The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
MALLEABLE IRON WORKS.
THE NEW WORKS OF ELBEL, GILLIAN &
Co IN THIS CITY
A Stroll Through Their Establishment What They
Are Doing and What They WI DO--The
AOdus 0perGndf of Their Works
as Seen by Democrat
Reporter.

A DEMOCRAT reporter dropped In at the office OF
Elbel, Gillian & Co. last Tuesday and found the
office force OF that firm buslly at work. Making
known our mission we were introduced to Mr.. Paul
Gschwend, under whose guidance the works were
inspected. People who were acquainted with
the old Aldine press works would not recognize
the place should they now enter 1t. SO many
changes have been made that the identity Of the
press works is almost entirely lost. Stepping out
of the office we passed into the
FINISHING ROOM
Which is probably the largest room In the works.
II was filled with machinery and barrels filed
with castings. Workmen were busy setting up
the machinery and arranging the differet work
benches and appurtenances ready for work. To
the south Of the finishing room is the
BLACKSMITH SHOP
With its tWenty.fO brick forges ready for the
smithies to take hold. AS each forge gives EN-.
ployment to blacksmith and helper this branch
of the work will give employment to some forty.
eight workmen.
THE MOULDING ROOM
Is located at the east end OF the building and
everything is in ship shape for the sand sllngers
Nothing but bench moulders will be employed
The room will accommodate twenty eight moul
ders, but In short time It will be extended so as
to give a working capacity for seVenty.Blx men,
In this room are made all the different kinds Of
castings. The iron used Is melted in en- ordinary
cupalo and from thence 1t is run in!oa
REFINING FURNACE
Which makes 1t susceptible Of It's peculiar mallea
BILE property. From the refining furnace It is
taken by the mouders and used. When the cast
ings come rough from the sand they are quite
hard and as brittle as glass II thrown on the
floor they will burst into a hundred pieces. FIom
the molding room they are taken to the
ANNEAIINa OVENS,
Three in number, Of fVe tons capacity each. The
castings are placed In deep iron baskets weighing
one thousand pounds each and packed into the
ovens Twenty. eight Of these baskets are slowed
away in each oven, After being snnealed the
castings are 80 pliable that they can be bentwith
out any fear Of breaking, while their durability is
not in the least impaired. The
SECURING ROOM
Is the next stage In the progressive series Of ope
ration through which the castings must pass
They are put IN large revolving iron cylinders Of
which the room when fully fitted up will contain
one hundred. The work proper is now completed
and the castings are packed away and marked
IN the
WARE ROOM
Which is fitted from ceiling to floor with tiers OF
kinds Of castings. This wareroom is of easy access
to the finishing room where the castings are Civ.
en- final polish preliminary to being given into
the hands Of the platter. This is done by means Of
endless emery belts Of which large number are
used, From the finishing room the castings are
taken up stairs into the
PLATING AND JAPANNING DEPARTMENT.
Here number Of men are kept busy platirg the
work with gold, silver, nickel or tin as the whim
of the purchaser may suggest. Considerable
oroide work 10 also made. The handsome black
Japan work, which gives so much durability and
staying qualities to the work is made here. The
Japanning is done in an iron vault, In which a
high degree OF heat Is maintained, thus baking
the Japan securely upon the metal. From the
platter the work goes into the hands Of the packer
For this purpose girls are mostly used. The work
is put up in black paper boxes, which are stored
away in the
STOCK ROOM
adjoining the plating department on the second
floor. About the packing boxes Mr.. Gschwend
uofd IDn al hos
burgh is such smoky old place, but since we
have come to Canton we may change the color to
more livelier hue" At the east end Of the
second floor Mr.. Gschwend has cosy little office
fitted up, from which he can personally superin
teld the business.
THE MANUFACTURES
or the firm consists Of all kinds Of saddlery hard
ware, hames bits stirrups, trace hooks, &c, In
the store room we were shown over two hundred
different kinds Of bits and dozens Of designs in
stirrups. All their other manufactures are made
in equally as many different styles,
THREE STEAM ENGINES
With an aggregate of about one hundred and ten
horse power furnishes motive power for the diff
ferent parts Of the works and heats by steam pipes
the entire building. Work has already began
and in the course of two or three weeks 1t is ex.
pected that the works will be in full blast. About
seventy fl ye skilled workmen will be brought
here from Pittsburgh and the remaining hands
will be employed from hereabouts, With the ex.
ceptiOn Of the work req uiring skilled mechanics
boys and girls will be mostly used Abont
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
People will be employed, sign is pinned up on
the door Of the Office which is suggestive Of the
annoyance to which they have been subjected by
applicants for work, 1t reads
mo HANDS WANTED"
These works have been In existence since t847
under different arrangements. In 1S47 the firm
name was Eaton 0lnhsusen g. Co.; 1850, 0lnhaus
en-, Crawford & Co.; 1862, Olnhsusen d Crswford:
1868, John Crawford & Co.; 1875, Crawford Manu-
featuring Co.; $780,
ELBEL, GILLIAN & co.
The firm at present consists o; G. Elbel, Edwin
Davis Paul Gschwend and A. Gillian. On De.
cember 18th, 1880, work was suspended in the
Pittsburgh sAop and the removal Of machinery,
&C., to Canton began. In months time the task
was completed and another month Will see them
in complete operation. Agencies for their wares
are located in all the principal cities Of the United
States, and number of travelling salesmen are
employed. Their removal to Canton is valuable
acquisition to Canton's growing industries and
the DEMOCRAT joins with the citizens OF Canton
in welcoming this new establishment to our city
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MARRIED-In Sturgs, Michigan, by Rev. R P.