Mechanical Industries
Blacksmith, Machine Shop, Garage

"Llano Colonist," July 6, 1929

"Over at the machine shop I find a fairly well equipped shop with two excellent mechanics at work all the time making new things at Llano. Repairing our machinery and doing much outside work that brings in a revenue to the Colony."

"Llano Colonist", January 18, 1930

"The blacksmith shop now has two forges in commission and are putting out a lot more work."

"Llano Colonist", March 8, 1930

"At the blacksmith shop Mizle and Rix have just as much work to do as it is possible to keep up with, of course you understand we get lots of work to do for outside people at this shop as well as at the machine shop, where Maxwell presides as supreme ruler with Milton Maki as his willing helper and student."

"Llano Colonist", March 19, 1932

“The few puny horse-drawn trucks of the early Llano have long since been replaced by huge motor trucks and more and more of them are being constructed by our versatile mechanics."

"McClure is bending every effort in constructing a truck body and trailer out of odds and ends to transport some much appreciated fruit to Llano. As I went home through the alley past the machine shop, he and Bartlett were working away on the chasis for the trailer.

You see, it keeps us humping to meet the new demands with trucks for transportation and exchange between the new units. The few puny horse-drawn trucks of the early Llano have long since been replaced by huge motor trucks and more and more of them are being constructed by our versatile mechanics."

"Llano Colonist", September 26, 1936

“Blacksmith Henry Larson manages to keep busy most of the time, together with his helper, Frank Ellmore. They have wagons and wheels to repair, plows to sharpen, and all the other jobs of that sort to do, both for ourselves and a good many neighbors."