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established—the rolling mill, at Milwaukee, and the zinc 
works at Mineral Point, both already mentioned, and establish¬ 
ments for the manufacture of paper machinery and of steel 
hammers, at Beloit, belonging to this class. These establish¬ 
ments will doubtless lead to the inauguration of like enter¬ 
prises in still other departments of manufacture, and by the 
impetus thus given, contribute not a little to the general pro¬ 
gress of this great interest. 
In several branches of manufacture not so recent in their 
introduction in Wisconsin, development of individual enter¬ 
prise has been so remarkable as to warrant some special allu¬ 
sion to them in this Report, even at the risk of being thought 
to have made invidious distinctions. Reference is more par¬ 
ticularly made to wagon-making and the manufacture of ag¬ 
ricultural implements and machinery, sash, doors and blinds, 
leather, and boots and shoes. 
Wagon-making may be said to have its headquarters at Ke¬ 
nosha and Racine; the ^factory of Messrs. Fish Brothers, at 
the latter place, being only second in magnitude and working 
capacity to Schuttler’s immense establishment in Chicago, which 
is probably the largest in the world. The average number of 
wagons made by them per annum, is three thousand with a 
cash valuation of some $300,000. 
There are other large establishments at both places above 
named, the aggregate of whose manufacture is probably much 
greater still. 
One of the largest threshing machine manufactories in this 
country (J. 1. Case & Co.’s) is located at Racine. Besides one 
thousand very superior threshers, which find ready market in 
all parts of the United States, this immense establishment also 
turns out a great amount of other work, including horse-pow¬ 
ers, truck wagons, straw-stackers, horse-powers and equalizers; 
the annual proceeds of its business being $1,000,000. 
Reapers and mowers are very extensively manufactured at 
several places in tbe State, though more largely at Beloit, 
Janesville, Madison and Whitewater; at wLich places the ag- 
