The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-28
Che 8utland Daily Glubs.
TUESDAY, APRIL 90, 1874
Ludlow.

TOY MASUFACTURfNG COMPANY.
During the past year a company has been
formed under the brightest auspices, and
which consists of some of the most active
business men in that town, for the manu-
facture Of childrcn's toys alone, which
with their facilities for transportation and
their abundant supply of water, may yet
bring the town into lively competition with
the neighboring town of Springfield, and
the town OF Ludlow may yet become as IA
nous for this class of goods as that. We
have reference to the Ludlow Toy Man
ufacturing CO., which was organized May
81, 1873 "undcr the general act of the Leg
islaturc" with a clpital of $4,000 and
among the stockholders we may mention
S. w. Stimson, J. S. Gill. l.. L. Sherman,
VIM. II. Walker, L. A. Howe, II. n. Par
ker and A. B. Riggs.
For the first six months after organizing
they occupied rooms over William A. Pat
rck's machine shop in the village During
that time they purchased of Calvin Riggs,
about 1-2 acres of land about 10 mile
east of the village and also purchased from
different parties land adjacent to the river
for the purpose of building canal through
which to supply their power. September
LIST 1878, the company commenced the
erection of mill which they had furnished
and occupied it about the first of Decem-
Der of that year. The factory is of wood
35xS0 feet, two stories and attic, connected
with it is dry shed 24xiS, dry house
14x2i and the company are at present
erecting saw mill which will be 2ix60
feet in which will be so inch circular saw
The power used is water the mill being
provided with two of the Hunt Machine Co.
water wheels, their capacity being IS horse
power, they being supplied with water
through canal, 40 rods long, ten feet wide
and five feet deep. At the head of the
canal is a fine dam, and an excellent break
water both of which are constructed with
especial reference to safety in case of a
freshct. When the company first conf
menced operations they began with only
two men, but have continued on making
good work, the reputation of which has eX-
tended, until now they employ twenty men
| in the construction of childrcns toy carri-
ages, wheel barrows &c, making in all
some twenty eight different kinds of goods,
and at present they are working to their
| full capacity. The machinery in the mill is
all new and OF the most improved patterns.
| The present officers of the company are
president, l. l. Sherman, treasurer. s w
Stimson, superintendent, l. \ lIowewho has
the complete supervision of the whole con-
cern, and who has laborcd faithfully and
hard to bring the company up 10 its present
standard and to whom we are indebted for
- 49, so f'",s relating IN the company.
| lishcd n sales room and one that mas Uccr
long needed in the place where our citizen:
can procure anything in the shape Of furni-
turc from the cheapest wood chair TO the
rich and fashionable black walnut or chest
nut furniture, and chamber sets of all kinds
They also have u full supply of collins ant
baskets of all prices, and from their abilit,
to supply we know that they will be liber
ally patronizcd by our people and those o
surrounding towns.