The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
TO CANTON.

moving their establishment from Cincin-
matt
TO CANTON.
This change Of location was brought
about mainly through the consideration
of cheap material. and full and spacious
accommodations for manufacturing their
safes. They found that in Canton they
could possess a desirable location and
sufficient room for all practical purpo-
ses, at a comparatively low cost, and
that their expenses Of operation would
be gre tly reduced.
The shops now occupied by them
we're erected nearly four years ago in
the early part Of 1871, on Mulberry
street, directly opposite the freight depot
Of the P, Fl. w. & c. R r. Company.
During the course of construction, when
the walls were nearly completed, Sc
we're wind storm blew them down, great.
ly delaying work and involving them in
a loss Of 10000, but this misfortune did
not deter them from continuing their
wo k, and with that spirit of progression
and enterprise which is the leading
characteristic Of their widespread sue,
cess, they proceeded with all possible
haste to repair the damage done, and to
complete the construction of their shops,
which was accomplished in June, 1872.
Work was Immediately begun, and dur
ing the first year of their operations in
Canton, two hundred and fifty employees
were afforded means of sustenance.
, ..G-g: c.- G.;::::4-.d nd fifty 0! sAcsc
came from the former establishment in
Cincinnati, having been in the employ
of the firm long enough to be thoroughly
acquainted with their separate positions.
AT the very start, this establishment
became one Of the leading industrial
concerns Of Canton-thoroughly reliable
in every sense, giving constant employ
ment to large number of desirable cit
liens, and adding materially to the rep
utatlon OF our town as an important
manufacturing point
Their present shops cover an area of
two acres Of ground, and are of brick,
two stories in height. The main shop,
which fronts on the railway, is about
two hundred feet long by about fifty feet
in width. At the west end it is connect
ed with wing which extends south
ward about three hundred feet, and is Of
the same width. These are the main
buildings, and both contain two floors.
Besides these, there are lesser structures
and wings. Their works are twice as
large as any other safe mandatory in
the world.
In February. 1874 John w. Norris,
who had long been connected with the
interests Of the concern in different i'm.
portant capacities, became a member of
the hrm,. and the name was again
changed to
DIEBoLD, NORRIS a CO.
Three hundred and fifty hands are
now engaged in their shops, which are
divided into eight departments, with the
following foremen: Robert Heile, A. G.
Burton, Albert Kinks, Anthony Diebold,
T. Hoeland and Charles Diebold, jr.
The office of the firm is locate d in the
east end Of the main building, on the
second floor, and is conveniently and
Systematically arranged. Speaking
tubes are used for communicating with
those in the shops below. They also
have their own telegraph connection
and operator, with many other modern
arrangements and conveniences. Their
shops are arranged with the utmost re-
gard to systematic manipulation, the un-
prepared material being taken in at one
end Of the shop and passed through a
regular line of machinery and operation,
until, in a short time, the various parts,
which were begun in the piece, appear
in the artistic paint department, strong
impenetrable safes, beautifully finished
and ornamented
Their capacity is one complete safe
for each working hour, or considerably
over 5000 safes year. The total num-
Der Of vaults and safes made by them
since their organization is
SIXTY THOUSAND,
an average OF nearly two thousand sales
for each State in the Union. Their
safes have gained a reputation not ex-
celled BY any other establishment in
the world. In no case have they ever
been successfully operated upon by
burglars, and in the matter of FIRE tests,
they best speak for themselves, having
passed successfully through the greatest
and most severe tests ever known the
great fires in Chicago and Boston.
These are assertions that can readily be
substantiated. IT.
The largest vault ever made by them
Is the one which was recently on exhi.
bition at their shops, and which was ex-
afnined by hundreds Of interested visit
ors, This immense and ponderous vault
was awarded them per contract, about
Six months since, by Joseph c. Duncan,
on the part Of the Duncan Safe Deposit
Company, Of San Francisco, California,
on bid Of $4,000, the vault to be
completed within six months from the
date Of the contract, They have work
ed on il with all the available force OF
hands, day and night, and have accom-
plished the largest and most complete
construction Of the kind ever made in
the world. This vault is thirty feet long,
twenty-five feet wide, and nine feet high,
and is impenetrable. 1t contains 46oo de-
posit boxes, furnished with their patent
combination locks. Besides this man.
moth structure. they have been awarded
contracts for two large vaults for the In
dianapolis United States Court House
and Post Office, and for the State Saw
ings Institution Of Chicago, the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society Of the United
States Also six large vaults for the
Savings Institution Of New Orleans,
First National Bank and Safe Deposit
Company Of Grand Rapids, Michigan,
and Second National Bank OF Dayton,
Ohio. Their safes and vaults are in use
hv 76 leading hanks Of chicnnn h.,