Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-01-02
Z Thousands INFESTED
in Manufacture of
Farm implements


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During the last few years OF :
tumwa has grown to be a cen
= ter for the manufacture of farm
Implements and mining ma
= chinery. These two industries
y employ hundreds at good wages,
= and their out put is sold all over
= the civilized globe.
as* sha a. -
The manufacturing Of farm machin-
cry has always been more or less OF
a factor in Ottumwa and it has in the
past year grown with leaps and
bounds until now in the manufacture
of hay tools alone there is many thou
sands of dollars invested in this city.
Notwithstanding that the bulk OF
farm implements are trust manufac-
tured there Is one branch Of the in
dustry in this city that mas been sue
cessfully manufacturing hay tools for
the past quarter of century and has
steadily grown until at the present
there are two factories in Ottumwa
making this product and employing
about 500 men and boys.
The factories engaged in the hay
! tool business in tins city will cover
some twenty acres of working room
and are continually adding to their
plants to meet the demands Of their
business which Is steadily gaining
each year until 1t has become one OF
city most important factors in manu-
| featuring concerns. The hay tool
concerns of this city turn out COM
plete machine every five minutes or
| the working day. The product Of the
local plants are we'll and favorably
known in every country of the globe
in which there is demand for such
tools.
Miners Supplies.
. The Importance of this city as a
manufa ctory for miners tools and
| supplies of every nature pertaining
to mining has long been known and
inventions in that line of manufac
:. ture have been advertising this city
for the past quarter Of century. b
The manufacture of this branch ot
business mas been going on in this
city for the past quarter of century
and the product OF the three concerns
located here are known all over the
mining and quarry districts Of this
: country. Canada and Mexico. They
give employment to about 2O(
8 throughout the year and are among
the most stable of Ottumwa's indus
: tries,
8 Wood Workers. ~
!, While not in the lumber producing
!, section of the country, yet 1t has beer
. demonstrated that wood work can b.
: made to pay here as elsewhere whel
: the first essential is considered--th
, brains and genius necessary to devils
? useful articles and the facilities TO
! shipping the finished product to th
= market. Both the above requisite
: are here and also is their product
. patented porch column and office H.
!, lures, show cases and general mi
U work that is continually causing thi
branch of manufacture to grow int
e one of the larger industries of tn
= city.
I Three factories are kept busy flu,
nishing their product to the builder
not OF this locality alone but GOVERN
y a territory that reaches thousands !
2, miles in all directions from this cit,
e While machinery is great factor
$ mill work there are about $50 me
e who find employment at this. work
y !, Engines and Machinery.
a The manufacture of engines, bo
,f ers and machinery generally hs
{ been going on, in Ottumwa since i
early days and has continued to gro
until 1t surpasses branches of man
Of facture The product of the sever
W concerns cover practically every kir
o.. Of stationary engines. boilers. stove
Id mining machinery. both for use in IL
r. mines and on the surface where Il
D.. loading Of the coal is the problel
he Bridges and heavy steel and iron f
in construction purposes are also an il
10 portant factor in this branch of ma
Id ufacture.
le Brick and Cement.
The manufacture of brick and tt
- has long been factor in the bu
ness life of the city and with the a
av dition of cement blocks and vario
a. uses 1t has been made to serve,
y made this city prominent in constrl
:" ton circles where brick building a
paving is to be done.