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Downtown 1958

Downtown 1958

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Pail Factory

June 8, 1861, Weekly Manufacturer
 
While still running his dry goods store, Elisha Smith purchases a failing pail factory in 1852 for $1200 and runs it himself, operating the machinery and delivering products by horse-drawn wagon. The business grows, and he is able to hire his first employees and sell products as far away as Chicago. By this time, his primary product is barrels, used for shipping wheat. Wisconsin is one of the largest growers of wheat at this time.

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