St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16
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pany, which Is now preparing to
commence business in the Northwest,
was early in the present month made
The victim of a slanderous article in a
Minneapolis evening paper. The state
ments published were given the paper
by man who had formerly been in the
employ Of rival manufacturing COM
pany. This mans remarks have been
disavowed by the company in question,
and yesterday mornings Minneapolis
Tribune contained fair and manly
apology for the abusive and false arti-
Gle.
The Wood people are now running
the Minneapolis harvester works to their
full capacity. and will continue to do so
until their new factories can be erected.
Their operations will be of such magni-
tude that both cities will be greatly
benefited by the company's location in
the Northwest, and the people Of Min
neapolis are not slow to see this. The
Tribune editorial containing the letter
written by MeSSrs. WARDER, BUSHNELL
& GLEssNER, manufacturers of the
Champion machines, follows:
The Tribune has Deeu waited upon by
number of gentlemen intimately connected
with the Walter a. Wood Harvester works,
who feel that the company's condition was
unfairly stated in an article published in the
Evening Tribune of Jan. g They have SUBJ
mitted facts which convince us that the fol
lowing statement contains a reliable sum-
mary of the history and condition of the
company:
The Walter A. Wood Moving and Reap
ing Machine company, of Hoosck Falls N.
Y, is an organized company under the New
York state laws. with capital of So, 500, 900
and surplus of S20000OO. In the natur al
course of events it has TRANSFERRED that in Or
der to compete successfully with other max
ers, and offer their goods to the farmer at a
minimum price, the question of transporta-
ton was an important item, both as to the
price of freight on the product and on raw
material; hence it was determined to estab-
lish factory in the Northwest, and make
the goods as near the point of use for such
product as possible.
After a close examination of a large num-
Der of places to locate, it was decided to To-
cate at St Paul, and in so doing it was deemed
best TO interest prominent capitalists in the
Northwest in the enterprise. The stock
holders of the Wood Company, through a
committee, purchased the plant and good
will Of the Minneapolis Harvester works
together with all their patents, machines
and the corporate stock of said company,
and the Minneapolis Harvester works are
now running in the interest of its stockhoId-
ers. who are made up of the stockholders of
the Wood company and parties who have
subscribed to the stocks of the Minneapolis
Harvester works. The stock will be increased
to two millions and a half. The Company
has right to make any of the types of
harvesting machines On the market and the
exclusive right to manufacture such ma
chimes in Minnesota. 1t was deemed best to
start the Minneapolis works in order to hold
the ground in the Northwest rather than
wait until the new works at ST. Paul are com
pleted
In this connection we give copy of let
ter received by Mr. WALTER WARREN, of the
Wood Harvester WORKS, from the Warder.
Bushnell IL Glessner company. of Chicago.
i'll which that company diselaims any respon-
sibility for the reported comments of F. 6.
ANDREWS upon the Tribune article alluded
to. The letter is as follows:
CHICAGO. Ill. Jan. 6.-WALTEB WARREN.
ESQ.,, of the Walter A. Wood NJ. and r. M.
Company, Hoosick Falls, n Y-Dear Sir:
Our attention has today been called to an ar
tfcle in the Minneapolis Daily Tribune of
Oull' SOAb'iiuluS u Tdpn winch states
that IF. G. ANDREWS, travelling nun for the
Champion company, who knows the ms and
outs Of the business as well as any man in
the city, said this morning that these reports
Creferring to reports contained in the paper
were undoubtedly near the truth Now. we
wish to disclaim any responsibility in any
shape for the remarks that may or may not
have been made by Mr.. ANDREWS lie is not
in our EN- ploy, and has not been for some
months, but for a few months last summer
was a canvasser and expert for us in Mime
sofa; but has never held a position of any re.
sponsibiIlty for us. nor is he ever likely to
now.
We do not suppose it is necessary for us to
make this disclaimer. as you will no doubt
understand that we would not under any
circumstances be guilty of any such remark
or knowingly permit any of our men to
make it.
THE WARDER. BUSHNELL & GLEssNER Co.
The Tribune gladly publishes these facts
and disclaims having any wish to do in
justice to company which has been so we'll
and favorably known for so many years. We
understand that the harvester works in this
city will be run 20 their full capacity by the
new company, at least until the new works
in st. Paul are completed and it is not i'm
probable that they may be continued in OPP
Grafton indefinitely.