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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 377 Their shops were opened in a frame building' on Third street, near Plum, with a capital of about $2,000. Their business in- creased so as to demand enlarged accommodations, aud in 1875 they tore down the old shops and erected their present ones, which are 40x60 feet, three stories high, and cost $5,000. They gave employment to fifteen men, and turned out about one hun- dred lumber wagons annually, besides sixty buggies, platform wagons, sleighs, etc. Their business averaged about $15,000 per annum. They had about $6,000 invested in the business, ex- clusive of buildings and ground. In 1879 John Kappel retired from the business and M. Kappel became sole proprietor. M. Kappel was a shareholder in the Red Wing Wagon Company and manager of the same. The enter- prise turned out to be a failure financially and Mr. Kappel lost considerable money. William Remshardt, who has a wagon, paint and blacksmith shop on Plum street, started in business twenty-three years ago, in 1886, on the corner of Fourth and Bush, under the firm of Rem- shardt & Engfer ; later he bought the Newstrom property, with Anton Hendel as partner, on Plum street, the present location. Mr. Hendel died in 1901, and since then Mr. Remshardt has been sole proprietor. Other wagon factories have been in operation, those of Henry J. Helmeke, H. Hanisch, and Chas. Reinhart. Newspaper Publication. For twelve years, from 1891-1903, a weekly German newspaper was published in Red Wing, called the Teutonia. Herman Risch was the editor. Mr. Risen is now op- erating the printing press of the Training School. Reichert Cooperage. George Reiehert had two large cooper shops, one on Third and one on Seventh street. The former was erected in 1867, was 20x60 feet, two stories in height, and fur- nished employment to nine men. The latter was built in 1877, two stories, 26x100, employed twenty men and turned out 60,- 000 barrels annually. On the same street Mr. Reichert also car- ried on a small one-story shop, employing four men. At the last named place tight work was manufactured. All the products of these three manufactories found a ready market in the city and country. Capital involved about $8,000. Number of men em- ployed, from twenty-five to thirty. The shops on Seventh street are still in operation. Since the death of Mr. Reiehert in 1895, John Reichert became manager of the business. The Reicherts have also built up an extensive bottling trade. Red Wing 1 Boat Manufacturing Company. This prosperous business enterprise was started by Germans, John Trautner and brothers, who came from Winona in 1903, being induced to locate here on account of better business facilities. They first located