The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-13
THE CAPITOL LINE
OF WASHBOARDS
KNOWN IN EVERY SECTION AS
SUPERIOR TO ANY MADE.

In every known section of this
country Cairo has gained a name
and fame for being a great Wash
board center Here is made the Cap
itol line Of washboards by the Nation
al Lumber and Woodenware Co.
These dashboard are acknowledged
to be the best made in every particu-
lar. They are matehless in con
truction, superior in finish, have
wear. resisting qualities that have
given them wide reputation
These wa hboards are made in G2
different styles, various sizes, differ
ent crimps and truss and have a
market all over the United States
as they meet the demands every
where
The home of the National Lumber
and Woodenware Company i located
on Upper Sycamore street with track
facilities on both the Illinois Central
and the New York Central lines is in
the heart of Cairo's great distirbut-
ing center, and together with the
river makes this plant large receiv-
ing point The company also manu-
features egg cases and does gen
eral lumber business.
The officers of the company are H..
IS. Candee. vce-president. f. D. Carey
secretary w. r. Halliday. sistant
secretary and treasurer and John s..
Aisthorpe, treasurer.
The capacity of the factory is five
hundred dozen washboards per day,
the daily output being from 800 TO 500
dozen. They are made of zinc, brass,
enamel, coated steel and glass.
Their buildings consist Of a
brick boiler house and brick en-
CINE house, built separately, about
50 feet apart, two story factory
building 92x145 feet, warehouse
building 92x240 feet, adjoinin 6 the
factory, and dry lumber shed 50X210
feet, adjoining the warehouse. All
these buildings have side tracks from
each Of the railroads named the full
length Of them. In addition to the
improvements mentioned they have
built very handsome and conven-
lent office building of brick. near the
New York Central tracks, facing
Sycamore street.
The company prides Itself upon
their position and ability to turn out
the best washboard that is made.
Their product has through experience,
been perfected to degree and is 0
decided Improvement upon any line
of washboards ever made. All weak
points in dashboard construction
have been eliminated and the remain
der strengthened to a greater eff
, cency.
The company are continually
adopting improvements. They have
an article so far ahead of their COM
petitors that their washboards are in
constantly increasing demand.
But they do not halt there, they are
always bestiring themselves to, il
such thing is possible, give more
and greater satisfaction.
Being located right in the heart OF
a great timber district and easily ac-
cessible to the chief lumber sections,
the company has advantages over all
competitors as they have right at
their door the material most nee
essary in the manufacture Of wash
boards.
Another important feature of this
| industry and one of their busiest de
!, partments, is their custom milling
department.
This firm resaws and surfaces lum
Der while In transit for great ma
jority Or the hardwood trade from
Mobile and New Orleans and inter
mediate markets. This department
being especially equipped for this
purpose.
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