St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-06

any other point. These facts cannot be
galnSald, and, having privately ascer-
tanned them, unsolicited and unexpect-
ed, the Walter A. Wood company made
proposition to the business men of ST.
Paul to locate their Western establish
ment in this city. The offer was
promptly accepted, and not only that,
but considerable amount of the stock
offered by the company to citizens was
subscribed within twenty-four hours.
new company is entirely organized,
and, as before stated, will be known as
the Walter A. Wood Harvester COM
pany. 1t will have full control of the
business done in the western half Of
the country. The division is the north
and south line running from the gulf
up TO and through Canada. The west
ern half of the Dominion is also incIud-
ed In the deal, so the territory will be
seen to be one Offering great field for
harvesting machines. The erection of
suitable structure Will begin as soon
as the frost is out of the ground next
spring, and it is confidently expected
that the works will be opened i'm the
fall. The building and plant is estimat-
ed 10 cost between SS00,000 and $500. OOO
The remainder of the 50 100000 capital
will be used for operating the business.
A large working capital is needed OIL
account of the large amount of business
to be done. With the works in full blast
and the $500 men employed, an addi.
ton of between 10000 and 1900 people
IS made to the population of St. Paul.
These $500 employees do not include the
small army of agents and travelin
men who will work the sale of the ma
chimes III every part of the western
half of this country and Canada.
The Walter A. Wood Harvester COM
pany will start out under the most
favorable auspices, for it will have the
matured experience of the present COM
pany, the Walter A. Wood Moving and
Reaplng Machine company, TO fall back
upon. Its plant Will be of the latest.
the machinery of the best approved
style, and so far as mans ingenuity
and skill can invent nothing will be
left undone for the production of the
finest harvesting machinery in the
world. The company will own all the
valuable patents Of the present COM
pany, and its outlook is most reassur-
ing one. The citizens Of st. Paul are to
be congratulated on securing so stable a
company, and an establishment which
Is going to add so much to the material
wealth and all-rOund prosperity of the
city.
The other company secured for St.
Paul by the Business Mems union is
that which has hitherto been operating
the mammoth car wheel works in Mil
waukee. These works are to be forth
with removed to this city, and york is
already under way for this end. The
works will be located at the east end of
the city, between the Omaha and Du-
luth rOads-the site of the old harvester
works. There are now two large build
ings here-One so by 500, the other so by
100. a third building is to be erected,
10 by 200 feet. The main building will
be opened Jan. !, and the whole works
under way by Feb. Is. There will be
175 men employed at the start, and
it is stated by the officers Of the
company that in six months 300
men will be employed. The capital
stock of the company is placed at $780,
600, with further resources to draw upon
if needed. President Green will con-
tinue in charge, the manufactures of
castings for street railways. In con-
nection with the main building there
will be established malleable iron works
and machine shops. The company
manufactures superior wheel known
as the Barr chilling wheel. The capture
of this company is going tC be q graat
thing for st. Paul. Its location here is
due to the admitted fact that st. Paul is
railroad center.
With the location of such companies
the future of the city is considerably
frightened. 1t means that other COM
panies Will follow, 3nd the day cannot
be far distant when st. Paul will be
equally as we'll known as manufacture
ing city as it is now acknowledged to
be commercial city.