The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
BIG FACTORY
TO LOCATE IN
AMARILL 0
MaItO N0mah Company Of Oregon
Has PROPOSITION For Local
Investors

The MiltOnomRh Mechanical Man
utaCtUiing company of Portland, ore
gOn, a demonstration of whose Agii-
cultural engines was made in Amar-
lilo yesterday by Manager Gcrling,
Is to locate u plant In this city for
the manufacture OF its machinery.
Home people are invited to subscribe
10 stock in the enterprise, which is
expected To employ large number
of skilled wOrkmen in the future.
The demonstration yesterday by
Manager Gerling proved a success,
and resulted in giving many per-
sons larger understanding of the
possibilities OF the products of the
company'and also IN placing of seven
orders for machines built by the con
Germ. II was explained at the dem
onstration that the company expects
to locate its big factory in Amarillo.
This factory, If located here, will,
when running TO its full capacity,
employ several hundred men and
have an output worth more than
100000 annually
The company now being organized
for the Texas plant will have a capt.
talization Of 100000, and SO soon
as the stock subscriptions have been
completed articles of incorporation
will be filed with the secretary of
state and actual work on the plant
begun.
Shares S15 Each.
The stock Amarillo parties are
asked to subscribe for aggregates
$4,000, This comes at SIS per
share, Already there has been much
encouragement to the enterprise and
there seems doubt that the venture
will be made a go.
The engines gotten out by the
company possess many advantages
over anything yet offered ofarmers
and ranchers OF this portion OF the
state, and Texas as whole. II
makes possible a thorough state Of
farming at a cost that seems ex-
traordinarily low, 1t Will give to
this rapidly developing portion Of the
country advantages even ahead of
what 1t already possesses. The worth
OF the factory to Amarillo proper can
be realized only by those who are
closely in touch with the proposition.
Three Sizes.
This company makes its rigs in
three sizes. The highest price ma
chine is $4,000; and upon this rig
$500 will be spent in the city for
labor, The other rigs are manufac-
tured at a cost Of $2,500 and $1,000
each and labor will receive wages
proportonately on each OF the Jobs
finished 1t does not take far
sighted man to realize the import
ance to this enterprise, as it means
the expanding Of vast sum of mon
ely among the home people.
Illustrative OF the popularity OF
this rig it may be said that the com
pany is in receipt of orders for a
number of machines to be shipped to
China, and also some are wanted in
the Philippine Islands. There is no
question relative to the demand for
the output Of the factory.
The plant will be large one and
will embrace small demonstration |
grounds. 1t is one OF the purposes !
OF the promoters of this enterprise !
to install along with the plant an
up to date machine shop and brass
foundry. Later will be added a
grey-iron foundry and the trade will !
be protected. The company finds |
there is need for n foundry here and |
this will be met in the new enter
prise.
Good for Amarillo.
There are many reasons that make |
the location in Amarillo for this plant |
advantageous to all concerned, The |
first is there is a greater amount of |
open lands to be farmed with mod |
ern machinery in this portion OF the |
state than elsewhere in the United |
States. Again the Panhandle is Just |
now being opened up for cultivation.
Again, it is in need of just the class
of machinery to be put out by this |
concern. Then there Is the saving |
OF shipping charges. Another advant- |
age is that all buying of this machin-
cry will or may be done in the city |
of Amarillo. Cheapening of farm |
ing on large scale by this company |
is something truly remarkable. The |
company will later attempt the farm
Ing OF a sufficient body of land to |
demonstrate the worth OF It's meth
DDS. Flowing to an unusual depth |
will be made possible through the |
machinery turned out, and this con-
serves moisture and makes possible |
better crops in seasons when the |
supply OF moisture is not all that |
could be desired in connection with !
the shallower method of farming.
The matter of locating this factory |
for Amarillo is one that is now up
to the people Of the city. The stock !
will be offered for sale within the
next few days, and those making the |
tender Of stock are prepared to show |
the many points Of advantage to be
had by building this plant, and start
ing the factory at the earliest pos
sible day
KATY CONDUCTOR