The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-26

The Fargo Foundry.
The Fargo Foundry Co, is a corpora
tion employing thirty eight men. the
year around and doing an extensive
work In various parts OF the state.
Ihis institution pays particular at
tention to the manufacture OF gasoline
engines and all kinds OF castings. 1t
Is one OF the largest institutions Of It's
Kind in the northwest with capital
OF $4,000. The officers are all North
Dakota people as is the capital on
which the business is run.
The officers are: Frank Gardner,
president; T. S. Sykes, vice president; !;
H. Fl. Wheelock, secretary; Geo. HI.
Phelps, treasurer and F. w. Parsons.
general manager. These gentlemen are
among the leading business men Of the
lcity. They are among those who have
been boosting for North Dakota and
Especially for Fargo They realize that
as a manufacturing center Fargo IS
unexcelled in the northwest--that a
large share of its future prosperity
will be along these lines. With this
future before them they have not hesi-
tated to invest their money In concern
that was in great demand at the time
of is establishment and that has proven
very profitable.
The Foundry and Machine shops.
The building in which the foundry
and machine shops are located is situ-
ated at the east end OF N. P. avenue,
near the bridge spanning the Red river
to the Minnesota side. A large brick
structure apout 5ox15o feet composes
the machine shops while an IT, furn-
ishes room for the foundry.
In the foundry all kinds of casting Is
done. Facilities are such that work
can be turned out in a short time and
special castings are a feature. The
casting furnace Is kept almost con-
stantly in heat. Casting Is done al
most daily to meet the demands put
upon the institution.
The machine shop is undoubtedly
among the most thoroughly equipped in
northwest--every conceivable machine
for doing all kinds Of repair and orig
inal work being installed. Here a
large number OF gasoline engines are
built annually. Boilers are constructed
and all kinds of repair work done by
skilled mechanics.
Model work for inventors is among
the special things undertaken in this
shop. 1t present there are about half
dozen models under construction from
all parts of the state and western Min
nesota. Traction engines are repaired
as are almost every kind of machine
that is used. The casting and finish
ing of iron building pillars and struc-
tural steel occupied the attention OF
quite a large force of men, At the
present time the company has con-
tracts for the furnishing $4,000 pounds
of cast columns and two cars of struc-
tural steel for the o. j. deLendrecfe
building on Front street.
/ Throughout the shop and foundry
| everything is arranged in the best
manner for the expeditions turning out
lof work at minimum cost. The power
for, the large machines Is furnished by
| gasoline engines. The building is locat-
ed on spur OF the Northern Pacific
railroad and things are arranged for
direct loading onto cars for out or
town shipments.
Business Demands More Room.
The facilities offered by this concern
have been such as to attract patronage
from all parts of the northwest In
fact the business has grown to such an
extent that an addition is being con-
structed to the building which will be
used for an Office. The present Office
| will be converted into a part of the
machine shop thus adding considerably
more room.
Craig Bros. Machine Shops,
| The Craig Brothers machine shops
also do large business This company
pays particular attention to all kinds
of sheet iron work Boilers, smoke
stacks and repair work of all kinds
are specialties which have attracted
wide attention. The shop is fitted With
machinery and men for doing all kinds
Of heavy work on traction engines. II
| Is the only shop in the state equipped
to put in crown sheets and fire boxes
in the big traction engines. 1t operates
full line Of pneumatic tools besides
the heavy machines which are propelled
by electricity Automobile and electric
motor work Is also done in this shop.
The proprietors Of this company are
A, J. Craig and r. b. Craig. They are
both skilled machinists and artisans
and are among the prominent rnanufac-
turers OF the city. They are among
those who have explicit confidence in
Fargo. They knew that a thorough
machine business would be a paying
one in this city and that It would at
tract wide out of town trade. In
this they were not disappointed, the
advantages Fargo offers. making the
scope of territory very large. I
The 8. s. Graham Plant.
Another thriving machine shop IL
that Of s. s. Graham, located at l09
Fifth street north. This institution Is
we'll equipped with modern machinery
for the making and repairing Of va
rious kinds OF machines. A number
Of first class machinists are employed
with the result that a high grade OF
work Is being turned out.
This institution pays particular at
tention to the repairing OF automobiles.
having made speciality of this line
Of work. Owing to the large number
of automobiles In Fargo this has de-
veloped into a thriving industry. Spe-
cial machinery has been installed for
this department of work.
All of these institutions are running
constantly with a full force OF men
They are meeting the heavy demands
put upon them In most efficient man
ner. They are operated by thorough
business men who came to Fargo be-
cause they realized that there were
advantages here for their respective
lines of work that could not be excelled