The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-03-18
THE LANCASTER SHOVEL
FACTORY.
nIcssrs. overmycr, Moth,erweIl
& Co. q

a. OOa
From recent visits 70 the manu-
factory named above wo havc de-
rived the gratifying assurance that
it has reached a point at which its
success may bo said to DO no longer
problematical. On entering the
establishment one is impressed
with tho air Of bustling industry
which pcrvndes tho place. and will
at once notice the addition Of new
machinery and enlarged facilities
for the prosecution Of tho various
kinds of work in hand-while the
glowing flames Of tho forges and
furnaces, tho clang of the many
hammers welded by tho stalwart
muscle of tho workmen, the clat-
ter of machinery propelled by the
secthing engine, and on particular
days tho thunder OF rapid blows Of
the ponderous triphammer as II
converts the piles of miscellaneous
scrap into solid masses of tho bcst
wrought iron, combine TO impart a
cheering and convincing look Of
prosperity TO tho whole concern
At tho present time tho force Of
the establishment is largely cngag-
ed upon the manufacture Of double.
shovel-plows, and in this line the
Company is turning ont an imple-
ment Of fine finish and unsurpass
ed quality for strength and scr.
viceableness. An immense num-
bcr Of these is under way, from
the first rough shaping Of the iron
to the finished plow. Or these q
large number are made to fill ac-
tual orders, some of them from dis
tant parts of the State, and even
from adjoining States. Thus a
knowledge OF their merits will be
so diffased as to leave no doubt of q
coming demand for all that can be
furnished during the season for
which they will bc wanted. In
{ Spades and Shovels OF oil descrip.
tions, this Company can defy com
petition in all the qualities which &C
to make the real usefulness of tbs
/ article. In beauty Of finish they
compare favorably with Eastern
made work; while in adaptation fol
real service, their superiority is a
once apparent to tho most casua
observer. Messrs. 0. NJ. & Co
have recently manufactured, TO FL
an order from Richmond. Ind,
considerable lot Of an uniquc look
ing, long. handled implement, call
ed q ditching spade. 1t is skillful
9 ly modelled after the pattern furn
!, ished, and looks rs If it would b.
exceedingly effective for the pur
!, pose it is designed for. Tho mat
tocks, picks, hammers of variou
8 kinds, and sledges, which are man
0 uiacturcd at tho Lancaster Shove
o Factory, have gained very wide
I spread ard deserved reputation
Q and the demand for them lsrapid
D ly extending The large sledGef
c in particular, from tho superior
excellence of the material used
and the style of the manufacture
with the skill bestowed upon thel
fabrication, have by experience
: judges been pronounced bette
E article than any thing of the kim
8 except the very bcst imported
9 Tho people Of Fairfield count.
9 should feel a pride in an enterpris
so useful and so promising of aug
u mented importance, and shonl
Z realize that their own real interest
!. will be subserved by upholding
@ and promoting iIs prosperity i
Q every practicable way. In encouI
% aging our homs manufactures b
Is purchasing and using OF their fat
II RIGS and products, and by extcnc
a ing to them every moral and mat,
n rial encouragement and suppol
IS lies the grand secret of prOmotin
y and enlarging the general prospe
60 ity Of our community.
'e 1t would bo easy to extend ou
remarks on this interesting sub
jcct, but our limited space ad
10 monishes us that they must b
" closed for the present.