DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY - Revision history

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	[[File:dsmc.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]] and [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] operating as the William Carter & Company constructed ~~their~~ [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, ~~had~~ four ~~employees~~, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and ~~canvass~~ bags for shot, the business ~~operated~~ cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000. The original partners were later joined by [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]] and the ~~owners became~~ William Carter and Company.		[[File:dsmc.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]] and [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] operating as partners, the William Carter & Company constructed its [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, employed four workers, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with the cost of kegs and canvas bags for shot, the business cost $85,000 annually to operate. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000. The original partners were later joined by [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]] and the business was renamed the William Carter and Company.

	Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with ~~and~~ estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year ~~resulting in double~~ the ~~output~~. Shot was also made by ~~dropped the~~ lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.		Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with an estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000, but the plant was rebuilt. By the end of the year the production had doubled. Shot was also made by dropping molten lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.

	Considered the most successful alternative to the [[SHOT TOWER]], the company was purchased in 1886 by the Western Shot Company with towers in Omaha, Nebraska and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888 the "Booth & Carter" shot tower was torn down with the machinery shipped to Omaha.		Considered the most successful alternative to the [[SHOT TOWER]], the company was purchased in 1886 by the Western Shot Company with towers in Omaha, Nebraska and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888 the "Booth & Carter" shot tower was torn down with the machinery shipped to Omaha.
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	National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx		National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx

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	~~[[Image:GDB3.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]~~
	[[File:dsmc.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]] and [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000. The original partners were later joined by [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]] and the owners became William Carter and Company.		[[File:dsmc.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]] and [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000. The original partners were later joined by [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]] and the owners became William Carter and Company.

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	[[File:~~carterst~~.png\|~~200px~~\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]] and [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000. The original partners were later joined by [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]] and the owners became William Carter and Company.		[[Image:GDB3.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
			[[File:dsmc.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]] and [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000. The original partners were later joined by [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]] and the owners became William Carter and Company.

	Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with and estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year resulting in double the output. Shot was also made by dropped the lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.		Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with and estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year resulting in double the output. Shot was also made by dropped the lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.

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	~~"Shot Tower~~ National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx		National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx

Randylyon at 04:04, 10 February 2014

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	[[File:carterst.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]], [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] ~~and R. O. Chaney~~ operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000.		[[File:carterst.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]] and [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000. The original partners were later joined by [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]] and the owners became William Carter and Company.

	Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with and estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year resulting in double the output. Shot was also made by dropped the lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.		Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with and estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year resulting in double the output. Shot was also made by dropped the lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.

Randylyon at 03:43, 10 February 2014

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	DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]], [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] and R. O. Chaney operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000.		[[File:carterst.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]], [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] and R. O. Chaney operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000.

	Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with and estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year resulting in double the output. Shot was also made by dropped the lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.		Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with and estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year resulting in double the output. Shot was also made by dropped the lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.

	Considered the most successful alternative to the [[SHOT TOWER]], the company was purchased in 1886 by the Western Shot Company with towers in Omaha, Nebraska and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888 the "Booth & Carter" shot tower was torn down with the machinery shipped to Omaha.		Considered the most successful alternative to the [[SHOT TOWER]], the company was purchased in 1886 by the Western Shot Company with towers in Omaha, Nebraska and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888 the "Booth & Carter" shot tower was torn down with the machinery shipped to Omaha.

			The 1873-74 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed White and 6th for the office.

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	"Shot Tower National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx		"Shot Tower National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx

	~~The 1873-74 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed White and 6th for the office.~~



	[[Category: Shot Manufactory]]		[[Category: Shot Manufactory]]

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	Considered the most successful alternative to the [[SHOT TOWER]], the company was purchased in 1886 by the Western Shot Company with towers in Omaha, Nebraska and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888 the "Booth & Carter" shot tower was torn down with the machinery shipped to Omaha.		Considered the most successful alternative to the [[SHOT TOWER]], the company was purchased in 1886 by the Western Shot Company with towers in Omaha, Nebraska and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888 the "Booth & Carter" shot tower was torn down with the machinery shipped to Omaha.

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			"Shot Tower National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx

	The 1873-74 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed White and 6th for the office.		The 1873-74 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed White and 6th for the office.

Randylyon at 03:39, 10 February 2014

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	DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. The 1873-74 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed White and 6th for the office		DUBUQUE SHOT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In 1862 with [[CARTER, William\|Carter WILLIAM]], [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]] and R. O. Chaney operating as the William Carter & Company constructed their [[SHOT]] manufacturing works. Located "three miles west of the city," the Dubuque Shot Manufacturing Company was steam powered, had four employees, and operated ten months annually. There were two furnaces which annually consumed 100,000 pounds of pig lead, 200 cords of wood, 125 tons of coal, and seven kegs of arsenic. Together with kegs and canvass bags for shot, the business operated cost $85,000 annually. The products were 800,000 pounds of shot worth $95,000 and 200,000 pounds of bar lead valued at $18,000.

			Fire destroyed the plant in November 1877 with and estimated loss of $11,000. The insurance that Booth had renewed the day before the fire was only worth $5,000 but the plant was rebuilt by the end of the year resulting in double the output. Shot was also made by dropped the lead down a 150 foot mine shaft. Reports at the time indicated that this shot was better than that produced in the tower.

			Considered the most successful alternative to the [[SHOT TOWER]], the company was purchased in 1886 by the Western Shot Company with towers in Omaha, Nebraska and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888 the "Booth & Carter" shot tower was torn down with the machinery shipped to Omaha.

			The 1873-74 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed White and 6th for the office.


	~~See: [[SHOT TOWER]]~~
	[[Category: Shot Manufactory]]		[[Category: Shot Manufactory]]

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