The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-04
SALE MEANS MUCH TO ocALA.
Capital Stock Increased to 100000
Will Employ One Hundred Work
Men-Solid Men Have
Charge of II.

The Ocala Foundry and Machine
Works, under the ownership and man
agement Of Mr.. y. W. Harrison. has
gorwn to be the largest establishment
in Ocala, but as large as it is IL will
be largely increased under the man
augment of its new owners.
\ list of the incorporators win give
some idea of it's strength and will in
dictate the possibilities of its growth.
The following are the new incorpo-
rators: s. c. McLannahan. Holidays
burg, Pa: Edward Holder. Ocala;
John L. Inglis, Rockwell; ID. \. Clark,
Martel; Walter Ray. Martel; Arthur
Hardaker. Martel: George Mackay,
Ocala; ID. E. McIver. Ocala; T. T..
MunrOe Ocala; u. G. ChamblisS,
Ocala; G. S. Scott. Ocala; Louis r.
Chazal, Ocala; Charles 5. Cullen
Ocala; David s. Woodrow, Ocala; II.
B. Clarkson. Ocala.
Not only in point OF wealth. but in
point of business. the above names are
the strongest, most solid and active we
have living in this section.
Mr.. McLannahan, of the firm of Nc
Lannahan & Stone, of HoIidaysburg,
Pa, now makes most of the machinery
used by the phosphate plants. not only
in this county, but in ali sections Of
Florida. Instead of being made at Hol-
idaysburg, as formerly, this machinery
will now be made at the OCala Iron
Works.
Capt. John l.. Inglis. whose name ap-
pears as one of the incorpOrators, is at
the head of the Dunneilon Phosphate
Company, the Port Inglis Terminal
Company and the Barker Chemical
Company, located at Port Inglis, and
uses a large quantity of machinery.
are large business men and use i'm
mense mill and other machinery and
will become patrons of the Ocala Iron
Works.
Heretofore the Ocala Foundry and
Machine Works has had on its pay roll
about sixty. which will be increased 10
one hundred or more. which means
much in the upbuilding of our city.
The growth of this enterprise shows
the advantage of manufactures even in
in a small way. This concern started
some years ago at Orange Lake with
only six or eight employees. 1t was
moved to Ocala. absorbed
the Stevens x Graham Foundry and
Machine Works. and when purchased
by Mr.. Harrison was Increased tn what
it now is.
Under his management il purchased
the lot on North Main street, which
il now occupies. and constructed the
immense buildings which cover almost
the entire area of the lot. Ii is located
not only near both railways. but the
Coast Line has a track run
ming directly into the buildings.
Al present castings are made only
every other day. Under the new man
aGement castings will be made every
day and the Ocala Iron Works will
be beyond all odds the largest plant
Tampa.
In looking over the old records we
find that the first incorporators of the
old foundry were the following: Geo.
W. Wilson. d. II. Irvine. +. A. Gard
ner, c. Rheinauer. NJ. Fishel. A. f.
Delouest, J. r. Birdsey and William
Fox.
Looking II what it was then and
what it is today it is readily seen
that these pioneers built better than
they knew.
We say success 10 the Ocala Iron
Works, and We hope that it will be a
precursor to other and larger plants,
and are reminded that when such men
as have hold of il are willing ID in
vest their money here II means much
for the future Of Ocala