Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-01
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IScREAsE,ANp IMPROVEMENT OF PLANT
OF THE PARIS MANUFACTURING co.

The work Of enlsrging and improving
the plant Of the Paris Manufacturing
Co, and increasing It's capacity for turn
Ing out Its goods Of worldwide reputa
ton still goes on. Notwithstanding tn
fact that building went on during th'
whole Of last season, large amount O.
building Is planned for this year, ant
work upon It is 10 progress.
Perhaps the most notable change re
Gently made IL In the offices OF the com
psny. The old offices, while fairly con
venient, were reached from the outside
only by an indirect route, and very
plainly constructed and furnished, thu
finish not comparing with that OF the
goods put out by the company.
The new Offices are on the ground
floor, In the northeast corner OF the
three-story building erected last year
and are entered from hallway which
has front door opening on landing al
the east end Of the building, next to the
railroad. There Is one large room with
four windows, and small inner room.
The finish and furnishings make one OF
the best possible advertisements OF the
work Of the company. The walls and
ceilings are psneled In curly birch, with
centrepieces turned from ash burls. Con-
siderable time was spent in selecting the
stock for this work, and some handsome
wood is shown. The general effect Is
both rich and elegant, and shows that
We do not need TO import woods to make
a handsome finish.
The office furniture-desks, chairs,
filing cases, etc.-is all made from curly
birch, TO match the walls. All this fur
niture was in the line Of the company's
work except the chairs. They had never
made office chsirs, so looked for n chance
to buy them; but the market yielded
nothing such MS was wanted 10 that
wood, so they made the chairs as well as
the rest OF the furniture, and IL Is all a
match.
Directly over the offices, on the sec
oud floor, IL n sample room, where line
OF samples Of the great variety OF goods
manufactured By the company will be
exhibited. This will be very convenient
when, as frequently happens, customers
come long distances TO look over the
compsny's goods.
A little south OF the boiler house a
steam dry kiln for long lumber Is In
process Of erection, and extending south
from this alongside the railroad spur
track, will be built storehouse for lum-
Der, 100 feet long and with capacity OF
about SOC, 900 feet Of lumber.
The space occupied by the old offices,
which have been vacated but short
time, Is already filled with machinery.
An addition IL feet in length IL 10 be
built on TO the room occupied by the
compsny's mschinist, r. W. Bonney, and
4 large addition TO the paint shop Is
planned, to relieve the congested condi-
ton Of that part OF the works.
New machinery, some Of which Is
built BY the company at the factory, IL
being added or taking the
place of that which il out of date even II
not worn out. A machine now being got
into shape will drive all the spokes Of
wheel into the hub at one blow, aud will
put wheels together about "a fast ss two
boys can handle the spokes.
The company have recently added
letter files 10 their line of goods, and
though IL is only about two months since
they began on them, orders are already
in for over two hundred thousand.
Some goods SIRE now being prepared
for shipment TO London. where they will
DE handled BY New York firm having
y store In London. Considerable guam
titles OF their goods have been shipped
10 Austrslis and South Africa during the
past few years, but the English market
has nnt haen much worked II IL
thought there Is u good field there.