Brillion High School - Owl Yearbook (Brillion, WI)

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sal The owl. of 1928 1 Nh l L1 .L U Calumet County Packing Company This Industrial Activity is another uplifting enterprise for the city of Brillion and the territory about this community. It is a firm which furnishes high school boys and girls employment during a part of the summer, thus enabling them to improve their Hnancial standing. During a season when there is a good crop a tremendous business is done in this locality. For instance: During the season of I925, five carloads of peas were sent out daily, and this lasted for 23 days. The plant at Brillion employs more than two hundred men during the canning season thus benefiting this community to a large extent. This concern expends during a year about 535,000 for local labor. About 350,000 is paid for land, labor, green peas, and tin cans. The work at the cannery not only extends through the summer months, but also throughout the year. ln the summer the peas are merely preserved, but in the other seasons of the year they are sold and exported as orders are received. A great part of the business of growing the peas is done by the company. It follows this plan almost exclusively: Rents the ground, furnishes the seed, and hires men to take care of the crop, thus making it a private affair, and at the same time aiding the unemployed in finding employment. The officials of this firm are: Con De Master, Presidentg John De Master, Secretary and Treasurer, Louis Huibregste, Employment Boss. Page save

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:gf The OWL of 1928 135 The Brillion Iron Works Is an industry of the City of Brillion which has been very instrumental in building our community. This business was established in IS93, and was incorporated in l902. During the years of its existence it has grown from a mere shop to a large sized foundry and iron works. The annual business of this industry amounts to over one-fourth of a million dollars. The main feature of the Iron Works is the manufacturing of Brillion Soil Pulverizers and Packers, and Brillion Hot Air Furnaces. The Soil Pulverizers and Packers are products used to increase yield of soil, and the interesting part of it is, is that this firm is the original manu- factures and patentees. The furnaces are known throughout the world and have a reputation among the best. In order that we may present a proper conception of this industry we wish to say that shipments are made to various places throughout the world, but principally in the United States. The foreign shipments are mainly to South Africa, Argentine, South America, India and Australia. The Export Branch for this industry is located at New York. Factory branches are spread throughout the United States being located at Milwaukee, Wisg Chicago, Illg Minneapolis, Minn: Seattle, Washg Portland, Oregon, Moline, Ill, Harrisburg, Pa: and one in the Dominion of Canada at Vancouver, B. C. Page :lx

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The OWL of 1928