The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-13
GIVE US THE MEN,
z. G. Simmons, Jr., Tells a Story of
Prosperity That Gives the Lie
to Calamity HoWIers."
WORK rs READY FOR ALL
Simmons Manufacturing Company Will
Begin the Task CT Doubling Their
Force OH Monday.

hundred men on Monday morning and
in our factory at good wages, but give
us the men, These were the words
uttered by z. G. Simmons, Jr., Gen
era1 Manager of the Simmons Manu-
featuring Company, when a represen-
tative of this paper called on him this
morning.
In speaking of the work at the plant
Mr.. Simmons stated that he had never
seen such a volume of business in
campaign year before. Since July 1st
| the factory has increased its force
from eight hundred men to over twelve
| hundred men and with next week the
company are planning to put on still
another shift Of men which will offer
employment to more men than the
city of Kenosha can furnish. The
Simmons factory is certainly enjoying
an erafofs great prosperity. The or
ders received yesterday were more
than double the orders received year
ago ands Mr.. Simmons stated that if
the factory twas able to fill the orders
they could double the number without
exertion.
''Ta1k about prosperity" said Mr..
Simmons, "the swor1d never saw such
prosperity as the United States is ell
| Toying today. Four years ago we
could sell nothing but cheap beds, and
it was hard to sell them, but today the
old cheap bed is a thing of the past
and wesare turning to the market bet
ter beds in'greater numbers. Besides
this there is great demand for better
goods. Four years ago there was
scarcely any market for fine beds, but
today we cannot begin to produce
stock enough to FL the orders. The
demand for beds has forced us to even
take the beds from the sample rooms
and still we are far behind our orders.
| If we had a hundred thousand beds in
stock today there would be market
for them. This prosperity is not with
the Simmons Manufacturing CompaIN
alone, but it is to be seen in all parts
of the country. There is the greatest
competition among the factories to get
material and we are forced to look far
into the future in order to have our
material when we need it. If we could
only get the men the business would
double, but men are the scarCest arti-
| Gle in the industrial world. The bust
ness we have done during the past
| four years is an example of what pros
perity means. We are now employing
| twelve hundred men where we EN-
p1oyed less than five hundred. During
that time we have more than doubled
the plant. From few scattered build
ings the plant has grown until now it
occupies twenty-five acres of solid
floor space and every inch of it is now
being used. Beginning Monday we
shall put on a snight shift and as soon
as the men can be secured we will add
this night shift to the entire factory.
With men to do the work we could fill
the orders, but without men we are
swamped."
| Hon. z. G.. Simmons was in the Of
| flee at the time and stated that the
company were now paying out eight
thousand dollars weekly in wages and
that they were willing to raise the
amount to ten or twelve thousand Dol
tory are we'll paid and it is the boast of
Mr.. Simmons that every man shall be
paid all that he can earn for the
factory.
| Mr.. Simmons stated that the last few
years had made wonderful changes in
the plant. Two years ago the COM
pany were buying all their tubing, but
| daT0a rfY ant h G a66
in which thea company are making
their own tubing and they claim that
it is the best tubing made. The foun-
| dry has been doubled in size and with
the early spring a new addition will be
built and the plant will have covered
all the land. on the lake shore. Mr..
Simmons has great plans for the fu-
ture and hopes to make Kenosha the
center of the.beds market of the whole
world. The Simmons plant is the
largest of the kind in the world, but in
the future Mr.. Simmons hopes to ex-
tend the buildings SO that they will be
bounded on the east by the lake and on
the west by Main street.
A visit to refractory is the greatest
object lesson of Republican prosperity
that could be presented. Every bench
is filled and every man, woman and
child is receiving good living wages.
The factory is neat, clean, and the
sanitary arrangements are the best.
The Simmons factory is certainly a
great benefit torKenosha and the un-
employed of the city can all be EN-
p1oyed by simply seeking work.
This is campaign story that should
have some weight with the voters of
Kenosha. It is not ''hot air" story
te1egraphed fromssomewhere that you
never heard of, but true statement of
things here at home. If you are a
1aborer and unemployed just try it by
seeking work.
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