The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-06-01
A CONCERN THAT IS
MAKING THE GOODS
DAKOTA METAL GRANARY CON-
PANY is MAKING SHEET MET.
AL GOODS, PRINCIPALLY A
METAL GRAIN BIN.


sembling its machinery at the for
mer Lyle plant in the extreme west
ern part of the city preparatory to
beginning the manufacture Of sheet
metal goods, the work being devoted
principally to the making of bins for
the storage of grains.
The plant has been in operation
for several days and the. work has
commenced to move along nicely. A
trip out to the big plant-big for it
occupies three-fourths of the build
ing-showed what the company was
doing. President Brock and Fore
man Glaze showed up the large
number of pieces of machinery and
explained their uses in the making of
the grain bins and how they could
be used for the construction of all
kinds of tanks.
A large proportion of the machin-
cry installed had to be made to
special order for the company, and a
very fine equipment is being used
in the construction of the metal
grain bin. The following is a list of
the machinery that has been INSTALL
ed and is used in the production of
the wares of the company: An equip
ment folder; four foot cornice break;
growing pipe; crimper; beader; two
tlange machines; a multiple punch
sc inches long and capable of max
ing &c holes at one operation; drill
press, drilling a hole from one-eighth
to an inch hole; angle iron bender;
steel hack saw; ten foot power squar-
ing shears; ten-foot cornice break
and circle shears, which puts the
f1ange on one portion of the bin. The
machinery is driven by an eight
horsepower gasoline engine.
With this equipment the company
can turn out a goodly number of the
bins each day, with the present force
of eight men, and which is to be
increased right along. The company
is said to have the best equipped
plant for the making of metal sheet
goods in the state, and later they
expect to go more extensively in this
part of the business, but at the pres
ent time they will devote their time
to the sole manufacture of the metal
grain bin.
The grain bin is manufactured
and shipped to the farmer in sec,
tions, which is easily set up, for all
the parts are numbered and they go
together with a close precision. The
bin can be easily moved to any part
of the farm, and is far superior to
the wooden bins, in that they will
last long, are cheaper, and the grain
can be handled cheaper and better
protected from the elements. A TEA
ture of the bin is that the grain can
be easily ventilated through the
perforated tube which extends from
the bottom of the bin, receiving fresh
air from the outside, and extending
to the top.
The metal bins are proof against
vermin, insects and moisture; safe
from fire and lightning, and being
galvanized will not rust; stands on
the ground, and is so constructed
that the grain can be run into the
bin from the threshing machine, and
when the bin is filled with grain and
it is desire dto draw off for markt-
ing, half of the grain can be taken
out through a door without shovel
ing.
The bin will store a thousand
bushels of grain and the latter does
not run the least chance of being
stolen or being ruined by any sweat
ing process on account of the venti-
lating feature.
The company has a large number
of orders on its books for early de-
livery and the force of men is turn
ing out the bins as fast as possible.
President Brock states that the out
look for the business is very good,
and that they expect to place a large
number of orders in the northern
part of the state in time for the fall
threshing. The company is Differed
by the following: President, I. o.
Brock; vice president, Alexander Nc
Quarters; secretary and general
manager, N. A. Wing; treasurer, H.
R. Dyer.
The growth and prosperity of the
company will mean a very fine thing
for Mitchell in the way of increased
number of families, which will re-
quire homes in which to live, the
purchase of all the things necessary
for living. The company is to be
congratulated on the start that has
already been made and there is not
one of the stockholders in the city
but what believes that the enter
prise has a fine feature before it. The
success of this institution will mean
the coming of others, and it should
have the moral support of every
citizen of the city.
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