Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-12
GRANTS PASS IRON
AND STEEL WORKS
A Foundry and Machine Shop
Which Is Complete in
Every Respect.

1nere was put III place tnls week
at the Swain brick block. under
course Of construction ON Sixth street,
set of iron columns and lintels that
were conceded by builders to be the
best pieces OF iron work of the kind
ever put into a building in Grants
Pass. Heretofore all such structural
iron work has come from abroad as
Grants Pass has had no foundry. All
such work came nicely coated with
black paint, supposedly a gratuitous
favor to the contractors, but really
this heavy coat Of black paint was to
hide blowholes that frequently could
be found in the iron and which had
been deftly filed with lead, and
then painted to conceal the defect.
The castings for the Swain block we're
cast by the Grants Pass Iron & Steel
works at their foundry which was re-
Gently put in operation. On this job
the Iron Works showed no generosity
by painting the columns and lintels.
but left that job to the contractor, al
also the freedom to inspect the cast
ings in the exact condition in which
they came from the TASKS. Though
critically examined by many contract
ors and Others interested in buildings.
not defect in the least has been
found in the quality of the lion nor
in the workmanship and the reputa-
tion has been established for the
Grants Pass Iron & Steel Works OF
making the smoothest and most per
feet casting ever put into building
in Grants Pass
The Grants Pass Iron & Steel Works
is, as can be proven. the largest and best
foundry and machine shop in Oregon
south of Portland, and is fully equip.
ped for doiug all kinds of casting and
machine work Their moulding room,
which is large building to itself, il
fitted with two oupolas, one Of tons
and the other Of 21S tons capacity.
This enables casting to be made up to
seven ms weight and the handling OF
small, rush order jobs, and which
can be turned out ON an hours notice.
The molding floor is ample in size to
meet the requirements Of any job that
may be undertaken. A crane capable
of lifting lotion piece Of machin.
cry is Of the equipment, which il
complete in all respects. The pattern
room is being supplied as rapidly al
possible with standard patterns OF
castings that are In common use. A
stock will be carried of standard
castings such as crate bars, pulleys,
gearing wheels, window weights, etc.
The machine shop department Is a
building separate from the foundry
and is fitted with all machines for do.
ing every kind Of work that may be
required in quartz mill, sawmill, OF
other establishment Though in op
GRAFTON but two months, such hai
been the amount of worA received
that the machine shop force has had
to work overtime for more than hall
OF the days, often working until 10 tC
~ O'Clock at night IN order to gel
out rush jobs within the time fol
which they were promised.
The Grants Pass Iron IL Stee,
Works, while started through tn,
financial backing Of the business mel
of Grants Pass, is really owned ant
operated by B. NJ. Hall and Ed Bar
locker, two young men who are new
residents of this city. the former com
ing here from Portland last summer
and the latter coming from San Fran
cisco. The financial aid they re
ceived was in the nature Of loan
made on favorable terms, and sucl
has been their industry, workman
ship and business ability that there il
every likelihood that they will b,
able to take up all the stock Of th'
company, and of building up an in
dustrIal establishment that will ado
ano ther large pay roll to Grants PAS
and be a leading factor in the mining
development Of this district by enab
ling machinery and supplies to be OBJ
tanned with more promptness and les
price than can be had from machine
shops at a distance.