Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
STEEL PAPER BALER
New COntrivanCe Endorsed by the
National Assn. Of Bldg. MgrS.
W. W. sTOPPLE IN WASHINGTON


The latest improved baler for paper
especially, but also for rags, yarn, tin,
zinc, scrap iron and what not, is the
Little Giant Steel Baler. This is a
device on the order Of the Little Giant
Hay Presses, except of course, that it
is designed for a different purpose and
is made entirely out of steel. 1t is a
marvel of strength and simplicity A
pressure sufficiently great TO bale
tightly not only paper, but even
metals, can be exerted upon the ma
terial TO be baled
w. w. STOPPED. manager of the local
branch of the Little Giant Hay Press
company, went to Washington. ID. c.,
on the sixth of the month, for the pur
pose OF demonstrating this machine
before a convention of building man
ayers. He was accompanied by Mrs.
STOPPED, and stops were made Ell rout e
at Detroit, Cleveland, and other of the
larger cities. Thus pleasure was COM
bined with business on the trip.
The purpose of the southern jour
ney was to place the new baler before
the leading building managers of the
big cities of the country in the most
convincing way possible. The con.
vention before which the device was
exhibited was that of the National
Building Managers. About three hun
dred of the men who conduct the busi-
ness affairs of the sky-scrapers of our
cities were in attendance Their head
quarters were at the Arlington. They
represented estates from Seattle on
the west to Boston on the east, and
the Gulf on the south to the lakes on
the north. The steel baler was viewed
by the committee appointed for that
purpose, along with scores of other
machines intended for use in huge
buildings, and 1t was among the very
few that were endorsed by the dem
onstrating committee. 1t attracted
great deal of attention and there was
much favorable comment upon it.
The baler which had been brought
for the purpose of demonstrating to
the convention was taken by the New
Willard hotel at Washington, and is
now on the tenth floor of the hos
telry, earning the management money
every day. The Willard, by the way.
Is the latest and largest hotel in
Washington. accommodating a small
city of guests. 1t is thoroughly up
to-date i'll every way, as the purchase
of the steel baler would itself show.
Such institutions as the Chicago
Journal. the Youngstown Indicator,
J. b. Blood & Company of Lynn.
Mass, the Houston Post. and the
Rosenbaun Company of Pittsburg. are
already users of the invention. 1t is
said that the Rosenbaum Company
alone bales in the neighborhood of five
tons day with this baler. 1t is only
question of tfne and advertising
when all concerns who are in a posi-.
ton 10 save money by paper, rag
tin. or junk baler will be using one OF
the steel machines
The result directly upon Alma of
this increase of business will be most
marked. 1t is thought that the force
OF the local company will be doubled
within the next twelve months, and
new buildings surrounding the pres
ent site are being planned to take care
of the inevitable growth OF the bust
ness. Alma is fortunate in having an
energetic concern like the Hay Press
company in her bounds
Mr.. and Mrs. Stopple returned from
Washington on the seventeenth OF the
month.