The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-27
PLAN
OfGaIiOn Wheel
Company
To Resume Opera
tons Jan. 3.
Il. FLICKINGER
Will be Secretary
and Manager.
Coucorn VIII Have a Canita
|E. FLICkINGER
Concern Will Have a Capital
Stock of $t50,O0O and a
Surplus of $4,000.

The Gallon Inquirer, commenting
upon the plans OF the Gallon Wheel
Works. says:
The Wheel WORKS will be started up
with a considerable force of men.
probably some time next week. or at
the utmost not later than January 2.
Tne plant has been thoroughly over
hauled and re-equipped with the latest
improved machinery. giving it a ca
pacity of $50. COO sets of wheels q
year, far in excess of its former out
put.
The name of the new company will
be the Buckeye Wheel company. II
has been organized with q capital
stock of $3.50. 600 paid in and a sur
plus of $50. 900. The company win be
ofticered with John W. White, presi-
dent of the White National bank OF
Ft. Wayne, Ind, as president; with
E. Flickinge- as secretary and general
manager; with Jacob Keene as treas
urer; and with Franz Flickinger al
superintendent of the factory. The
board of directors will consist of the
above four named gentlemen and A.
F. Morris, of Ft. Wayne. Ind.
The past five months have been spent
in repairing the buildings and mschin
cry and adding new machinery. Bott
outer walls and inner walls have beer
tom out and rebuilt. new floors hav.
been put in, concrete floors have beer
put down in the old building. The
Original investment in the real estat,
has been more than doubled with th'
improvements made and with the stool
now in the warehouses The genera
verdict of those who are in position
to know, is that the buildings are il
far better shape than they had eve
been in before, and with the repairet
and additional machinery, the presan
plant greatly exceeds the forhe
plant. It can be said without fear o
contradiction that the new plant viii
be the largest and best equipped whee
! factory in the country. certainly ex
ceiling any other factory in the way Q
buildings, machinery and stock
During the time of the reconstruc
tion Of the plant the very best DIR
hickory stock has been laid in. 1
this respect Gallon is favorsbly stu
ated. We are located in the very bes
hickory country that there is in th
United States. Ohio has been note
for its good hickory and Gallon Is ID
Gated very close to the center of thi
hickory belt. We are-us1 located fc
: the Eastern, Western and Souther
markets, on account of our exceptions
. railroad facilities
Anyone interested in buying wheel
or in selling wheel stock would b
: fully repaid in making visit to th
Buckeye plant. In addition to til
well stocked warehouses. the dry kiln
!, are filed and the STOCK dried ready |
. run The plant is now PRACTICAL
ready to run with q good sized fore
of men, The best of the old employ,
will be back with the new plant
good many of them have been hen
= taking part in the repairs.
The financial condition of the ne
plant is the very best 1t is in IL
: hands of parties who are in q positic
!, to push the business successfully. II
new company starts out without own
a dollar and they expect to do larg'
business than ever before. The nun
Der Of orders already on hand are sufl
= cient to keep the plant running for
!, long time.