The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-14
THE fRIDE OF OUR STATE.
The Great Western Stove Company
Making improvements and
Increasing Their Ca
pacity,
Owing TO the Steady Increase of the
Demand for Their Goods.

| II is sometimes usual Tor newspaper TO
say We dropped into So and Sos place" of
| business and discovered thus and 50, and
word long article which means nothing
but paid puff We have, during the past
| few days, heard much OF The gradual increase
Of the trade at the shops of the Great Western
| Stove Works, at the corner of Choctaw ana
Second streets, and, always being deslrous OF
pushing our manufacturing Interests ahead'
made il a duty to call at the
Office, yesterday, for The express purpose of
making inquiries in regard to the business of
the nTm and to learn II post. Bile whether the
On stepping into The Office the reporter found
a large number OF clerks bu>ily engaged AT
work, surrounded by an immense library OF
books. ON inqulTing for The chief- Ir. y. III.
Burt, the secretary OF the company was point
ed out, and 10 hIm the reporter applied for
Information. This gentleman after IiLl>hing
some business demanding Immediate atten-
ton, gave the visitor The privilege
of going through the foundry
and accompanied him in person.
During the walk from the Office To the
moulding room the following conversation
occurred: "Are you making any improve
ments?" Yes; you see that 'cupola uur-
mace well, We i3ave heretofore been able,
with that. 10 melt eight toIs of iron per day,
but owing to the increased demand for our
goods We have concluded TO take that down
and build one with d capacity Tor melting
TONS PEK DAh.
We shall begin the work as soon as We can
nnd time enough between orders.-
On entering the moulding room, which is
20 feet wide a.d 10 feet IN length, the report
.r found the long rows OF mOuIds, or .'fasks,
being arranged for the next cast,
I'VE employ forty men here" continued
Mr.. buri, and find p enIy for them TO do.
Mr. Thos. Hardwood has charge Of this de-
psrtmenI, and attends To the moulding"
The reporter, ON glaucing around the rool.i.
hot q that everything was IN order, and the
IneL who were arranging mousds, were 81
lent and attentive To their dulles Dn lr'-,-
ing the mou- IL = rOC ms and entering ne
mounting CONS" a number of men re
found employed. This department." SAID !
Mr.. Bart, rs devoted exclusively to putting
.1getner and finishing uD stoves. The room
IL !Orty by ll0 feet ami j. UEO stores high the
upper s;oiy beng tus pattern shops. Fiity |
men are employed u, re U4iGer the direction l
of Mr.. McGiniIy- 1he clsaning ana counting |
rooms are twenty by seventy feet In JhiS !
department all WORK j. Ci@ale,. I'D prepared l
lOr flarlsct and cOnnted."
On leaving the Shops and returning toward |
the office, the conN crsiiiIon was continued as
follows:
.wHat las been the extent OF your business
during The pa>I year:
I'VE have sold i'll the neighborhODd Of l6,-
go >i"v. :; during tie year ending December
3IsT, Is37."
HAS your trade increased sufficiently TO
cause oJ. tncnu-st en snL?'
1t ina, decided y. our trade during the
past year was fatty oEe-Jiii:d greater Ihhil
That OF the previous one, and ~ We expect "A
similar increase dunus the coming year, We
preparing for IL
"faye ou amy sgecisltie> that have be
come BOts.Die In iiu marH@i""
''DuT portable r-ng tor private families
have proved :, success AID have i.' --Iy IN
cr,-t~.d a our trade. hey are eXcel!er4tly made,
anu have given entire satisfaction
''Dur SOFT cosi base BuTn' r. lIaV" also proved
successful, our large orders Will prove. The
safes OF these stoves mas b 'en ve.S large since
they were introduced. We are now engaged
on "a line "f new patters of coal and wood
TX
from Iests, wall also be a success in the mar
k-t."
"How much iron do you use in the stove
department yearly"
Last wear We melted about 81 so tons. We
Use nothing but the best pig iron. and do not
think oi using what j. called 'scTaps."
Our warehouse L. AT the northeast corner
OF Main and Delaware streets. IL Is MY by
l.O f-el, and IL four stoI1c> high From that
4 lace s,II shipments are made" Where do
you mad sale Tor such an immense stock AS
\ ou mast e foi ced 10 keep
''Dur ira ie has be n principally in WeSteln
Missouri. Iowa. Nrb,a-ka, Kansas and coo
r'dp, and We are getting "a good stat Ia otier :
>late>, you ste
THE FACT Is, L
we are so situated that we can get cheap !
fuel Tor the shops, low rents, and cheap living ,
or our employees, and being convenient To | =
supplies oI good iron, can put up work SO {
much cheaper than Ea~tean cities, that conf i
petiiion Is n. 4 To impossible" ,
The reporter, HfIer thanking M. Burt, ,
ouk his leave, fully satisfied that the GIelf
Western stove Company Is not an insI iTu- =,
ION OF II day. but fiNture in our city thar !,
: not only a benefit To direct !
y but one that may well be called i
bride of our state. The officers ,
Hon. Jno. Wilson president; f. p. Wilson,
treasurer, and Mr.. Burt, Secretary, are all !,
business men who, while a
cooking at the trade from "A general stand :
ONT do not forget the details of their buSI-
ness, and consequently attend to II person. =
ally. They even ready TO assist Others !
"a the promotion of manufacturing III the =
West and have been prominent in every !
movement that has been made looking To
ne Interests Of the city and state in that
direction.
The police Officers We're looking, yesterday, !
liter a man who had jumped a board bill in c
and had victimiz,d several rail- d
Dad men by borrowing their money. He :, =
Of, rr.nrop pight hafnr last and vnt her. :