muir, erected in 1874, and capable of holding 8,000 bushels. The shipping of grain in Arcadia is done through these agencies and amounts to 250,000 bushels annually.