The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-05
The Local Elevator
Concerns
SHY OF THE TRUST
Overtures Have Been Made
But AS Yet in Vain.

Business in the elevator industry il
this city is booming, orders are rush
ing ahead. but the two leading elevator
concerns of Worcester thus far pre-
fer to retain their independence, and
remain without the folds of the trust
The visit of a prominent elevator man
from New. York to the plant of the
Plunger Elevator Company in this city
yesterday, gave rise to the report that
negotiations were pending for the alb
sorption of this concern, which has ac-
quired a more than national reputa-
,tlon with the National Elevator Com
pany, embracing all the leading compa-
MES of the United States but this was
denied by the officers of the company
here.
The Dean Whiting Elevator Com
pary on School street, which is also a
most successful company with a
growing reputation, has not yet sue
cumbed to Che wiles of the trust Off
Gals, and are yet a Massachusetts cor
poration. Thus far in all their efforts,
the trust officials have not made any
perceptible Roadway In controlling the
Worcester concerns. and as both are
petition of the two is liable to prove a
dangerous factor and rival of the trust,
not only In the New England field but
in the country at large as WELL
Many of the leading elevator manu-
facturers in the eastern district outside
of New England have entered the COM
bine, but the organization of the trust
has not yet reached such a perfect stage
that it can afford to underbid the east
70 hn In
competitor of note in the purely New
England territory.
How long the trust will continue
without making further efforts to alb
sorb the Plunger and the Dean Whiting
companies of this city, remains to be
seen, but the local concerns show but
little interest in the affairs of the com
bine. and more favorable terms may yet
be offered the Worcester manufactur-
ers
The Plunger Elevator Company of
this city has a market peculiarly its
own. It's elevators are of an individ"
ual design themselves, and for this
reason the Plunger Company controls
it's own field and dictates whatever
terms it may desire. President Milton
p. Higgins of the company reported
yesterday that business was rushing at
the works Orders are coming in fast,
and the company is employing a great
many more men today than ever before.
Its sphere of influence is constantly en-
larging and broadening, so that the
company at the present time has con-
tract work not only in all the leading
cities of New England, but in leading
metropolitan centres outside.
The Dean Whiting Elevator Company
which is also a Massachusetts corpora
ton, has commodious quarters on
School street. Isaac S. Whiting, the
treasurer of the company was not at
the works yesterday, as he spends most
of his time in Boston. M. Allen
Wheeler, the resident superintendent,
said yesterday that business was never
better, and booming. The company is
employing their regular force at the
works, and it is working full time.
Superintendent Wheeler said that he
had known of no further overtures be-
ing made by the combine looking to-
wards the control of the Dean Whit
ing Company. What might take
place he did not know, but thus far
the Dean Whiting Company has a clear
market and is running independently