Putnam patriot., 1909-08-20
The Growth snd Prosperity oI Putnam

list of the new buildings going up in this city, we remarked, at the conclu- sion, "These may not be all the work going on,n and such was the case, be- cause We did not allow our mind to ex- tend beyond the denser part of the city. If we had we should not have omitted one of the larger structures goingap. IL Is the large manufacturing building be ing finished near the Foundry and Ma chine shop. As we design, in this ar tiele, 10 note the new industries recent ly started in thiS city, mainly through the efforts of the Putnam Business Mems Association, we give the follow ing statement in regard to them:
 The building near the Foundry was started two years ago. When the panic of 1907 caused such closing up of the business of the country, work on the building was stopped 10 await the re turn of business prosperity. That has returned-to the pfoprietors of the pro posed new industry, at any rate. Work | the spring, and is now almost compile ted. and next month. as soon as il is all i finished, the machinery will be put in and business set in operation as soon as i the machinery for which they have contracted can be delivered IL iS q power plant of the most modern and economical character.
 Everything about the factory is to i be of the most substantial and modern 1 kind. with automatic working machi- nery of every kind, so that t will be the best equipped plant of any in the country engaged in making this parti- eular product.
 The propfietors of this new business l to be started are John NJ. Deane and l his two sous, of Lowell, Mass.
 The articles to be manufactured are not very common, neither are there 1 many factories engaged in the business the one to be started here is probably the largest in the country, and will be I gin with the employment of about l thirty-iive men.
 l The way they came to locate their manufacturing business here was for the sake of economy and comfort. On 1 coming to Putnam by invitation Of the 1 officers of our Business Mems Assoeia- 1 tion-who had learned Of their inten- 1 ton to moye-they found here every requisite condition they desired. The city was provided with ail the adsan- l tages required for the best class of peo- 1 ple, ii was healthy and attractive l city, and rents for work-people were | reasonable. The important feature was I transportation, and here the facilities l for shipping their products equal To any other place they could find, large or small-and they made their decision to locate as soon as they found lot suitable for their business. They found l such lot near the Foundry and Ma chine shop. In this choice they were 1 kindly favored by the Directors of The 1 Foundry and Machine shop, owners Of the lot, who offered it to them al mo- 
 minal price.
 The articles they are to manufacture are wool comb needles, hackle pins, and the steel points, or needles, used in the manufacture of the Victor and 1 all other talking machines which re- quire the use of the fiat tune disks. In l the aggregate there is a large amount of their products, but requiring com paratively few establishments for their 1 manufactured which Putnam is to be honored with having the largest In the county.
 Another new industry expected to be 1 located in this city is fof steel working, l and if secured will require some thirty l or more men. It is still being encouf- aged by the officers of the Business l Men $ Association to settle here. Ii is no. advisable to say more about 1t al present.
 The two industries brought here by 1 the influence ofthe Business Mems As socialion, lately, are those of Messrs. l Dorsey & Bone for the manufacture of high grade of walnut handles for small, fine edged tools, and the other that of MT. Henry l.. Hanson, for the | manufacture of nuts, bolts, and other small hardware articles. Each firm is steadily at work, .'busy as. bees the proprietors, with sleeves rolled up take hold of any of the work as 1t comes to hand. Evidently they have all the orders they can attend to. MT. Han. son says he can have all the work he wants. The new corners seem well pleased with Putnam not only for their business but as place sof residence They have no time to W asIe for visiting during working hours, but are glad to get acquainted with our people at oth' 1 CT times. Our citizens should remem. Der they are still strangers here and need the attention due 10 deserving members of the community that they
 may enjoy all the benefits Of settled
 membership: perhaps a social party can
 be arranged where they can meet and
 make the acquaintance of our people.
 There is another business in the large
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 altogether new, has recently been re organized, with C. Harold Gilpatric as
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