The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-03
ALsEY |. FOX HAS RETIRED
Nelson TrOyer, Master Metal Man,
Succsedes Him--Big Plant and Its.
Big Business--Bright Pros
poets Ahead.

| twenty -HFf yehIs hRp 3rrtehds
morning At O'Clock the Astoria Iron
Works, one Of the biggest and most
ilonri.hing factories in the commercial
life Of Astoria, was opened for business
with one mechanic at work in the shop,
Hon. John Fox. From this modest start
tie business has grown until II row fig
ures among the leading industries Of
the city ard county, with a splendid. up
10 date plant Of modern machinery
Throughout tha great buildings now oc'
clpied, and John Fox il still there as
the head and front Of the enterprise
he started so long ago.
One year after he had launched the
business he was joined by his brother,
Mr.. Alsey Fox, and together they have
toiIcd unremittingly for the business, and
for the community in which they lived.
Fine workmen, and shrwd business men
they have gone on with the concern,
with the cardinal idea OF making it a
place that all men work patronize on
the score Of honest workmanship and
honest materials, and the principle has
wrought all they hoped for.
And now after quarter of century
of commercial achievement with name
that is SYNONYMOUS with all that IS
excellent In the iron and steel indus
try the old firm has surrendered; Mr..
Alsey Fox retiring upon competency
won through the years of faithful en-.
deavor and unyielding probity, to take
the rest il i ordained men shall enjoy.
The great speciality followed by the
house for years past, and which has
contributed largely to its reputation and
: income, is the manufacture of can.mak-
ing and cannery machinery, and hardly
!, packing plant on the whole coast from
Alaska to Mexico j. without some stand
ing evidence OF the output of these
works. This line in conjunction with
marine enginery and all manner OF ships
iron work aud repairing is responsible
for the big volume of business the
broad credit now enjoyed by the house
A new factor and valuable one, has
been injected into the business by the
fixed interest acquired by Mr.. Nelson
Troyer who takes the place recently
held by Alsey Fox. Mr.. Troyer is a
thorough practical mechanic and a know
lcdgable worker in metals, having been
with the American Can Company here,
in Portland. and in San Francisco. for
the past fifteen years, for the major
portion Of which time he was the COM
/ pany's general manager. He is a design
er, an inventor and master workman
in any phase Of metalmongery; and
brings to the business experience and
capacity that will be immensely yalu-
able.
Mr.. Troopers strong forte lies in mar
inc motor engines upon which important
branch he has numerous original ideas
that have proved faultless, and this
fine and remuneratiye element will be
, added to the especial lines OF the old
business, together with the regular de-
partments in constructive and repair
work, This idea has been understood
between these gentlement for some years
past, and every preparation made for
+ the assimilation and financial carrying
out of the projectso that is it no new
+ venture, untried or improved; but one
that has the sanction of experience and
/ original purpose.
At present the big shops are busy witt
Il big line of work, including the con
struction of three immense mill-stack:
! and huge sawdust feed for the mills
at Tillamook City and which it is ex
pected win be finished and shipped out
today They are at work on big
shaver for the Oregon Mill Company al
Warrenton which is being constructed
after the designs made by Mr., Steven
. son, of that concern, and which will b,
one of the finest pieces of milling ma
chinery hereabout. There is the usua
amount of current repairing underwa,
3 and although the new firm is destined
: to perpetuate the prosperity and tin'
:, record of the old one, and there is no
/ soul at home, nor abroad, that vii
!. begrudge them an atom of it.
An institution of this sort in the busb