The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-11
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
A Month Added to the Pay
roll of Iola's FlOurishing
Industries
Mr.. Nicholson may also put
in a Rolling Mill and Acid
WOrks-To Begin at
Once

Mr. George T.. Nicholson has bought
an additional tract of land adjoining
his present smelter site and will at
once begin the work of adding two
more blocks of retorts and building
the necessary additional kilns, pot
teries and other structures that will
be needed to operate the new furnaces
to their full capacity.
In order to make this extension of
his already large plant Mr.. Nichol-
son was obliged to have POO more feet
of land, and he has been negotiating
for some time with Mr.. John r.
Holmes, the owner of the adjoining
tract, to secure it. 4 bargain was
finally reached whereby Mr.. Nichol-
son exchanged the well right which he
has had for some time on the property
now owned by the Cement plant for
the gas right on the tract which he
desired, and price for the surface
agreed upon. This agreement was
only reached Friday.
Mr.. Nicholson lost no time but has
already placed his orders for the
material needed to construct the new
furnaces, and the work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. If tho
pleasant weather continues the new
works will be importation in ninety
days.
When Mr.. Nicholson came to lola
he only promised to run smelter of
two blocks. He has gradually and
without asking any contributions from
anybody, built one block after
another until he now has 1900 retorts.
With the new furnaces he will have
5000 retorts, which makes his smelter
the equal of the LaHarpe plant
of the Lanyon Zinc Company, at
present the largest in this field. And
that shows how much better Mr..
Nicholson has been than his word.
The contemplated expansion will re-
quire an addition of 70 men to the al
ready large force, and will increase
the pay roll from 5000, its present
/ figure, TO $40, 900 month.
And that is the way we grow
This large extension of his plant
naturally imposes the necessity upon
MIR. Nicholson of providing market
for his increased product, and he en-
poets to started east Monday night to
look up the matter of rolling mill
and acid plant. He has had these
plants under consideration for some
time, and the purpose of the present
trip is to inform himself more fully
as to the details of the manufacture,
the markets etc. His plans are not
sufficiently matured to warrant the
positive announcement that he will en-
bark in these enterprises, but the REG
lister feels warranted in stating that
he has them under serious considera
ton, and has gone far emo ugh to de-
eide that fthe necessary arrangement
can be made he will locate them on the
LATE McCarley land which he recently
bought, south of his smelter.
Aside from the commercial obliga-
tions which they feel under toward
him, all the people who have become
acquainted with Mr.. Nicholson have
the highest regard for him personally,
and they win read this report of the
success of his great enterprise with
donble satisfaction, the unselfish sat
israction of friendship, and the selfish
pleasure in the advancement of their
own interests.
With two shelters already assured,
for this extension is practically new
-smelter, lola can look forward to the
the summer without any anxiety.
"And yet there's more to follow"