Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
Manufactures, of Martinsville.

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Manufactures. of Martinsville. :.
b Among she,enserprising men mis-
place the following deserve special no
tice. We clip from an exchange the
following sketch: al sfaef
Messrs. Sweeney, Bell d Co.'S glass
works is a mammoth concern, said to
be the largest, finest and best regulated
glass house in the United States. The
works have been owned and worked
by these men for years. They now
employ 200 hands, producing an exten-
sive assortment of glass ware which
they ship to all parts of the United
States, Sweeney, Bell & Co.'s make of
glassware being favorably known ever
ywhere. The establishment is under
the management and control of active
and energetic men, who under
stand their business and know how to
make it q success .0.Ei8ad as.-- -
Mr5Spence, an active and energetic
business man, commenced the manu-
faeture of agricultural implements in
the year 1853, with a capital of 81, 800,
and has successfully managed and
pushed a trade since that time down to
the present with unbounded success,
now employing capital of $50, 600, all
the year round and putting ON the
market from 125 to 100 threshing and
1cleaning machines annually; besides a
large assortment of work done In the
engine and repair department, where
all engine, saw, and Touring mill work
is done with dispatch, in the neatest
and most durable manner, as, having
the facilities for such work, it is always
done satisfactorily His buildings are
constructed in the best of style, the
main building being one hundred and
seventy feet in length and forty feet in
width, a part of which is three stories
high. This building, in connection
with other buildings upon his premises
cover one half square. He has recent,
Ily set up in.his engine shop a new and
beautiful engine, which may be called
a model piece of machinery in that line
having forty horse power twelve inch
bore, thirty six inch stroke, and regula.
ted by Gardeners patent governors, all
finished in the most approved manner
der. We can say that his machinery
he offers the public is not to be surpass.
| Cu ny any oliludI cStctUllSliuicut. IlS
manufactures the celebrated RalstOn
threshing and cleaning machine; also
Pitts patent which is known the world
over to be first class machine. Agood
deal more could be said of Mr.. Spence's
j improved agricultural implements, but
would suffice after saying that he is
i making greater efforts the coming seas
on to defy competition in his line OF
| business. .'Tt 55lr"i" -.fsr'
H. Wells d Bro. commenced the
manufacture of stoves, holiow-ware
and all kinds of machinery castings in
the year 1862, employing capital of
five thousand dollars, and working five
to eight hands. Their business gradu-
ally increased until they now employ a
capital of at least thirty thousand dol
lars, and work regularly from twenty,
five to thirty men, producing and sell
ing sixty thousand dollars worth of
stoves and castings annually. Theyare
lenergctic business men, keeping up to
the times in their branch Of business,
, manufacturing class of cooking and
heating stoves not to be eXcelled in the
market. Their works are one hundred
feet square, part of the buildings two
stories high. The best of material is
used in their stoves and other castings
and they keep on hand the best and Ia
test improved patterns.
There are many other manufacturing
Establishments in our place, but not be-
ing able to do them justice in this letter
we will not forget them in our next
one.