Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
CUTLERY FACTORY
MAKES TRIAL RUN
INDUSTRY WILL SOON BE IN
FULL OPERATION.
Expect in a Month to Have a Force
of Sixty Men-d Good Permd-
nent Industry for WdtertoWn-
New Superintendent Here.
(From Wednesdays Daily. }

The wheels of another industry il
Watertown will begin their activity
today and contribute to the industrial
progress that has been the slogan in
this city tor the past few years.
Reference is made to the new plant
of the Washington Cutlery company.
the building for which was recently
completed and which is now equipped
with the necessary machinery for
carrying on the manufacturing busi-
ness. A representative of the Leader
paid visit to the plant yesterday and
was agreeably surprised as a result
of his observations and believes that
there is great future in store for
the concern.
In conversation with Joseph f.
Heon, who arrived from Milwaukee
last week to take the superintendency
of the plant, he stated that trial
run OF some Of the machinery would
be made today and the factory will
start in small way, increasing the
throughout the we * and 1T is expected
that by the first of the week, every
thing will be running at full blast. BY
tonight five Of the ten grinding stones
will be ready for action. The polish
ing frames Will also be up and four
tripp- hammers ready to pound away,
also the forging furnaces. Yesterday,
employees were busily engaged in put
ting up the tempering furnaces. BY
this evening, two of the edging
machines will be up, also the large
drop hammer.
Already 300 chlsels have been
polished and the company has about
5000 more on hand ready for the pro-
cess. When the plant Is IN full opera
tion it will be worth the time Of our
citizens to visit it and view the
sights, for it is certainly we'll equip
ped little plant.
Joseph F. Heon, the new superln-
tendent, takes the place of j. E.
Williams. whose service with the COM
pany ended yesterday. MIR. Heon is
an exceptionally pleasant gentleman
and has had many years experience in
the cutlery business, in which he was
engaged in the east until three years
ago. His family arrived last evening
and they are to make their home in
residence just west of the factory.
The Washington Cutlery Co. moved
their plant here from Milwaukee for
the reason that in their quarters there
they found it impossible to expand
and keep up with the increasing de-
mand for their wares. Through the
long acquaintance Of H. Volckmann,
the secretary and treasurer of the
concern, with Watertown and Water
town pepole, the other members of !
the concern were persuaded to come |
here and as inducement they were
offered substantial encouragement by |
the citizens Of our city in the way of |
a site and liberal cash bonus. Mr.. |
has been a resident of
Watertown and even after engaging |
in business at Milwaukee, claimed |
Watertown as his home. In their |
larger quarters the concern will have
An opportunity to greatly increase
their capacity as in evidenced in the
fact that in Milwaukee they were
only able to turn out fifty-six dozen
butcher knives, where here with their
increased facilities they will be able
to turn out $50 dozen. Mr.. Heon said
yesterday that in abuut month and
when everything was 1un ing smooth
ly, they expected to have force of
sixty men. The industry is housed in
a building 60x140 feet. with second
story in the front end 4Ox6O feet.