Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-19
IS GROWING RAPIDLY
Little Giant Hay Press Company
is Making Rapid
Progress.
STARTED UP ONE YEAR AGO
Has Agencies All Over the Middle
West. Manufactures Three Very
Practical Presses.

Just about a year ago a new in
dustry took up its home in Alma.
Since that date it has gone quietly
about its business without any show
or great noise, but within the year
ii has done a big business, is now
firmly established and is here 10 stay.
The company referred 10 is the Lit
tie Giant Hay Press company. 1t
was organized in January, 1907, 10
take over the Little Giant Hay Press
company OF Dallas, Texas. 1t is in
corporated under the laws of Michi-
gan with capital stock Of $4,000 1t
began to manufacture presses Septem-
Der 1, 1907
Its stockholders are L. A. Wilson,
II. c. Richardson, !. W. Robinson,
Francis King, w. J. McVicker and
A. w. Wright
The present company maintains
branch offices at Dallas, Texas; Min
neapolis, Mimi; Freeport, H.; Balti-
more, Md. Philadelphia Pa, and
Kansas City, Mo. Its home office is
at Alma 1t is ably managed by Mr..
w. w. Stopple, and under his direc-
ton has expanded rapidly during its
years existence.
The plant is situated in a cement
block building, two stories in height,
$50 feet long and 90 feet wide 1t en-
ployes about 20 men at present. IL IS
quite possible an addition will be built
onto the plant next spring.
The company engages in the manu-
facture of the Simplex Horse Power
Hav Press, the Handy Hand Hay
Press, and the Little Giant Paper
Baler. The parts of these presses are
contracted elsewhere and shipped to
the Alma factory, where they are as
sembled and finished.
The Simplex Horse Power Hay
Press is one of the new inventions in
machinery which have revolutionized
farming. 1t is operated with only one
horse, is small enough TO be set inside
barn, thus affording protection from
the weather, and is easily operated by
one or two men. The saving in wear
and tear, in work on your horse and
in labor make it paying investment
for any farmer 1t will bale 24o bales
of hay a day.
The Handy Hand Power Hay Press
is operated by hand. 1t, too, is
good time and labor saver to farmer.
One man can operate il if necessary,
but two men will bale $50 bales OF
hay day with it.
The Little Giant Paper Baler is
made to bale paper and rags. 1t is
operated by hand and occupies only .
small space in anv store or place OF
business. With waste paper bringing
from So to S45 a ton, many business
houses are today saving their waste.
And the Little Giant fills a need, for it
is cheap and easily operated and does
the work every time. All three press
es are so practical that big demand
has sprung up for them and the or
ders are increasing every day
The company lease the right to
manufacture for sale in foreign terri
TORY TO the David Bradley Mfg. Co.,
of Bradley, III. This firm last year
made and shipped over 1900 Simplex
Balers to say nothing of their sales of
the other balers.
The Little Giant Hay Press COM
pany is a liberal user of advertising
space, and much of its success can be
attributed to this source. 1t covers
the entire United States, but until late
ly most Of its hay press sales have
been confined to the west and south
west. Different methods in farming
call for different kinds of machinery.
In the southwest hay is thoroughly
cured in the windrow and is baled
right from the windrow instead of first
being hauled to the barn, as is custom
airy here.
In addition to these presses, the
company manufacture a special press
along the same general lines for BAL
ing broom corn. These are extensive
ly used in Illinois, which is the heart
of the broom corn district.
1t is safe to say that if the business
done increases as rapidly every year
as it has in the first year of the COM
pany's business career, it will, before
many years, become one of Alma's
leading industries.