Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
THE IRAL. HENRY COMPANY.
The New Paper Box Factory-The Wa
tertOwn Advancement Associations
Good Work and Its Visible Results.

t6TtOWn auVdnC6m0nC ASSOclaC1OnS
Good Work and Its Visible Results.
The Watertown Advancement associa-
tiOn was organized to do things and was
rOfficered on progressive plan, with
bright, energetic, young men. Factories
were wanted, and these wants were made
known. The attention of Ira l.. Henry,
manufacturer of paper boxes at Wau-
pun, was attracted by the public an
nOuncements and he located branch of
his factory here to show the kind of
work he was doing and proposed to do.
The result was that negotiations were
entered into between the association and
Mr.. Henry, looking to the establishment
OF large factory in this city. $4,000
was subscribed by members Of the asso-
citation and other business men to put
up suitable building and help to equip
1t with special machinery, on the sole
condition that Mr.. Henry was to pay
fixed amount per annum sufficient to
pay back the loan in certain number
OF years, when the factory and its be-
lOngings should become his personal
property. The money was loaned with
out interest and was secured by mort
gage. The site was donated by the Fifth
Ward Improvement company. We'd
Henry, a party of contributors to the
factory fund visited the plant and were
shown through the building and per-
mitted to see the practical operation of
paper box making. The building itself
is an ideal one, both as to location and
construction, arranged with especial
reference to its use. The party was re-
ceived in the Office and was afterwards
shown through the building by the pro-
prietOr, viewing in order the successive
processes of box making. The straw
board, the basis of the heavier class of
goods, is received by the car load and
stored in the basement. The paper used
for lining is also stored here, both con-
veniert to special machine for gluing
the lii ng upon the board. Here also is
the drying room. In another part of the
basement are work benches and machin-
cry for making the shipping boxes. The
first floor above the basement is occupied
by the Office, dining hall for employees
and a general work room in which are
located the printing presses much
printing and embossing is required
the paper cutters, the creasing and slit
ting machines, the machines for cutting
out the corners and also for fastening
the corners with strip of gummed cloth.
HO uppCl Sbo1 OoCuplCu ny Opt1
tives, mostly young women and girls.
Many show skill and dexterity i'll their
work that is, to say the least, surprising.
The visitors were shown line of samples
that covered every line of such goods,
from the most elaborate ornamental
show case to the tinyest druggists box,
suitable for toilet sets and handkerchiefs
or for your morning order of quinine.
For some of the finer grades of boxes the
pictures, Autographs, etc, are imported.
There are some ninety persons employed
at present in and about the building, but
there is ample room to accommodate two
hundred, as the kind of work being done
here becomes more generally known and
appreciated by those needing this line of
manufacture. The scheme for securing
the factory has worked well and from
present prospects it is evident that the
association made no mistake in securing
the location of Mr.. Henry and his new
factory in our city.
The following is the list of subscribers
to the building fund and the amount adj
vanced by each: