Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-18

| of the Lennox Furnace Company MI
| Merrick is Canadian by blrtn. III
came to Winnipeg twenty-five years
ago when 1t was frontier town, ant
engaged in hardware brokerage pusi'
ness without capital. He has seer
! Winnipeg become the Chicago of tine
| Canadian Northwest, and his firm
with SIMPLE capital, an immense nVe'
story warehouse and numerous sub.
sidiary manufacturing enterprises, now
occupies the same commercial position
as does Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk s. Co
| in ST. Paul, Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett
& Co., in Chicago, or Simmons Hard
ware Company, in st. Louis.
The purpose Of Mr.. Merrick's visit tc
Marshalltown is the l~.et that his firm
is handling immense quantities of Len
nox furnaces turnout the Canadian
country Three years ago MIR. MerricR
decided to add furnaces as one OF HIS
specialties. He examined dozens OF
furnaces, read half a hundred cafalogs
and listened to the arguments OF many
statesmen, and finally, out of all the
furnaces madel in the states, and he
could have selected any one of a thou
sand different makes he chose the
Lennox Torrid Zone steel furnace
made in Marshalltown, as being the
best suited to his country of any he
could find.
In conversation today he said that
he had adopted Lennox furnaces be-
cause in his country long winters of
forty below weather required very
powerful and durable heaters. He
found that the scientific construction
Of the Lennox furnaces. with their long
smoke travel, thru the indirect radi-
ator, got the greatest amount of heat
out of the fuel used, and that they were
economical in fuel consumption, which
was very essential in his country,
where fuel was very high and had to
be hauled long distances.
Being made of heavy boiler steel, and
riveted under hydraulic pressure they
We're absolutely gas tight. and he found
them much more durable than cas-,
iron furnaces. the steel withstanding
GdSIly anu WIluUuC UUChlllg GAuIGIlle
heat which would crack iron.
He also explained that the Canadian
country was vet new. that the towns
were far apart, and that he must ship
furnaces great distances, which made
it necessary for him to handle a fur
mace like the Lennox. which would be
almost as simple for the householder
to operate as stove.
Three years test in his country has
convinced Mr.. Merrick that the wis
dom of his Judgment has been vindi-
Gated. He has just completed the pub
LEGATION of book of over 100 testi-
monials from Canadians who have used
Lennox furnaces in their houses. stores.
churches and school buildings with the
utmost success, and he is now anxious
to close a longer term contract for the
Canadian territory preparatory to en-
larging his plans for pushing the
goods.
Visits Greene's Farm.
While in the city Mr.. Merrick was a
guest at the home of d. w. Norris, Jr.,
for lunch, and of w. j. Heald for din
ner In the afternoon he visited the
beautiful country home of Merritt
Greene, where Lennox furnace has
successfully heated a very large twelve
room house for eight years, with al
most no repairs. Mr. Greene fairly
amazed the Canadian with his showing
of modern farming by machinery and
the enormous growth of crops standing
in his fields. Mr.. Merrick thought this
was the most wonderful farm he had
ever seen; it was so different from the
farms in the new country of Canada.
In Mr.. Greenes house the parlor alone
is 1Sx24 feet in size, hall 16x40; with
three stories all nicely heated by a
single Lennox furnace.
Hull and Hatcher Homes.
The beautiful city home of c. H.
Hull on State street was also shown,
where another magnificent twelve
room mansion, one of the finest houses
in the city, has been heated comfort
ably by a single Lennox furnace for
seven years, without one cent of re-
pairs to the furnace being necessary.
The whole front portion of the lower
floor of this house is open and there
is great deal of glass exposure, with
north front, yet the furnace never
fails to respond TO the coolest
weather
Another exhibit made was the beau
tiful $4,000 residence built by Mr..
Carmean on West Main street and now
owned by c. e. Hatcher. No expense
was spared in the erection of this
home, yet the Lennox furnace was in
stalled on it's merits in preference to
steam or hot water and has given the
utmost satisfaction
The home of A G. Click, manager Of
the Britain Packing Company, was
shown because this is one of the larg-
est and best homes in the city now
heated by a Lennox furnace, where
few years ago steam was used. Mr..
Click took out the steam, substituting
a LennoX furnace and declares that he
would not exchange the furnace today
if steam could be had at the same
price Since the furnace is much
cheaper there is no argument that will
interest him.
Is Wolf Hunter.
For recreation Mr.. Merrick takes
to the bush with his saddle horses and
hounds II he feels tired at the office
fifty to seventy mile ride after
wolves proves an enjoyable pastime