Putnam patriot., 1912-11-29
The Effect on Industries
NO 48

The effect OF the fire upon the indus
tries that suffered is of interest to the
citizens generally as IL touches vitality
the welfare of the city. Some 200 en-
ployes were affected, meaning over .
hundred families, and It will be joyful
news and something TO be thankful
for on the holiday tomorrow To know
that there will be none thrown out of
employment, no families leaving
town, but In the very near future the
wheels of industry will again hum.
In an interview with Mr.. Wheaton
Tuesday morning he appeared very
optimistic for the future. Those who
know the man will not be surprised At
his fortitude and his optimism ms he Is
progressive business man and fight.
er that does not stop because obstacles
confront him In the path of progress.
Mr. Wheaton was found in the new
office of the company In the west end
of the old Fisher shoe shop. He said
that the whole building had been hired
plant of j. A. Hscox wood working
shop of Norwich. He has bought the
complete equipment of this shop
which was aboat to go out of business
and three or four carloads of their
machinery, tools, shaiting, motors,
ETC., etc, will be In Putnam in two or
three days and will be Immediately In
stalled in the new shop. The power
will be from steam boiler which will
also furnish power for electric motors
which, on account of the shape Of the
building, IL will be necessary 10 use for
some OF the machinery while the rest
will be run by steam direct.
The fire could not have happened at
more inopportune time. The com
pany had several large contracts on It's
hands and ON account OF their being
partially completed IL was difficult, II
not impossible, to assign them TO inde-
pendent contractors TO carry out. In
the shop, ready for immediate ship
ment to Mansfield, where the compa-
ny Is building four large buildings for
the state epileplic colony, were several
carloads OF sash, doors and glazed
finish amounting I'm value to several
thousand dollars aud which will have
to be re.made. Business was booming
with the company and they were car
rying an exceptionally heavy stock to
a -
bushels Of corn from the farm was
stored preparatory 10 sending 10 the
grist mill and all the screens from Mr..
Wheaton's residence had recently been
brought to the shop for painting and
repair SO that the loss Is felt by MIR.
Wheaton personally as we'll rs through
the company.
On account of dispute with the
Lumberman's Mutual Insurance COM
pany their policies were allowed to
lapse last july SO tiiat only tie old inc
companies had any liability OH the
plant so that while the insurance was
light at the time the plant was more
heavily stocked than usual.
In regard to rebuilding Mr.. Wheaton
said he had not thought ms far rs that
at present but that they would proba-
oily remain in the Fisher building 4
year or more. II would seem safe to
assume that with the growth of ths
business new quarters will be built
and when asked If this was not so Mr..
Wheaton only smiled and said II was
too early to say Of present.
w. ID. Case, whose business was
making slippers, said he should GER
tainly continue. just how soon or
where he would start again he could
not say but he Was certain that he
would start again.
The Putnam Coal Il Wood Compa-
ny were doing business the morning
after the fire. They will continue to
do business at the same stand and are
already receiving wood 10 replace that
which was destroyed.
II. III. Payne is making Ice cream
and filling orders. He will probably
make his homemade candies again as
soon as he can find place.
These are the four business industries
that were burned out and as heretofore
mentioned all are already doing BUSH
ness again which is gratifying to the
entire community.