The Racine Journal-Times Sunday Bulletin from Racine, Wisconsin • Page 90

Big Names Connected With History Of Belle City Manufacturing Company Racine Sunday Bulletin Derbies were in order when employes of Belle City Manufacturing Co. posted tide the plant on Fourth St. in the 1880s. In the first row (from left) are Clarence Williams, Robert Reisman, E. Jones, L.

B. Jones, Frank K. Bull, David Lawton, Gideon Hammond, Thomas Brennan, and Matt Speich; (second row) Martin Hanson, unidentified, John Agers, unidentified, Julius Sauer, unidentified, Henry Segsatholz, unidentified, and Charles Higgins. In the third row (from left) are Jerry Whalen and James Nelson and August Eisenhut is at the end of the row at the right. The Journal Speaks Its Mind, 1859 "Skating is a healing and proper pastime, when indulged in at the right time.

We wish to enter our solemn protest against the practice of skating 'on the river on Sundays. The practice is bad, and tends to create a disrespect for the day, as well as disrespect for the community. There are others in the city who have a right to have their opinions respected, as well as those who skate. If a person skates industriously all week, he won't need to skate on Sundays for the exercise. If he works hard all week, he won't suffer for exercise, if he should rest on the Sabbath.

We hope the day will be respected for the opinions of others, if they have no respect for the day themselves." Flappers scandalized the country in the Roaring Twenties, but in 1882, the Journal published this item: "Cigaret smoking seems to be quite a habit in this city, amongst the ladies, as last evening no less than five of the fair ones were noticed on the corner of College Ave. and Eleventh enjoying a smoke." Belle City Manufacturing Co. opened its doors as a manufacturer of farm machinery in 1882. The original plant was located at the site of the fire at 300 Fourth St. Its specialties were threshing machines, silo fillers, corn pickers, corn shellers and grain elevators.

In recent years the company manufactured products for the Ferguson Co. until the Ferguson merger with Massey-Harris Co. Belle City sold its Taylor Ave. plant to Massey-Harris-Ferguson, Inc. in 1954.

A successor company, named Belle City Manufacturing was organized at that time to carry on the service parts business of the old company and is now also manufacturing the warehouse corn iheller line of the old firm. Original incorporators of the company in 1882 were Frank K. Bull, David Lawton, L. E. Jones and A.

M. Forrester. Company officials have included John Reid J. H. Jones, Walter J.

Tostevin, Milton M. Jones, F. Lee Norton, Stephen Bull, George A. Nelson and Albert F. Marray.

Among factory superintendents were R. R. Hughes, W. J. Thorkelson, W.

D. Thompson, Olle Olson and Harold Christensen. Present officers of the successor company, now located in the Racine Industrial building at 1405 Sixteenth are Finer Mortensen, president; Herman Schultz, vice president; and Phyllis L. Sandusky, secretary. WAR BOATS Manufacturing Co.

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