The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-29
Barstow Stove Company.
Point street

There Is nothing SO important and so
indispensable a factor to every home as its
cooking and heating appliances. In this
connection, We desire to call the special at
tention OF our read ers TO the Barstow Stove
Co., which, to an unusual degree, meets
all OF the requirements of our people in
this regard. This great industrial plant
was nrst established at Norton, Mass, In
1886, by Mr.. Amos &. Barstow, who began
In a comparatively small way the manu-
facture OF all kinds of stoves. A few years
later ne purchased the present site, and
erected upon the same a massive structure
designed and intended for his business,
which was amply equipped with the latest
and most improved tools and appliances
known In the art OF stove manufacture.
The plant at present covers over pa acres
OF ground, and furnishes a ground area OF
80, 900 so. II. of working space. Some
years alter the removal OF the works TO its
present site, the company was known as
the Barstow Stove Co., and was incorpor-
ated under this name in 1859. The vari-
Gus grades and sizes OF stoves, ranges and
furnaces manufactured by this company
have long since been acknowledged as hav-
ing no equal in the market. The Bsrstow
Stove 20. has received for the general ex-
cellency OF their stoves, as we'll as their
beauty in design, and their economy in
the use OF fuel. premiums at many OF the
large international oxpositions, both in
this country and other parts OF the world,
Including the Vienna Exposition in 1878,
the Chilean Exposition held at Santiago,
Chile, 1873, the Centennial Exposition IN
Philadelphia, Pa, in 1876, and many
others. The principal brands of stoves,
anges and furnaces manufactured are
known as the Barstow Bay State Range,
Art Bay State Range, Grand BAY State
Range, and the Crown Bay State Range.
In furnaces, the Pay State Furnace, Bars
tow Steel Plate Furnace, the Dome Bay
49, l. 49,.
ton hot water and lot air furnace. Be-
sides the above they also manufacture a
full and complete line OF all sizes of sheet
and cast iron stoves. A. an evidence of
the growth OF this company from its in
c~eption, until now 1t will only be neces-
sary for us to say that when the business
was first ests blished by Mr.. Barstow he
employed but 10 moulders, while the Ca
pacity at the present time is 20 tons OF
pig iron daily, End employment Is fur
nisaed 10 nearly 200 men. Branch Offices
are maintained at SO Union ST., Boston,
as We'll as corner Beekman and Water sts.,
New York, both having been established
over 20 years age. Probably no man in the
State of Rhode Island was more highly
esteemed or better known than Hon. A.
{. Barstow, the founder of this great in
dustrial concern. During the later years
of his life he became interested in several
other notable manufacturing establish
ments in Providence, such as the Builder
Iron Foundry, the New England Butt Co.,
Gorham Manufacturing Co., was pres. OF
City National Bank from 1876 until his
death in 1894; was also president of the
Mechanics Savings Bank for many years,
and OF the Providence Gas Co., Slater Mill
d Power Co., ana Providence Warehouse
Co., Butler HOSPITAL and other Provi-
oence institutions. In political life he
has held many positions of high homo
within the gift OF the people of X. l., as
well as ~Providence; was Speaker OF the
X. l. House OF Representatives, Mayor of
Providence in the early 50's, and filled 9TH
er positions of trust and responsibility to
the entire satisfaction of his army OF
friends. Mr.. A. G. Bar.tow, Jr., has been
treasurer of Earstow Stove Co. for the past
~ years, as well as being its manager. He
POSSESSES in n remarkable degree the
strong personality OF his father. together
with his executive ability and sound BUSH
ness iu