St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-06
Starts With a Capital Of Two
and a Half Million
Dollars.
A Full Capacity Will Give EN-
ployment to $500 Men
the Year Round.
The Car Wheel Works at Mil
Waukee to Be Moved to
st. Paul.
These Works Will Eventually
Daily Employ 800
Men.

The future of st. Paul as a manu-
featuring center was never brighter
than it is today. The supremacy of st.
Paul as a commercial city-the CONNER
cial city of the NOrthwest-has never
been questioned. 1t has all along been
argued by far-seeing, enterprising citi
Zens that st. Paul has all the advantages
to make it also manufacturing center;
but, for some reason, up to within cOu-
pie of years, these advantages we're kept
in the background. At that time the fool
hardness of not utilizing to the full its
manufacturing possibilities was forcibly
brought to bear upon citizens, and
vigorous agitation resulted in the forma-
ton of manufacturers investment
union. A great work has been accom-
plished by this organization. Small.
struggling manufacturing concerns
have been strengthened with capital,
others have been enabled to enlarge
their operations. and several new fac
tories have been established in
the city. The work has been very
quietly proceeding for many months,
during which time the Business Mems
union has been OrganiZed-an OrganiZa-
ton composed of the energetic bust
ness men of the city, which has done
probably the best and most effective
work that has been accomplished by
any such representative body in st.
Paul. The Business Mems union was
quietly organized some months ago and
set about working in real earnest.
There was no loud hHrrahing or bonn
bastic sPeechmaki the business MEL
merely combined to assist i'll securing
the locating in st. Paul of desirable
manufacturing concerns = concerns
which were of bona-ide character, and
which would become permanently
identified with and be an added
strength to the city. Another object of
the union was to keep to the front st.
PauFs advantages as a manufacturing
city. There was great need OF this, for
while st. Paul's commercial supremacy
was generally known, for some reason
or other It's manufacturing oppOrtuni-
ties have been overlooked. Proba-
bly, one reason for this has
matter well to the front. But this mis-
take has been rectified of late, and
through the influence of the Business
Mems union the manufacturing as well
as the commercial facilities of st. Paul
are pretty generally we'll known. As
one result of this work thus Known the
GLOBE this morning announces the
location of two immense industries in
the city.
One of the new manufacturing COM
panies to be established forthwith in
the city is the Walter A Wood Hair
vester company, with capital stock of
50, SOC, GOO, which. when in full opera
ton will give employment to $500 men.
This gigantic industry means a great
thing for the city OF st. Paul, and what
is for the benefit of st. Paul also reflects
materially to the advantage of the sur
rounding country. The prosperity of the
city is not only enhanced, but that of
the surrounding country also, because
the better home market there is the
more prosperous the general community.
The Walter a. Wood Harvester COM
pany is to be the Western company of
the Walter A. Wood Moving and Reap
ing Machine company, of Hoosac
Falls. n. Y. This parent company was
established about forty years ago with
a capital of 100000. Large dividends
have been yearly made by the company
since it commenced operations, and to-
day, in addition. it has q capital of So
100000 and surplus of g, 500, COO. The
company last year manufactured $1,000
tn ln
Gus moving machines and so forth. The
business of the company has grown to
such proportions that latterly il has
been found, i'll order to still further de-
velop and properly control their West
ern trade to its fullest extent, it was
necessary for them to get nearer to the
wheat fields of the country. For some
months, therefore, representatives of
the Walter a. Wood Company have
been securing the country for the
most favorable location. The cit
les investigated and passed upon
were Chicago, Milwaukee. Superior,
Duluth, Omaha, Minneapolis and st.
Paul. These representatives included
some experts. who reported upon the
facilities offered by these cities for a
harvester plant. The cost of manufact-
uring was most important one, prOba-
bly, more important than thaS of dis
tribution facilities. St. Paul is I'M
equaled as a railroad distributing point.
The city is almost the pivotal point of
the great wheat fields of the Union,
and, whatever may be said against it.
no one would ever dream of unfairly
passing upon its railroad facilities.
north, south, east and west. But what
about st. Paul as a city where manu-
featuring can be done at an outlay
which Will repay reasonably the capital
invested? The question is proper one.
1t will readily be seen that an increase
of s. or 81 on a harvesting machine
means a great deal when the total is
considered; and last year,.n their West
ern territory, the Walter A. Wood COM
pany disposed of $4,000 harvesters, the
amount of business done figuring nearly
s3.O0O.O00. st. Paul, however, has been
found to be as cheap manufacturing
city as any TO be found in the North
west. The cost of living for workmen
is reasonable, the materials for the ma
chimes are within easy reach, and the
cost Of conveying freight as cheap as at