The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
MOSSberg & Granville Co.
to Locate Here.
Secured Quarters in Manu-
facturerS Building.
Has a Capital of 100000, and Will
Employ Over 500 Hands.

The Mossberg q Granville Manufactur-
ing Company, that for more than seven
years has been doing bust ness in Attic
boro under the name OF the Mossberg
Manufacturing Company, will remove to
Providence on or soon after Novem Der l.
This fact, although it is OF the greatest
importance to local business men, hss
been guarded as a state secret by all
who have been aware OF the intended
change and 1t was not until this morn
ing, when the last preparations had been
completed that the public announcement
was authorized.
Something over seven years ago the
company was established In Attleboro,
and since that time its volume OF busi-
ness has continued TO increase, Until at
last 1t became so large that tho corpora
tion was entirely unable to fll the press
ing orders that it received, and 1t was
for this reason that, n short time ago,
the company was reorgarized, capitalized
for 500, 900, ind ats name changed to the
Mossoerg 81 Granville Manufacturing
Company.
While its Attleboro establishment had
been fully large enough TO accommodate
the corporation during the first one or
two years OF its life 1t had become too
small long before the reorganization OF
the corporation. and a s this was for the
purpose of extending the business far be-
yond the present limits, the managing
members OF the company at once began
N lO0k n hout for feu uuarfaru
In this search they went to Newark,
N. j., Middletown, Conn.,, md Bridge
port, Conn, as we'll as TO many other
places. but they found nothing to suit
them until they came to Providence.
Here they found just the room and
other conveniences they needed in the
Manufacturers BUILDING, as the old Kent
& Stanley building Is now known, and
last week the arrangements by which
they will come to Providence were COM
pleted.
The space taken in the Manufacturers
building, according TO the statement of
Mr. Huxley, includes three entire stories
of the big structure, or more than 90, 900
square feet. This will be divided up TO
heaviest work being done on the lower
floor, lighter work on the second and the
lightest work on the third story.
The work OF preparing the new quar-
ters for occupancy has already com
menced, and 1t Will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible, as the company is
already behind in the most pressing
ranged cannot be completed in less than
two years.
The work on which the Mossberg q
Granville Man ufscturing Company is 10
engage is not in the least limited as to
scope. They are distinctly a manufac-
tory OF machinery, but this is of various
kinds and includes jewelers. and silver
smiths machinery and all kinds of roll
ling mills, including mills for the roll
ling OF iron and steeel and full lines OF
the machinery used in the manufacture
of bicycles and hardware. Besides this
they will make the Moss berg roller. bear
ing, which is applicable 10 a great va.
riety OF uses, and other specialties that
have been invented by Mr.. Mossberg and
Mr.. Granville, and for which there is at
present a great demand.
The extent OF the changes that are to
be made in the plant OF the company
upon its removal 10 this city may be
judged from the fact that while in the
past they have employed but about 100
men, the pay rolls after their settlement
In their new quarters will consist of
not less than 500 men, unless the times
are much worse than can now be antici-
pated, and the coming OF such an enter
prise 10 Providence will certainly be
greeted most heartily by the local busi-
ness men.
Maui Tr.ucfnn NInnAni