Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30
THE LOWELL OF THE WEST.

Ottumwa has long been proud of her
title. Lowell of the West" and the
number of her manufacturing plants,
constantly increasing, has substanti-
ated her claim to the name It is not
the least bit an exaggeration to say
that the products of these hives of in
dustry go into all quarters of the globe
and that on every continent can be
found Ottumwa made goods. Ottumwa
has always made an effort to secure
more factories of the desirable kind
and the efforts of the citizens have met
with success. The result is that the
city contains plants controlled by sub
stantial firms, prosperous and depend
able. No better foundation could be
chosen for successful business city.
But the splendid record of the last
few weeks is record breaker, even
for Ottumwa. A few months ago 1t
YVES announced that the Janney Manu-
| featuring Co. had decided to remove it's
plant and business 10 Indiana In order
| to be nearer to the center of the field
in which its products are most in de
mand This meant the dismantling of
one of Cttufnwa's factories AT about
| the same time the Ortumwa Box Car
| Loader obtained control of the business
of the Fair Williams Bridge Co. and
enlarged It's own plant to accommodate
the new industry. This meant idleness
| for another ,Ottumwa factory, though
1 the combining of the two plants did
joyed nor lessen the business of either
of the original firms.
! Ottumwa business men set about the
| ~, So ,,>l III F@r
the Jauney plant and the result was
the opening of negotiations with the
Royal Baker Stove and Range Co.
Today almost enough stock is sub,
scribed for to insure the removal OF
that company to Ottumwa and it's oc.
cupancy of the Janney plant with the
only large stove factory west of the
Mississippi river in the territory OF
which Ottumwa is part The men
who have interested themselves active
ly in securing this industry are among
the most progressive and successful
business men Of Ottumwa and they are
not the men who will give UP when
they are as near to success as they
now are with the stove factory propo
sition. So it is practically assured thai
with loyal cooperation from their fel
low citizens, these men will push the
work on which they have started to q
successful conclusion. This will start
the wheels running again in the Jan
new factory and will give employment
it is expected, to scores of men within
a year or little more.
In the meantime fire destroyed the
plant Of the Western Machine Co. a
Abba, an industry. in which Mayor B
f. SHUTS of Ottumwa is interested
This company, though a comparative
| ly new one, has been very successful
/ in the sale and manufacture of farm
machinery and has a splendid future
4 Ottumwa saw an opportunity to sc
cure it and, with her characteristic
energy, began to work to that end. To
day it is announced that a deal ha.
been closed whereby this concern
comes to Ottumwa and will occupy thu
plant vacated by the Fair-William
Bridge Co. when its business wa
merged with that of the Ottumwa Bo,
!, Car Loader Co. 1t is under
stood that Ottumwa business mel
will interest themselves in thi
!, concern. together with Mayor SHUTS
!, and though Council Bluffs, Des Moines
Burlington, Newton and other low
cities wanted the factory, this city ha
won the prize.
4 Progress like that Ottumwa ha
made and is making is never seen in
city that is not full ofIpusn and energy
: Qttumwa and her business men pos
/ sess those characteristics. and ever
. citizen of the Lowell of the West
may feel proud Of the fact that his cit
) is city with future, and with pres
i ent rs well.
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