The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-02-18

to his care and faithfulness may
be attributed in part. he output
of The furnace and the general
excellence of the Baird Iron,
which has done so much
to bring this region before the
country as all iron producing cen
ter.
Mr.. Samuel Baird, who com
menced work OH the Baird Fur
mace in 1873, seems TO have been
lucky in his selection Of workers
This Furnace, now the property
of the Baird Iron Co., aud under
the supervision Of F. B. Baird,
President and Superintendent.
retains many of the old men who
were hired when it was building.
Samuel Baird was a successful
iurnaceman. He had the emf
dence Of his men. Any griev-
lance had the fullest cOnsidera-
tion at his hands, and the men
felt that their welfare and sue
cess were numbered among his
cares, and III consequence a gen
1
eral good feeling existed between
the iron master and his men.
We have already advanced
much farther than we expected
when starting in, but as this sub
.ject will bear discussion and as
there are some other peop lie
worthy of notice at Bair1s, We
viii continue.
During The last ten years the
iron market has undergone some
wonderful changes. There has
been much To encourage furnace
men at times. but in The last two
years the situation has been
dismal. 1t seemed almost like Il
waste Of material TO drive a fur
mace when there was no possible
chance to realize a cont But
Baird's has been pounding away;
the owners and men having fait.i
in the revival Of trade and re-
turning prosperity. In a none
tary sense, there has been no
profit on the investment; but the
mere fact that the furnace was III
blast, gave employment to a
great many men and kept the
wolf from hundreds of doors.
Last week the in wall and
jacket of Bairsi's Furnace was ia
ken down AMI will be rebuilt at
an early day. Ten feet will be
added to the stack, a new in wall
and hearth will be put in, and
when the boom in iron comes.the
old pioneer will be ready to turn
out twenty tons Of iron per day.
Henry Davis. under-manager
and bank boss, has been with the
Bairds ever since they COM
menced operations in The Valley.
He is a Hooking county man and
has the reputation of being one
Of the best judges Of iron ore in
this region.
Charles Hamilton, chief, and J.
r. Worlhington second enei-
neers, have been with the COM
pany for many years. Hamilton
is a practical machInlst and one
of the best engineers iii the val
ley. Worthington succeeded Dan
Creedon, who was appointed a
guard at the peiiitentiary several
years ago. and is a good man.
Sam McMjllen, of Vinton, Gal
lin county: O., sent up four boys
many yeaIs ago, all Of when
proved 10 be first class furnace
men. Ansel. Munson, Frank and
Nose McMiilen are well known
among The furnace men, the for
mer being under keeper at
Bairds.
Old Andy Mitchell raised a
family Of sturdy boys. and they
have. with possibly one exception,
been with the furnace ever since
it was built. Andy is a fair type
of the old time furGaceman.
Adam Garlinger, who died last
week at he furnace. was one of
The most notable men among the
iron workers in the valley. He
was 81 yeas old when he died,
and had been employed at diff
ferent times in years gone, at
nearly every furnace i'll the
Hanging Rock Region.
Prominent among the IRON
workers at Baird's not already
mentioned, are, Wes Campbell,
John Kerr, Adam Bailey, Frank
Gotlkee, Tim Christian, Samuel
Christian, Joe Cluse, Lon Dal-
rymple, Jack Alvis, Hen Bard,
Joe, Andy, Frank and Lon Boots,
Gabe Youstee, John Brinkman,