Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-30
MILLIONS IN
BIC FACTORY
NATIONAL MFG. co. ESTAB
LlSHED AT D0LGEVILLE
Will Make lce-Making and Refriger
ating Mahcinery, All Varieties of
Engines, Mining Hoists and
Other Power Products

The National Manufacturing COM
pany is recent corpora tion, organized
for the purpose of manufacturing ice
making and refrigerating machinery,
marine and stationary gas engines,
traction engines, marine and mining
hoists and kindred products.
The officers of the company are r.
P. Hillman, president; Will P. Stevens.
vice president; G. F. Stephenson, secre-
tary and S. NJ Chord, treasurer.
r. p. Hillman, the president of the
company, is assistant cashier of the
German American Savings bank. w.
P. Stevens has been engag ged in Los An
geles for several years manufacturing
ice-making and refrigerating ma
chinery. Mr.. Stephenson has for sew
era1 years been enga ged in the gas en-
gine business in Los Angeles, manufac-
turing and selling marine and station
ary gas engines Mr. Chord is a new
conner to Los Angeles, and for the past
twenty years has been connected with
the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing
company, the great vehicle makers of
South Bend, Ind For the past ten
years Mr.. Chord has been engaged
with the Studebaker Bros in man
agerial capacities. and just prior to
coming to California had been manager
of their branch house at Denver Colo.
Mr.. Chord is very optimistic in regard
to the future of Pacific coast indus
trials, and favors Los Angeles as To-
cation.
Bought Acreage for Plant
On the seven and one-half acres pur-
chased through the firm of S. j. White
& CO. from the Dolgeville Land COM
pany, the National Manufa cturing COM
pany will al once erect and equip an up
to-date factory for the manufacture of
their product.
The plant will consist of foundry,
S0x150 feet; machine shop 150x2S0; feet;
forge shop, 100x50 feet; testing rooms,
1OOx10O feet; paint rooms, 50x10O feet;
warehouse and shipping department,
S0X100 feet; pattern shop and pattern
storage in separate building of con-
crete. 50x100 feet Offices will be in
cluded in the machine shop building.
The products of the company will mo-,
be new to the trade, as Mr.. Stevens has
now about forty of his improved ice
machines and refrigerating plants in
operation in California, Arizona, Ne
vada and Old Mexico. A few of the
places where Mr.. Stevens machines
are now in use are: The Alexandria
hotel, the Levy cafe, the Los Angeles
Dairy company, the Newberry stores,
the Imperial Ice company, Binghams
creamery in Los Angeles, and the Ell
Tovar, Grand Canyon.
Mr.. Stevens is a thoroughly practical
man in his business, by reason of his
years of experience. and is an authority
on his product. He has had large ex-
perience in gas engine construction,
and is thoroughly practical engineer.
Prior to embarking in the gas engine
manufacture OH his own account, Mr..
Stephenson was engaged in managing
several power plants
The National Manufacturing COM
pany is now installing for the Nelson,
Napier Navigation company marine
engines of Mr.. Stephensons latest de-
sign. The boats equipment will consist
of two six-cylinder engines of 235
horse power EACH one four-cylinder
engine of twenty horse power directly
connected tc the electric generator for
lights, etc: one two-cylinder twelve
horse power engine to, drive fire pump,
These propelling engines are the
largest marine gas engines of their
type ever constructed, producing the
greatest amount of power on a given
number of revolutions per minute
Dolgeville is fortunate In securing
this plant, as very f1attering induce
ments had been offered the company
by other points, but Los Angeles was
chosen without bonus inducements as
being the most advantageous point on
the coast.
The plant will be the. largest of it's
kind west Of Chicago, and will be
equipped to enter the field Of competi-
tion In the east
Eastern and local capital is inter-
eSted, and the company has remark
ably promising future before 1t, having
orders for an amount of business thaf
will overtax 1t for months ahead.
With the gentlemen above mentioned
in direct control of the business the
company Is assured of strong and ca
pable and practical business manage
ment.
At present the city offices of the com
pany are at 6i0-12-14 North Main street.
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