The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
D0urIng IN a rale hara % Eeep nr

pouring in at a rate hard to keep up
with them.
There are many people IN this city
and over the entire state. who do not
realize the importance of our indus
trial institutions for the reason that
they no not get out and see their
emenslty and magnitude The big
plant OF the Southwestern Iron com
pany is interesting for quite a num-
ber OF reasons: First It Is interest.
ing for It's heavy machinery, and tnen
II Is interesting because 80 many peo-
plo are there busy with so many diff
ierent phases OF the work, but the
thing that interests us moro than any.
thing Is She fact that the plant Is
growing New departments are con.
stantly being added New kinds OF
products ave constantly being turned
out. New people are constantly being
employed During the coming few
years the plant will be one Of the larg-
est IN che country by far the most i'm.
pOrtant IN tho whole Southwest.
The field for the Southwestern Iron
company Is a very large one. Il is
also o vi9gln one 1t must be remem.
bereG that tde Southwest ia yet prac.
tically undeveloped so Gar as real
nunding Is concerned. Tho coming
yeaa will witness some remarkable
b'tilding activity In thls part OF ccun
tgy. This building activity will be
concerned With mammoth structures
lu VAich great deal oi structural
sieel will De used With tho South,
western Iron company In The field
ready to supply this, outside com
panies sin and n hard time to meet
tao local competition they will find.
Bho country Is bound to grow, and
The Southwestern Iron company viii
necessarily grow with Il. In all tho
important cities iu Oklahoma now tho
word comes that wave OF spirited
building Is sweeping over them Men
OF means I'd the eGst. and many Oh
them already ON the ground, ore look.
lug foR q place 90 invest hheiP money
Chey sea tnat the growing condition
ot tho state will demand more. and
better business houses, and they are
therefore letting contracts for the
erection of such buildings. Structural
steel IL the most substantial huili.
Ing material nov on tho market. anu
tho southwestern Iroa company IS on
the grounds with q thoroughly upto,
date plant so compete for the busi
mesa
The southwestern iron company Is
capitalized at 100000. Mr. C. II
Martindale Is president and genera
manager. Robert sohlberg, who ss
cashier Of the Guthrie National banl
Is the company's treasurer: and J. II
Milan is secretary. TIE company
was organized by Mr.. Martindale, ant
II has been through hia instrument
/ ality and push that the company ha.
che firm footing and enjoys tho pres
tlga that Il does today lie Is al
optimist at all times. He sees q fut
ur0 Tor tho Southwestern that VII
mean iho up-bullding OF one OF tn,
greGtesl iron foundries In the countrl
II Is not an idle dream to imagin
that the Southwestern Iron compan,
VIII before long gain q prestige an,
@ business that will put Il IN tho From
rank OF the institutions OF It's kin,
anywhere. The Southwest is a graa
55eid and It's development is bound I,
come. with It's development vii
come tue southwestern Iron com
pany's fabled ship from over the sea
thu ship OF fortune.
When NJ. Martindaie arrived Ii
tnls new state he saw at once tina
Guthrie has future. He had IN,
organization OF an iron company u
mind and al once set to work towards
that end. He has made a splendb
impressioN among the business mel
OF Guthrie during the time no hal
been here gifd they have always beel
ready 20 assist MIN In every wa,
they could because they saw that n
had started an industry that woull
very materially advance the city. Nh
Martindale locatel In Guthrie Decaus
he had faith IN the future OF the city
/ and because he mad confidence IN tht
people here. He has not heen dis
appointed. because everything hal
favored him since ne came Although
he Is actively pressed with the affair
OF his company, no yet hnds time d
aevote 90 the welfare and advance
ment OF the state and city In man.
ways, lie Is. IN fact. one OF Guthrie
most prominent and best citizens.