Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-06
Plymouth Stoneware Company
Sends Out Eight Statesmen
to Introduce Product
HAS ITS STOCK ALL READY
Company Makes Its First Organized
Effort to Get Business Since It Be-
gan to Manufacture Its Ware is
Pronounced Superior to Most Now
on the Market, and Equal to Any.

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statesmen started out today to intro
duce the product of the plymouth
yStoneware company, of this city. to the
trade. This is the first organized ef-
fort the company has made to push
| it's ware since it began to manufacture
early last, summer Tuesday this SELL
ing force spent most of the day at the
factory, watching the processes OF
manufacture, inspecting the stock. and
securing samples.
This, selling force is composed of
Messrs. G. NJ. Eilenberger and E. Hart
well, Of TT Dodge; Charles r. Gate
wood, of Denison, Tex; ]. 4. Garland,
Watertown, Wis; F. NJ. Cougili, Des
Moines; H. ]. ousterlund. Red Wing,
Mimi; w. r. Anderson, Omaha, and
M. N. Espey, of Minneapolis.
Assortment and Stock Complete.
The company delayed putting out a
selling force until its assortment of
stock, and the quantity OF stock on
hand, made it certain that 1t would be
able to fill any orders taken. It's
assortment is now complete and its
stock practically fills the immense
building used only for It's finished pro-
duct. George NJ. Thompson, superin-
tendent Of the plant, estimated that the
stock on hand was about 100000 gal
Ions" Stoneware of this kind is always
estimated in, and sold at, so much "a
gallon The stock comprises crooks,
Jars, jugs and churns in all sizes, from
thirty gallons down to the one-half
pound butter jars.
Adding New Lines.
The plant is adding, as rapidly as 1t
can, new lines to it's output. 1t has
begun to make flower pots in various
sizes, and Superintendent Thompson
lis experimenting with an earthenware
cuspiCor of which he expects to make
a complete line.
The factory's finished product, which
fills the stock building, is of an ex-
cellent quality, and of par-excellent
being the principal selling point in pro-
ducts of this kind.
Expect Sales to Be Large.
Members of the selling force claim
that the ware viii sell on sight,4and
most of them are experienced in hand
ling stoneware or similar clay prod
ucts. The sales branch of the bust
ness will be handled from the TT.
Dodge Office of the company, the Ply
mouth Stoneware company of this city,
being branch of the Plymouth Clay
Products company OF FIT. Dodge. The
Ft Dodge company manufactures
drain tile, and owns immense clay and
gypsum deposits. 1t also manufactures
gypsum plaster on a large scale.
Plant to Be Increased.
The capacity of the Marshalltown
plant is to be increased from time to
time, as the business demands. Mr..
Thompson started with. two men,
when the plant was opened last May.
Yesterday he had 'fifty-two on the pay
roll. A large percentage of them are
skilled mechanics. A three floors e
the main building are being u.s. a,
tho there is room for an increase of
the force within, the present plant.
Tho company is using four kilns at
the present time. 1t is burning about
two each week. Each of these turns
out about Is 900 gallons of ware. One
lSiln was finished Sunday and is cool
ing, preparatory to being opened. The
fire from under another was drawn to-
day.
Two more .kilns are to be rebuilt
within short time on the site Of two
of the old ones that have never be m
used. They will be ready for use by
the time spring opens.
The force is to be increased as itYis
needed. and it I. expect Il that alter.
ial increases will be made in the num-
Der employed within very few
months.