Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-16
The Latest Addition to the Manufacturing
Interests of Springfield.

| A"U h@"tSHt AuuIioh 10 tnt htnuIactuTlu
Interests of Springfield.
Mr.. E W. Ross, who has recently adde
another large manufacturing establishment
the manufacturing interests of the Champion
City, has returned here from a trip to tn
East, and will now probably remain here 4
| reporter OF THE GLoBE-REPUBLIC met him il
the Arcade Office last evening, and had yer,
interesting conversation with the gentle
man in regard TO the new factory. Mr.. Ros
said: THE impression seems 10 prevail il
Springfield that | am engaged in the manu-
facture of paper mill machinery. This is {
| mistake, although | can readily account fo
| it. Up 10 last summer we did make paper
| mill machinery in connection with our othel
products, consisting of saw mills, barrel ma
chinery and machine knives, and we also did
large business in shafting and gearing
Oar feed cutters, however, formed the greater
part OF our business, and We have. therefore
determined to drop everything except this
We will, in future, contine ourselves exclu-
sively to the manufacture of feed
cutters, and the superiority of our
machines is such that the general
standard of excellence in Springfield machin-
cry is not going to suffer. We viii manu-
tacture the eusilage cutters, paper mill straw
cutters, feed cutters, sorghum and sugar cane
cutters. This ensilsge system is the process
of preserving green feed for winter or dry in
the summer, by placing it in alr-tight pits,
similar to the process of preserving fruit.
This system is a matter of great economy to
the stock raiser. Two tons OF hay is good
yield per acre, but 80 to 40 tons OF good fod-
der can be raised per acre at a cost varying
from so cents 10 81. 20, delivered in the bins
or pits. The feed cutter that We manuiac-
ture is the process of cutting dry feed. We
make a large line of machines, varying in
price from S22 10 81 900, and our largest five
sizes are larger than any other machine of the
kind made in the world, Our largest ma
chine is capable of cutting twenty tons of
ensilsge per hour. We stand at the head in
the cutter business, and do larger business
than any other manufacturer in the same
line.
One of the special features of the Ross cut
tiers is that they have the upward cut, while
every other machine OF the kind in the world
uses the downward cut Our agencies extend
from California TO Maine and as far Sonth as
Texas, and we have done considerable busi-
n SIS in the Sandwich Islands, India, Aus
tralia and Japan. We have an extensive ex-
hibit OF full line of our machines in run
ming order in the New Orleans Exposition in
the dairy department. The exhibit covers 900
square feet and is near the exhibit OF the
Foos Manufacturing Company. We have
furnished fully three-fourths of all the ensi-
lsge cutters that have been sold.
ave formerly built the Cummings ma
chine but when the patents run out invent
ed the machines which we are now manufact-
uring. The first patent on these machines was
issued in 1882; large number have been
taken out since, and there are others still
pending"
By reason of changing to this line as an
exclusive speciality, the volume of business
done by the firm will be considerably dimin-
ished in the beginning, but the business will
be pushed with all the energy possible. Mr..
Ross says he thinks speciality lines are essen
Iial 10 success, as man can learn more about
one certain thing than several, and he thinks
by devotiug all his time and attention to it
that the business will grow rapidly.
The cutter business is little different from
the manufacture of other agricultural imple-
ments, in that owing TO the great extent of
territory and the different climates in the
United States, the cutters are need,d at all
times during the year, as in the East, North,
West and South, the machines are required in
lively.
In response to an inquiry as to how he is
with his new location, Mr.. Ross
said: ave spent ighteen months in can
rassing the United States for location, and
after all our researches, We came to the con-
.lusion that Springfield is vastly superior to
my OF the other cities visited. On my visits
10 the large towns and railroad centers OF
he central western states, | found great
1eal OF vacant manufacturing property that
was drag on the market. In some instances
was offered the property for the simple
value OF the land, and in other instances for
he price OF the brick We also had several
ash bonus offers in different cities, but we
declined all OF these in favor of
Springfield, without anything OF that SORT
We have got enough OF trying to
advertise the town in which our shops are To-
,ated and we know that We will not have 70 ;
30 this here. On the other hand we expect i
the mere fact OF our being located in Spring
field to be an advertisement and help to u.s.
Springfield has worldwide reputation as
point for agricultural ma
,hinery, and this fact alone will be of much
benefit TO us. We shall bring with us from
Ful.on number of our workmen who are
thoroughly conversant with our machines.
We have been preparing for removal for
some time and have manufactured large
number of machines ahead to make up for
the delay"
Men are now at work with dynamite re-
moving the crust from the surface of the |
for ths new foundry. |
This building will be 55x65 |
feet inside, with a wing 25x30, and two