The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-14
F FACTORY
IS OURS

Another big manufacturing enter.
prise that win place Guthrie to the
front as the factory center Of tho
state was secured today by the cham
Der OF commerce.
A new 100000 furniture manuiac.
turing concern has been landed over
excellent proposals offered by 0klaho.
ma city and shawnee
This means quite an added payroll
for tine capital city, as the company
furnishes employment for 100 men
The factory Is now located at Chero'
kee where II occupies block 0f
ground and has buildings valued az
$1,000, with IS men pn the pay roll
Il manufactures all Kinds Of furni
ture. making speciality IN school
desks, school supplies and church fur.
niture and fixtures The c0mpanN
also makes cabinet work, making all
kinds Of cabinets book cases, films
cases etc. Il turns out q line Of fix
lures. recently making the church pew
and other fixtures In the new Chris
llan church at enid said to be thq
best IN the Southwest The company
has been successful IN furnishing
school desks and other school inrnl'
lure to many school districts ever the
state. meeting Eastern prices
Gulhrles success I'm getting ihs
factory over rival cities Is because
it has shown 70 the manufacturers
that they can get their material MUCH
cheaper here than az any other cen
tralIy located point IN the state. The
lumber which they VIII use can ho
secured from The Arkansas districts
with less freight expense than any
othe relty N oil Oklahoma.
IN Active Operation
The factory la now furnishing sup
piles for many schools, and not a W.
Tie furniture for the normal schools
of the state
Guthrie offered better railroad "a
clltles for raw materials, diatrbut'
Ing their goods over the state, ct equal
or better rates with other places.
The furniture company WAS organ.
ICED IN. IN Alya three years ago and
operated successfully for over a year
when they we're force TO find larger
quarters, their business increasing be
yond The capacity of their plant The
company was 0rgarized by Mr.. Van
Vleet. the present manager, who in
terasted several Alya business men
Judge j. ]. Dunn Of this city was one
Of the stockholders and u stlll o d.
rector In the company
Merchantu Take stock
Guthrie merchants are no thorough
" convinced that It Is good proposl
ton they have subscribed for $4,000
IN stock aud will double the capacity
OF The plant. making the company an
500 900 institution. A site OF SIX
teen acres OF ground has been secur
ed for the factory just north and
west Of the Southwestern Iron fae
tory and Pioneer Cotton mills IN the
factory district of the city, The
buildings OF the company at Ghero
kee are to be sold TO Cherokee par
ties and several brick buildings tw,
larger than the Foundry main build
ing viii be erected. The machinery
4 wlll be moved here from Cherokee
and additional machinery wlii be or
dered at once. II Is the intentlonso
the new company wben~it Is Feorgan
Ized 10 take the entire sixteen acr'
tract Of land upon which It is to b
located and have residence dlstric
where she employees can erect home
near their work iiDH
About Z General ManageH.fH sltn,p
Mf. VIA. Fleet the present manage
Of the company will be retalned 81
general sales manager and will keel
his offices IN Guthrie and will super
Intend me sales work The nee com
pany vii engage the services Of SOM
experienced manufacturer to take m
management. Several persons are ur
der consideration by the slockholc
era. va Heeler. Of ~ Reno may b
the new manager Nc, Heslef and Nj
Van Fieet are n Chercaee today a
| fne sing tie "details for The eloslna g
lN tie 6eai. rad The ofesnleallon 9
the new cuncaTa.