Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
For the Smurna Times
AOi dN oHtyFHu ItHCS
The WOrden Manufacturing Companv.
HENRY C. CONRAD, Actuary.

This Incorporated Company have now completed
their arrangements for conducting the different
branches of their business extensive scale and
enterprises like this apart from the local Interest
attached TO them, serve also to show that general
prosperity without which manufactures of itself is
useless. me improvements made by the Company
can certainly be regarded as substantial ornament
to the town. not only for the breadth and scope of the
buildings, but also for the varied and costly ma
chinery to execute with rapidlty and accuracy aIl
kinds OF wood work In this alone they have superior
advantages which enable them to compete with
establishments of the kind elsewhere At first glance
evidently this Is not apparent but when it is re-
membered that labor saving machinery i'm nrOduci.1o
large quantities is regarded as the universal
"AcaheSt TO low prices they not only are thus able
to compete but ecOnomize to the surrCndinS conntrC
by avoiding treightnS either on manufactured work
or raw material The line of policy adopted by the
company In the prosecution of their business speaks
well ot their administrative ability and that IS NOT
cOnhning themselves to special manufactures the
year through In other years and before the general
ntroducI0n OF labor saving machinery it probably
was possible to be employed in supplvin1 the demand
for articles i'll special use. But the rapid accumua-
tons OF steam power, neCeSSitaed different course
with all large industrial works for this reason eydentI
the work at this establishment includes peach baskets
crates of all kinds. doors sash blinds mOuldings
washing machines plOws and cutivatOrS also cast
ingS all kinds shiptmber, wheelwrght timber and
fencing material of all kinds; and then adjacent to
their buildings they have aarge stock of raw material
pine, spruce and hemlOck the best grades weather
seasoning under spacious sheds. In this branch they
give purchasers the material ripped and planed at
cost which in large or small quantities reduces the
cost of construction to great extent. And III connec-
tiOn with the above they have added still another
feature to their Investments and that is TO sI1nnl
their employees with groceries, ETC. and for this pur
pose have fitted up large rOOm which in time
will be accepted of the stores" As this fea
ture finds its precedents eSeW here in other large
works, its adoption by this Company is in keeping
with the economy of thorough management of their
resources Then again TO make inspection of their
works and see the arrangements of the second floor
for the manufacture of peach baskets This part of
the building has been constructed with special refer
ence TO thorough ventilation. light. air and with
ample room. And herein the Company expects when
the demand is needed to make 12,0OO baskets dav
employing upwards of 800 hands. And turning ont
this quantity will present u scene never before
witnessed here or elsewhere of SO large a number of
peach baskets to be made in one day which is CON
elusive as TO their facilities with approved machinery
for doing this kind of work we'll And nothing can
exceed the intense activity amid the rush and roar of
machinery that will be displayed when this branch
OF their mandatory in full blast And then each
Year they bring to this branch the experience of
actual practice to what is best needed frthc wants
o the trade and catering thus to the public taste they
can hardly fail to give satisfaction not only in this
but other branches. And when we read the stirring
appeals that from time to time made to induce i'm
migration to the State ii does take no great pene
tratlon To discover that when industrial works like
thls are established ii becomes once the strongest
inducements to encourage that kind of immigration
tlat by needing the products of such manufactures
the community gains by the acquisition and thus
VIII be perceived how the enterprise of leading men
does eventually promote the public good gives re-
newed confidence and casts halo of prosperity around
them.