The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-25

Providence people who are financially
interested in the Smith Premier Type
writer Company, and the many friends
OF IRWIN Allen Dyer the Treasurer and
Secretary OF the company will read with
interest Of THE new factory building re-
Gently erected in Syracuse. New York
and the marvellous increase in sales made
.y the company during the past year
Treasurer Dyer. was in town fe"
days last week in the interest OF the
company and partly TO meet few ef
his many friends this being his home
town Previous 10 associating himself
with the Smith Premier Typewriter Com
pany he held several important positions
OF trust in this city. and then accepted
the financial management OF a great
establishment in a nearby city where
his success attracted the attention OF and
brought about his connection with the
comnany with whom he is now asso-
ciated.
News representative had the pleas
ure OF meeting Mr.. Dyer and found him
a man OF pleasing personality with sur
fcient magnetism 20 win and hold friends
Young. energetic and progressive. gifted
with clear conception and the capacity to
execute. his ability must prove of great
value 10 any company that enjoys his
services While a general officer OF the
company he has found time 10 familiar
ize himself with the detail Of the type
writer and talks most Interestingly of
the very many improvements that the
Smith premier possesses over any other
machine that Is built.
He speaks very Interestingly Of the
new factory Of the company, tho model
factory equipment. the work being done
TO push the sales OF tho machine around
the world. and OF a ander T. Brown,
the inventor Of the machine. whom he
claims Is to the typewriter improvements
what Edison is 10 electrical improve
ments
In a recent article on the plant OF the
Smith Premier Typewriter Company the
Syracuse Telegram said. The company's
magnificent new factory on Clifford and
Dickenson streets is the largest. most
modern and best equipped plant In this
typewriter city Of the world
Tho pacity OF the plant is over S25
typewriters a day and when running
fun 1900 skilled hands will he employed.
There was used In the building 2oO0,0 600
feet OF lumber. between 5000, 900 and 4,
oo0. 900 bricks and there are over 10000
lights OF glass.
The factory was built by day labor,
almost wholly by Syracuse and vicinity
workmen: in fact so far as It was pos
sible. only home talent was used In al
the construction OF the factory. syra-
cuse has a cosmopolitan popula tion. how
ever, giving the talents OF several ma
tionalitles 10 draw from. and in building
this factory Germans. 1rishmen English
men. Italians. Frenchmen. Canadians and
native Americans. even aborigines from
the onondaga Indian reservation. were
employed-a large portion OF these people
being native born syrscusans.
The power house is Of the most mod
ern construction. Is freproof. being built
entirely Of brick stone. steel and CO
ment. and contains in its ground floor
the engine rooms. the boiler room. the
pump room and the blacksmith shop and
on the second floor the japsnning depart
nent II is connected 20 the main build
ing by q steel and concrete bridge.
The chimney Is the tallest in Syracuse
and az hard coal Is burned exclusively
there is no annoyance from smoke.
The main building Z. one Of the strong
est and most stable factory structures
in the world. The utmost care and
thought was given 10 its construction by
the rnost expert mill engineers. II has
been pronounced by insurance and build
ing inspectors 20 be the best. most mod
ern and up-to-dste factory in this coun-
try. only approached by one other. and
TIA, a well known min located in New
England.
The whole plant is planned 20 secure tho |
greatest possible protection from Ere