Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-18

Il there IS any enterprise in this city
OF which its people have cause to feel
proud, they certainly can point with
pleasure to what has been accomplished
blythe Bedding HAL Mfg Co. and the
magnitude Of the business which they
have built up From an infant industry.
newly estahished employing few men
and making every effort to secure foot
hold among the manufacturing concerns
Of the country our citizens have seen this
enterprise grow to one of the largest in
th. section OF the state. Today the
Bedding Hall Mfg Co. are the largest
manufactures Of refrlgerators in the
Uoited States besides doing large busl-
ness IN the manufacture of Kitchen cabl-
nets folding tables, stove boards and
lumber
The firm has extensive numbering 10
terests. one mil being Iocatedln the east
ern portion of lh, city and another at
+ " Emmett county this state. In tae
mill operated ln this city this firm will cut
100000 feet Of hardwood lumber dur
lng the present season. while the output
Of the lulll at Ely Wlll be fully as large
From a very small number OF hands at
the outset the employees Of this firm have
grown IN number until at the present time
they exceed 400, and one thing which
makes them u particular benefit to the
city is the fact that they afford employ
ment for the heads OF families male help
exclusively.
Twenty years ago Brinton F. Hall
came 70 this city at that time becoming
interested in the Bedding Manufacturing
Co. which was then engaged in the man
ufacture Of refrigerators. In 1890 the
Hall Bros Manufacturing Co.was organ
! lzed and crested what is now factory b
Of the Bedding Hall Mfg plant they en-
gaglng in the manufacture Of folding ia
bes and stove boards Brlnton f. Hall
still retained his interest 10 the Beding
Manufacturing Co. and other members
of the Hall Bros Manufacturing Co.
having stock in both concerns. ln#l895
consolidation was effected between the
two firms. both enterprises coming I'M
der one management. with Jesse E. Hall.
of Chicago as president, and Brinton F
Hall. Of this ely, as vice president, and
in active charge OF the business OF the
firm at this point The company main
talns offices at Chicago New York and
Philadelphia the sales offices beng under
the direct managementof# Jesse f. Hall,
who also looks after the financial affairs
of the company
lnl889the Belding Hall Mfg Co. bought
the business Of the Sanitary Refrigerator
Co.. and since that time their factory hos
been known as factory c OF the Beldng-
Hall Mfg Co S plant With all this in
crease in business il has been necessary
for the company 10 continually make ad-
dltlons and enlargements TO their mills.
and for the past ten years each summer
has seen them engaged IN the construc-
ton Of some building or addd on which
enarSed the capacity of their plant.
The pictures shown in this connection
show the three factories. the saw mill
and the warehouses located IN this city.
At the top is view Of the saw mill, the
roll way where the logs are banked and
small section Of the yard where the lum-
Der IS piled after being sawed. The CEN
ter piece shows factory A. which is de-
voted exclusively to the manufacture Of
refrigerators. with the local offices Of the
company at the extreme west end, and
machine shops and repair rooms for
handling their machinery in the rear, but
not shown in this picture. Below are
factories 3 and c. Factory B IS fitted
for the manufacture Of refrigerators and
stove boards. the winter months being
devoted to refrigerators and the summer
months to the manufacture Of stove