The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-03-10
ONO CORRUGATED CULVERT
AND BRIDGE COMPANY
HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO LOCALE IT'S PLANT
AT MDDIETONN. ONO.

The following article is taken from
the Middletown, Ohio, Daily Signal,
and has reference to citizens from our
own town and other places adjoining
Citizens of Middletown will be agree
ably surprised to learn that another
new industry will soon be in operation
in this city.
The Ohio Corrugated Culvert and
Bridge Company has concluded to To-
cate its plant here, and representatives
of the concern have made arrange
ments with the American Rolling Mill
Company to occupy a portion of the
unused land within the mill enclosure.
The company will manufacture cor
rugated metal tubing, to be used in the
construction of road culverts and bridg-
ing small streams, from the galvanized
output of the Rolling Mill, and will be
ready for operation in about three
weeks when it is expected the machin-
cry will be placed.
The forming machines will be placed
in the galvanizing department of the
mill and a building will be erected for
the three riviting tracts in the north
part of the mill yard, fronting on Grand
avenue. Fifteen men will be employed
at the start, which number will be in
creased to one hundred in the near flu
ture when the company's plans are
more fully matured. The development
of the industry also comprebends the
use of the entire output Of the Rolling
Mill to supply the expected demands
from the six states: Ohio, Delaware,
Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Mis-
souri,.
The company now has plants at
Charlottesville, Ind, and Sanilac, Mich,
and was induced to locate another plant
here on account Of central location, adj
vantageous shipping facilities and close
proximity to its metal supply. Geo. Nj.
Verify as president of the Rolling Mill
offered an extra inducement in the
lease of land and motive power and
agreed to manufacture the special grade
of metal required for the tubing.
Frank o. Putney, secretary of the
Culvert Company, who has been here
for the past week in the interest Of the
concern, closed the agreement with
| Mr.. Verify yesterday and has ordered
the shipment of the machinery for the
plant. Mr.. Putney is enthusiastic over
the bright future before the culvert
tubing and explained its manufacture
as follows:-The metal required in its
manufacture must be ductile as well
as of maximum ter 5ile strength, for il
| is formed into tubes and corrugated at
one operation after having been gal
vanized, and must be finished free
from cracks. The special machinery
used in corrugating and forming was
invented by brother of Mr.. Putney
after veXatiouS trials during the initial
process of manufacturing the culvert
The metal tubes which are made in di.
ameters from one to seven feet, varying
in thickness of metal up to one eighth
inch, are scanned and cold rivited by
hand after leaving the forming machine
The efficiency of the completed tube is
comprised in the following points:
1t makes culvert of great strength
and durability, and cheaper than any
other culvert made. Does not break in
handling or crack and fall to pieces by
freezing; requires less labor to put it in
position; will not fall down at outlet if
protection gives way. Being rivited
together in one solid culvert full width
of roadway, they can be hauled the
sa me way as saw logs, making trans
portation much cheaper than tile, stone
or brick; requires no cement at joints
and extra preparation of ditch. Once
set the corrugated surface of the tub
prevents it from washing out of its
bed. Mr.. Putney called on the County
Commissioners at Hamilton and offered
to place a test culvert at any place they
might choose. They were greatly
pleased with the invention and favor
ably impressed with Mr.. Putney's dem
onstration of its efficiency
The officers of the Culvert Company
are Hugh Morris, president; E. Proctor,
treasurer and +. .. Putney, secretary,
the latter also being secretary of the
National Corrugated Metal Manufac-
turers of America.
Mr.. Morris will manage the new
plant and will soon move his family
here from Sanilac, Mich. Mr.. Proctor
who also resides at Sanilac, will locate
in Middletown after the plant is start
ed. Mr.. Putney's home is in Yale,
Mich, but he is now guest at the u.
S. Hotel and will be here the balance
of the week.