The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-26
Fargo's Foundries and Machine Shops Have
Developed Into Important Industries in a Very
Short Time and Give Employment to Many

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Another one of the heavy users Of
the ninety cars Of sheet metal, which is
shipped into Fargo annually. is the
Klinsmann Co, manufacturers of cor
nices, cave troughs. stock tanks, sky
lights, etc.
This company is one Of those that
has by its delevopment, proved that
Fargo is natural manufa cturing and
distributing center. Beginning bust
ness in March 1904 in q small shop.
14x60 feet, and employing one mechanic
and q helper. this institution has grown
to large proportions It now occupies
its own building two story structurs.
45x140 feet, and employees from ten to
twenty men and an average from
twelve to fifteen the year round.
The company Is composd of o. i,
Klinsmann and FL. Al. Klinsmann. They
are anneng the best business men Of
the city and. are boosters from start
to finish. They believe In the principle
that the patronizing of home industries
Is to the benefit Of the whole town.
They know that the more work that the
local concerns secure the more men
they have to employ and the greater
Fargo will become money paid
out in Fargo will circulate and remain
In North Dakota.
1t has been this patriotic spirit ana
the excellence of the goods which thew
turn out that has been the cause Of
their remarkable development in the
years they have been I'm business in
the city.
In addition to the manufacturing thew
engage in, this company are also con-
tractors and distributors of heating
plants. They are able to supply the
consumer or the trade with any kind OF
q hot air heating plant-in fact they
make a speciality of this feature and
have won an enviable reputation over
the state
Some idea OF the increase in their
business may be gained when it is
known that the first year they were in
business they installed ten heating
plants while in 1908 eighty-flv plants
were put in. They are In position
to give the North Dakota consumers
any kind of warm air heating plant
that can be installed by anyone else.
They also handle all kinds of furnace
accessories with facilities for INSTALL
Ing them.
The Factory.
The factory OF the Klinsrnann Co. is
located at lis and III Fifth street
north. in building especially con-
structed for the work in hand. The
machinery used in the making OF cor
nices, cave troughs, sky lights and
stock tanks is OF the most up to date
pattern. These machines are operated
only by expert mechanics in this line
offering the highest grade of work thak
is to be secured at cost that can COM
pete with the eastern manufacturers.
The shop where the work Is done is
large, light and especially fitted for.
the particular work turned out Every
thing Is arranged in a convenient man
ner for prompt and efffclent work
guaranteeing the best product delivered.
In d minimum of tirne--a feature that
Is attractive to the people over the
state
one OF the features Of the concern
is that it manufactures. Jobs and recalls
its products and those for which It is
the agent. This gives A "a wide scope
of work In the contracting depart
ment especially has the company de-
veloped. 1t has In the past year and
has at the present time many notable
contracts from all kinds OF work done
by 1t.
While the company has been in busi-
ness in Fargo only Ave years, 1t has,
firmly established itself and has been
one of the institutions that has built
up the city as q manufacturing and
jobbins center. AS has been said the
proprietors are men who believe in FAR
20 and the patronizing tof home pro-
ducts. They are men who have been
working for Fargo as well as their own
interests. knowing full we'll that the
interests of the city are their interests.
That as the city devefspe SO will they
develop. IN no sense OF the word Is
this selfish view for they will boost
FOR their Fargo competitors rather than
see the work go to concerns out OF the
state. This seems 10 be a principle
adopted by most Of Fargo's manufac-
turing concerns and is certainly most
connmendable.
Several Mechanical industries.
There are also other nnanufac curing
concerns in Fargo that are quite large
users of sheet metal, especially boiler
iron. These are the Fargo Foundry Co,
Craig Brothers and the S. 5. Graham
machine shops.
In these institutions the scope OF
work is very large, ranging all the way
from the repair of various machines
20 the making Of various kinds Of
mechanical devices. In this line Far