Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-09-12
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To all loyal citizens of Alma


The directors of the Board OF
Trade wish to have a word with you
on Friday evening at the opera
house.
Two years ago through your as
sistance the Miller Saw Trimmer
Co. was enabled to locate i'll this
city. The company was then as now
manufacturing device used in
printing establishment, which Mr..
Miller asserted was perfect ma
chine, and such proved to be the
case. The concern has thrived, de-
spite handicaps and troubles which
would have crippled if not wrecked
any but strong concern managed
by master hand. Today the COM
pany is in fine financial condition, is
working to capacity, is behind with
its orders for saw trimmers and is
making money.
When the company located here,
it had acquired contract rights in
an automatic printing press feeder.
The printing world had been from
time out of mind hiring human press
feeders at SIS per week and had been
patiently waiting the day when
| machine would be invented to do
! this work. Mr.. Miller saw this need
and saw the advantage of controlling
the device which would successfully
meet this demand He therefore
at his earliest opportunity, purchased
the entire interest in this feeder. He
had already built crude machine
at the time the company located here
and those of you who saw 1t marvell-
ed ut the completeness and accuracy
with which it would feed the paper
into the press and after printing, re-
move it.
But this machine was crude. 1t
was compile ated and not adopted.
{ 1t had mechanical as well as manu-
featuring imposibilities in it. He
saw this from a practical printer
j standpoint He sat about to recon-
struct the machine to remedy the de-
fects. He hired expert designers and
craftsmen and labored for months
in secret This cost money Nearly
| $4,000 was spent in this way.
Then a machine was produced that
came much nearer the perfection Mr..
Miller desired. He exhibited this
machine in Cleveland, the center of
the printing world. Practical print
ers marvelled at the results obtained.
But Mr.. Miller was not satisfied with
his product In actual operation
The machine was not right. He
boxed it up and shipped ii to Mil
waukee. Again he hired designers
and in company with the original
inventor who is one of the best en-
gineer designers III the country, he
went to work He spent two months
reconstructing, simplifying and per-
fecting. At last he was satisfied
with the result He saw a perfected
machine, easy TO operate. producing
&C curate results. So that no earlier
than ten days ago was he willing to
go before tbs printing world and
shout Eureka"
Mr.. Miller says he is now salts
fed with the Automatic Press Feed
err. He says it is the acme of sim
plicity and is ready for manufacture
He says the machine is amply pro
tected by domestic and foreign pat
ents and further delay III placing the
machine on the market would be al
most criminal Two of the directors
OF your board have visited Milwau-
kee and Chicago and after careful
investigation, wish to tell you what
they know.
The possibilities Of the Automatic
Press feeder are wonderful. The
sale Of saw trimmers is limited, bu
no job office of any sMe can AFFORD
to be without a practical feeder
that can be purchased for $500
Every year thousands of Gordon
presses are being made and sold ant
. every one of them means possible
customer for a feeder Mr.. Mile
has been asked TO spromise deliver.
on these machines, and has had TIL
- money laid before him, but until thi
time he has turned them away. Nov
he is ready 1t is up to Alma. MI
!, Miller has cast his fortunes with II
and he is ready to work with IL:
!, He wants to make this feeder her
= r where he has made such a goo
showing with the saw trimmer.
must be manufac tured somewhere
= Will we make good.
= We are just finishing paving. w
are elated over the improvement
We are daily making Alma bette
place TO live in and we want t
. make it a better place to grow II
= Your directors want TO talk matter
over with you in man to man tasf
ion. Our interests are identical.
the manufacture of this feeder ca
:. be accomplished at Alma and ad
:. another industry. we want to kno
- it and your counsel is necessary.
: Give this night to Alma.
. Yours for bigger Alma,
~ BOARD OF TRAD