Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-13
The Great Euterpri,e Of the Day.

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We regard the organization of the Coz
lurnbus Agricultural Machine Company,
and itsstarting into successful operation on
sucil an extensive scale as It has recently
done, as one OF the most useful, noblest and
grandest enterprises of the day. 1t Is
credit to our city and State, and will prove
of incalculable advantage TO the farming
interest, not only throughout the West, but
throughout the entire country. 1t is Or
ganized upon the great principle that I'm
union there is strength" or In other words,
that'by a judicious combination of capital
and labor, farming machines can be pro.
duced of better materials, and OF better
make and finish, and be afforded at cheaper
rates than can possibly be done Without
such combination. 1t is, therefore, a mat
ter on which we may justly congratulate,
not only the farmers of our own, but OF
other States, that we have In this city, now
in the full tide of successful experiment."
Agricultural Works that unite an ample
capital with skilled labor, aided by the great
modern improvements in machinery.
Gentlemen interested in agriculture,
whether practically or otherwise, should
not fail, in visiting the Capital of Ohio, to
cross over the Scioto river to the west end
of the National Road bridge. On the right
hand side of the road, few rods beyond
the bridge, they will find the office of the
Agricultural Machine Company, and the
gentlemanly Superintendent of the Works,
Mr.. John Short, who is thoroughly posted
in all the details of the establishment, and
familiar with the uses and advantages Of
the various machines, implements and tools
manufactured. With Mr.. Short as guide,
visit through the Works cao give satisfac-
tory idea of what they are and Of their ex-
tent and variety, which no mere verbal de-
scription can do. Therefore. we say to our
friends at home and abroad Be sure to visit
the Agricultural Works on the west side OF
the river.
We have not the space at command to 60
into details at this writing, and shall only
attempt to draw tho attention Of enterpris-
ing farmers to this young and growing es--
tablishment. 1t started into operation only
a few months since, and the following
shops, among others, are turning out work
rapidly with ingenious and efficient work.
men under the direction of skillful and
competent foremen aud superintendent,
whose names appear below:
The Machine Shop-D. H. Royce; the
Foundry-David Hayden; the Plow Shop
F. Wilson; the Blacksmith ShOp-NOah
Bowen; the Trunk Strip and Handle Shop
M. Rakestraw.
OF these shops, the Machine Shop and the
Trunk Strip and Handle Shop run night
and day, Sunday only excepted. From
fifty to sixty workmen are kept in constant
and active employment. About twenty
new plows, eight or nine thousand trunk
strips and twenty dozen trunk handles,
are turned out on an average per day. The
above is only mentioned as single speci-
men of the activity displayed at the Works.
The great variety OF farming machines,
tools and implements, manufactured by the
Company, will be seen at a glance by re-
ferring to their advertisement in this pa
per. We need not repeat the list here. We
understand that the manufacture of Now
ers and Reapers will be commenced this
week, and pushed forward with energy and
dispatch. Plows, as we have noted above,
arc being turned out daily, and those of the
best American and English steel. But we
need not go into detail. Suffice it to say
that the Company aim to have supply
constantly on hand, ready to meet the de-
mands of each particular season, of the
best machines and implements. To this
end they have supplied themselves with
lumber and other material of the very first
quality, with competent workmen and su-
perior machinery. In order to be ready to
meet the demands that come from the
East, West, North and South, and are daily
increasing, they will continue, as they have
begun, to enlarge and improve their estab-
lishment, and make it every way worthy
the confidence and patronage of the pub
lie.