Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-08
Over Twenty Men Connected With
the Concern Have Arrived.
OFFICE FORCE TO COME NEXT WEEK
Names Of Majority OF the Men Who
Have Come TO Ottumwa-Prosress
That Has Been Made In the
Past Few Days.
from Tuesdays Daily

VIVA oWSASi LlSh WIZ "CIC COuuCSA-
ed with the Dain plant at Carrollton
have arrived in the city and are help
ing to get the machines in their respec-
tive departments in position ready for
the manufacture of the Dain products
which it is expected will begin next
Monday. A few of the men have al
ready brought their families and more
will do so as soon as they can secure
suitable residences. One of the men
said this morning that they were ex-
periencing but little difficulty in this
direction. The following are the
names of the men who are already
here as far as could be learned:
Chris Barrier, foreman of the foun-
dry; Henry Jones, foreman of the ma
chine shop; Walter Wagner, Samuel
Barrier, Mr.. Carruthers, William AM
derson and William Wright All these
men are married and those that have
not removed their families to this place
will do so in a short time. The single
men now here are: Wilbur Gentry,
Arthur BUGGY, Edward Anderson, John
Brock, William Cochran, Bert Thomp-
son, Edward McMyrtre, Palmer
Pinder; George Clare, foreman
of the woodworking shop; William
Parker, foreman of the pattern room,
and Richard Snyder, machinist. Other
employees of the establishment at Car
rollton who will be retained at this
place. are also here but their names
could not be learned. More men will
arrive this week and it is expected that
all the employees will be here shortly.
The Office force will be removed from
Carrollton the first of the week and
| these together with the other en-
ployes of the concern will make quite
an addition to the population of this
city.
| 1t was stated at the plant today that
the company expected to begin manu-
featuring their product the first of
next week if nothing happened. They
received bill for seven car loads of
stock and machinery yesterday and
| have received parn of it. One of the
| employees when asked this morning
how the concern compared with the
cid plant at Carrollton said that two
of the buildings here would equal in
| size the whole of the old institution.
He said that he was much pleased with
Ottumwa and thought the other en-
ployes We're of the same mind.
A tour of the buildings revealed the
fact that the shafting in all was being
rapidly placed in position and some of
the machines are being set. The diff
ferent shops will be heated with hot
air in some cases and steam in others.
| The big engine has been placed in POI
sition and the finishing touches are
being put on it today. The power to
the different shops will be transmitted
from the engine room which is sepa-
! rate from the other buildings by
means of belts except in inc case where
rope running over pulleys will move
| the machinery. The cupola is said to
be the largest in town and is ready for
business. Some of the patterns for
this department are now on the
ground, having arrived few days ago.
The office building will be built OF
| pressed brick with stone trimmings
and gives promise Of being all that
could be desired in the way OF build
| ing of that character. It is non yet
finished but will be completed as soon
as the weather permits. The rooms
will be finished in hard wood and will
contain all the conveniences necessary
for the safe keeping of the records and
for the rapid transaction of business
Some of the vaulb fronts have arrived
from Carrollton and will be repainted
and otherwise beautifed and placed in
the Office when it is completed.
Messrs. Dain and Mitchell are per.
sonally experimenting the work that
is now being done at the plant and ex.
pressed the hope that the wheels would
| move the first of next week. They ex.
pect to have some kind of celebration
of the event but just what shape il
will take was not known as they were
too busy to think much about it as yet