The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-24
CANTON INDUSTRY.
SOME OF OUR LEADING MAHUFAC CT URING
ESTABLISHMENTS.
An hltcresttng Summary Of Our Manufacturers and
Brief Sketch of Their Products The Number
Of Men Employed and Wages Paid.
c. AULTMAN & co.


grown to their now large proportions. In 1851,
when the wolks were removed to Canton, the
following brick buildings were erected on the
site OF their present shops Wood shop 40x6O feet;
finishing shop 40x45 feet, and moulding shop 4Ox
So feet. stock company was then formed with
total capital Of "a 500. The dimensions Of their
present buildings present a marked coGtrsst.
They are as follows; Threshing and woodwork
Ing machinery building, brick, 5Ox4OO IT,, four
noors' Reaper warehouse, brick 60Gl8l IT,, four
hoora Iron machinery building, brick, 60xl47
r., four floors. Iron finishing building, brick, go
x7O IT,, three floors. Engine shop, brick, 60x9O2
IT,, three floors. Core, pattern and engine house,
brick, 6OXl5O IT,, two aoors. Moulding shop,
brick, 76xl25 IT,, one hoor. Blacksmith shop and
iron room, brick, 4lx9l8 feet, one floor.
In addition to these brick buildings there are
some hve acres Of wooden buildings, embracing
wagon shops, testing house, boiler works, paint
shop, store room, etc These buildings combined
have total h0Or area OF about 459 2S square feet
or more than ten and half square acres
Eleven distinct departments comprise the works,
in which over 700 skilled wOrkmeu are employ.
ed; the monthly pay roll exceeds $50 900. Three
steam engines, with an aggregate OF 29O horse
power, furnishes the motive force The manu-.
faCtures meet with a ready and increasing sale,
both 10 the new and old world. Branch Offices
are established at Paris France London, Eng
land Baltimore Chicago, Cincinnati, and other
large commercial oenters. Agencies for their
wares have been located In Norway, Sweden
Denmark Turkey, ROumania, AlgieIs and other
foreign countries. The aggregate manufactures
for 1880 reached the handsome sum of So 900 900,
and this amount will be considerable exceeded
in The present year.
A. s. ALEXANDER,
Mr.. Alexander, the coal man, handles Connot.
ton coal from the N. A. Smith Co. mines. Altho
his yard is a comparatively new one, he is sell
ing between FIVE and SIX hundred tons per
month.
BIEcHRLE SOAP WORKS.
most every town and city from the Allegheny
mountains to the Pacific slope. Their works in
Canton hsve grown from small concern some
thirty years ago, to the present extensive works:
The main building Is two'story brick structure,
with cellar, covering an area Of 7512OO IT,, in
which twenty hands are constantly employed at
a monthly expense Of about $500. One twenty.
horse power engine is In constant use, and the
capacity OF the works Is from 5000 to 100 900 lbs
Of soap ger week In all grades Of laundry, Gas.
tile and toilet soaps, including the following fs.
miliar brands, which are kept constantly in stock
and meet with ready sale throughout the States
OF Pennsylvania, Ohio Indiana, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and many
other Western States and Territories, The vari.
etles: Pure White, White Bath and Laundry,
Best Family, Lion, Magic, French Marbled,
PEARL German, Fame, Laurel German Marbledr
No. and 2, Olive, German Olive, Detersive, Boss
Olive Eagie, Miners, Kitchen Crystal, and the
celebrated California Soap. The latter brand Is
the leading specially OF this house, and is copy
righted. It is the best brand In the market, and
is we'll known through all the States This house
also manufactures a superior quality Of stearine
and tallow candles. The stock carried is not less
than S250O0, while the annual business will com
pare favorably with any similar establishment
in the west. Frequently three or four car leadI
Of soap are shipped daily to Detroit Michigan
alone.
BOLTON STEEL COMPANY.
This newly incorporated company is the only
one of the kind in Canton. Its manufacture Il
bar steel, which Is sold all over the country
They employ between 15O and 200 men, running
day and night Sundays only excepted, tht
Their monthly payroll is in the neighbor
hood Of $40 900,
BUCHER & GIBBS PLow WORKS.
This old established Canton firm will manufac
ture for this season 5000 Imperial and Ohio Chill
ed plows. They have already shipped thirty Cal
loads-l5O plows to the cartoon their works
They employ some rs men, and pay In tht
neighborhood Of S5 900 monthly to them.
A. BALL co.
Red Jacket and Tornado plows are chief man
ufactures of this firm The special feature Of thu
Red Jacket, which has gained for 1t SO much pop
larity, is the beam, which is made Of one con
tinuous piece Of bent wrought iron. The bean
and machine for bending 1t are both patents
Mr.. A. Ball. They have patent on combina
ton plow. share, which is composed Of three sep
arate parts, the wing and point being separate
from the body OF the share. They have also
patent pending on a new mold board, chilled OF
both sides instead OF one, which heretofore ha
been the CUSTOM this chilling process makes th
iron much harder than steel, SO that 1t does no
wear off readily by contact with earth. For th
present season 1000 plows are being made Thirt!
men are employed in their establishment ant
their monthly pay is about 81 AGO. In addition Il
the Red Jacket and Tornado plows, this compa
ny bold all the patents OF the old Ball ploWs ant
make all the extras for. those styles
PIP. BUSH.
The Novelty Iron Works Of Mr.. P Bush ar
unable to meet their orders for the lmperia
printing press, Of which he makes specially
His present force Of tw enty eight men are busil
engaged In making eight sets Of buting machine
and three sets OF securing drums for Elbel, Gil
liam & Co. Mr.. Bush makes mill work, engine
and general machine work. His monthly pay
roll amounts to about 81 100.
CAMPBELL Eek co,
Campbell, Eek & Co., In connection with the
lumber yard make q specially Of flooring an
siding They employ at their mill some tiftee
persons, In addition to the wOTkmen, who are Ell
gagged on contract work outside the city for then
They are at present erecting seven depots alon
the line Of the N. Y P, & o. Railroad, which col
tract they received at Meadville, Pa. over a nun
Der of competitors. The business of this firm
increasing daily.
CANTON SPRING WORKS.
These works are devoted to the manufacture
carriage and wagon springs, Messrs, D. Cobsug
and Il. L. Kuhls are the propretoIs, both
whom have perfect knowledge Of the bushes
The present management Commencedin Janual
1878. and by perseverance, and skill have succee
ed in lifting up broken'down establishmer
and now ranks among the first industries Of Ca
ton. The very best material only Is used in ma
ing springs, and they employ none but sklllt
workmen; this with their many mechanical d
vices to perfect their productions insures goo
goods. Every article is tested and inspected b
fore leaving the works. By careful manageme
and honest dealing they have gained We
large and increasing business.
The dimensions Of these works are eqnivale
to 800 by 40 feet They employ eighty workme
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