Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-26

strenuous efforts he was unable tt
maintain the pressure. His experience
however convinced him Of the need OF
some device by means of which the
pump pressure might be regulated re-
CARELESS of the steam pressure in the
boilers. In his case, at any rate, ne
cessity proved to be the mother of in
vention. The engineer invented the
device. With the aid of another me-
chanic he completed, perfected and
patented it and 1t is in use today In
every country under the sun where
steam is used for pumping water. The
engineer was William Fisher, of Mar
shalltown; the device is the famous
Fisher governor for steam pumps.
Few Marshalltown people realize the
extent and breadth of the business done
by the Fisher Governor Company.
which has grown frof its earliest be-
| ginning in this city until it has branch
houses in Vienna, Austria, and in Paris,
France. Orders come from half around
the world for Its product. Its CORE
| spondence reaches out and touches the
ultimate borders of civilization. Half
the navies of the world have hid away
| in boiler and pump rooms the handi-
work of Marshalltown workmen. If the
globe trotter from this city grew weary
| for the sight of familiar name he
might read "Marshalltown" on the Fish
India, Australia, Africa, every country
of Europe and every continent of the
world. He might know the men who
invented it and the workman whose
cunning handicraft created 1t. Seen
and read under such circumstances he
would realize and appreciate what a
small factory manufacturing q stand
ard article means to the fame of a
minor city. He would understand that
in many places, people know MARSHALL
town only thru it's products and why
its enterprises in factories and other
business ventures have created in the
minds of people remote from Marshall
town an impression of its size and pop
ulation that cold figures do not bear
out.
An order from Prussia calls for
certain number of these governors for
use in the German navy and the COM
pany has them ready for shipment.
German orders differ from many 9TH
ers in that gun metal or phosphor
bronze is specified instead of cast iron
and each order is accompanied by
working drawings to scale of each
pump and part to which the governor
is to fitted. Every detail is worked
out on paper and mistake or misft
is practically impossible.
With the foreign branch houses
where stocks are kept. notably those at
Paris and Vienna, a cable code allows
prompt communication at compare
lively low cost. A half dozen words de-
scribe and specify the kind and size of
the governor for which some pumping
station in Europe or Asia is waiting. |
Perhaps four hours after the order ha.
been given 5000 miles away the gov
ernor has begun it's Journey. Down at |
the Fisher Governor Works they speak |
OF Bombay. ST. Petersburg or Pelsin as
the average MarshaIltown resident I
does of Liscomb or Pickering. Their
indexed cards containing the records OF
their sales read like geography game.
Estabrook turns from Winnipeg to Yo-
from Indias coral strands to
upper Canada, and reads the name of
his customer and the description of the
device as glibly as Ike Speer quotes
scripture.
Mr.. Estabrook. secretary OF the COM
oany. expressed the satisfaction OF the
with It's location. He finds
a good location for his
business and believes other factories
Hith an article of merit to manufacture
md sell will find this city a splendid
ENTER. His company finds no trouble
N disposing of its output. 1t gets suf-
icient and satisfactory consideration
'rom the transportation companies. 1t
mas grown steadily from small begin
ling to splendid business. He be-
ieves others can accomplish the same