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| - | + | *The [[Briggs, Elias|Briggs brothers]] ran the mills smoothly until [[1865]], at which time they sold the operation to a local consortium of prominent businessmen, led by [[Pengra, Byron J.|Byron J. Pengra]]. The enterprise was renamed the [[Springfield Manufacturing Company]] (Clarke 1938:10-27). | |
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| - | *The [[Briggs, Elias|Briggs brothers]] ran the | + | |
*An attempt was made by another group of local investors to build a woolen factory at | *An attempt was made by another group of local investors to build a woolen factory at | ||
[[Springfield]] in [[1865]]. It was to be called the [[Springfield Woolen Manufacturing Company]]. | [[Springfield]] in [[1865]]. It was to be called the [[Springfield Woolen Manufacturing Company]]. | ||
Although capital was raised and construction planned, the venture never went beyond setting up | Although capital was raised and construction planned, the venture never went beyond setting up | ||
| - | an eight-horsepower carding machine in a building once used as a | + | an eight-horsepower carding machine in a building once used as a cabinet shop. Farmers were |
invited by the owner, [[Goodchild, Charles|Charles Goodchild]]: | invited by the owner, [[Goodchild, Charles|Charles Goodchild]]: | ||
to inspect the new machinery and to patronize the proprietor for the sake of home industry and to save themselves the inconvenience of sending their wool out of the county to be carded (Lomax 1941:301-303). The two-man operation lasted only a short time before being purchased by the [[Pengra, Byron J.|Pengra brothers]] in [[1873]]. The machinery was sold to [[Stayton, Drury S.|Drury S. Stayton]], who started the woolen mill in Stayton, Oregon (Walling 1884:453). | to inspect the new machinery and to patronize the proprietor for the sake of home industry and to save themselves the inconvenience of sending their wool out of the county to be carded (Lomax 1941:301-303). The two-man operation lasted only a short time before being purchased by the [[Pengra, Byron J.|Pengra brothers]] in [[1873]]. The machinery was sold to [[Stayton, Drury S.|Drury S. Stayton]], who started the woolen mill in Stayton, Oregon (Walling 1884:453). | ||
