The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-24
READYTO BREAK GROUND
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ployed for the most part. The COM
pany hopes to attract at least hun
dred men from the local shops and in
tends to import as many more from
neighboring cities. 1t is estimated
that at least seventy-fve families will
be added to the city at the time the
works are placed in operation, to be
followed by a heavier influx as the
year advances.
THE NEW COMPANY.
The Structural Steel Car company
has been incorporated with capital
stock of s500000, most of which Is
owned by capitalists in Canton and
Massillon. The president of the COM
pany is Ellwood G. Jackson, of Will
mington, Delaware, who holds the larg-
est single block of the stock.
At the election which was held re-
Gently II. A. Cavnah was elected vice
president, "A. s. Griffin, secretary AMI
treasurer; John r. Reed, general man.
ager; r. II. Hornbrook, engineer, and
w. III. Woodcock, general superintend.
ent.
The two gentlemen last named are
from Philadelphia and originally held
the patents on the structural steel car
which the company proposes to manu-
facture.
1t is claimed for the Hornbrook-
Woodcock invention that it has a saw
ing of $500 pounds in weight in q car
with capacity Of fifty tons over the
cars manufactured the Pressed Steel
Car company at Pittsburg, besides hay-
ing fifteen per cent. greater strength.
There is no radical departure from the
style Of the Pittsburg cars, the only
important change being the substitu-
tion of the structural shapes. These
structural cars are not an experiment.
They have been manufactured by the
Pennsylvania company for it's own use
and have proven decidedly successful.
The Canton company will make a
speciality OF the gondola type Of freight
cars but will also manufacture box cars
and street railway cars.
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
John r. Reed, the general manager
OF the company, has been identified
with Canton's Industrial development
since 1850 when he became allied with
the Wrought Iron Bridge company. In
1892 Mr. Reed left this company and
together with " H. Hammond organiz-
ed the Canton Bridge company. Two
years ago he resigned a position of
trust with that concern to accept the
management of the American Bridge
company's Canton plant. He held this
important position successfully until
November 1st of last year when he in
terested himself in the. company with
which he Is at present identified.
The secretary and treasurer of the
new company, A. s. Griffin, Is at pres
ent the secretary of the Citizens
Building and Loan company. 1t Is
Mr.. Griftin's intention to resign from
this position in few weeks and
thenceforth devoted all of his attention
to the affairs Of the car company.
Mr.. Jackson, the president of the
company, was formerly the senior
partner Of the great car building firm
of Jackson and Sharpe, of Wilmington,
Delaware, his present place of resi-
dence. The members of this firm were
the pioneer car builders of the country.
Their plant was recently purchased
outright by the American Car and
Foundry company at high figure.
Mr.. Jackson is said to be several times
millionaire.
MIR. STEELE'S WORK.
Another gentleman who deserves to
be mentioned in connection with this
enterprise is W. J. Steele, the president
of the Arlington Land and Improve
ment company. 1t was entirely due
! to the unfiagging perseverance Of Mr..
Steele that the project was originally
launched. He offered as an induce
ment for the location of the plant in
Canton the broad site upon which 1t
Is to be built and did wonders in inter-
esting local capitalists to take up the
stock. At the outset there were nu-
merous obstacles and discouragements
to be overcome but Mr.. Steele stuck to
the helm and now has the satisfaction
OF seeing his plans splendidly realized.
The Offices Of the Structural Steel
Car company are at present In the City
National bank building but will be re-
moved within a few months to a spac-
ious two story office building to be
erected adjacent to the factory site.