The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-11-08

thing OF a novelty which would at
: tract attention. On being told wha
was wanted, the tramp retired +,
y some saloon, made and presented tn,
\ trademark which was adopted by tn,
, EStey Manufacturing Co. and ha.
\ been used on all advertisements, sta
, tionery, shipping plasters, etc, fol
Z over twenty years and is so we'll ant
tavorably known that letter mailed
IN any state or territory with "Estey
standard only on it would find its
way to Owosso with very little if any
delay.
This new Estey Manufacturing Co.,
under the control of Mr.. Rgley natu-
arily sought a different class of trade
than that which the original big pro-
ducers had sought During the period
between 1909 and 1911 it had made
good and was in fair way to be-
come firmly established financially
and otherwise, when all unexpectedly
a tornado wrought the result with
which Owosso people are familiar.
It's curious circumstance in this
connection that the tornado struck
the building at eleven minutes past
, eleven o'clock p. m. on the eleventh
day OF November, which is the elev-
enth month, and in the year 1911. Is
eleven an unlucky number? Has il
superseded 10?
lhere was no insurance, for Micha
gan was regarded as out of the tor
nado belt, and Mr. Rigley had to face
the loss of the accumulations of a |
lifetime which had been swept away
IN less than a minute.
There came offers from manv cities
to remove the business from Owosso.
MI kigley, who had become thor
oughly identified with the civic and
social life of Owosso, preferred to re-
build in Owosso. The Owosso I'm
provement Association took I'D th.
matter of a bonus being given by the
city to aid in rebuilding the plant
AT a special election held for this
purpose, the proposition was carried
by large majority, but objections
arose from source from which YOU
would hardly expect it and an in
JUNCTION was served through the At
orney General on the city officers.
orbidding them to use the money
or this purpose. In the end. Mr..
tigley was compelled to rely on h:-
'wn resources and his standing
mong friends and men of means and
financial institutions. "A friend in
eed is a friend indeed" and Mr.. Rig
~ emphasizes the friendship of Mr..
|. III. bentley, man of means, who
anne loyalty to his assistance and
lade 1t possible for the Estey Man
featuring Co. to re-establsh its bust
ess on basis of 100000 capital
.ock, $4,000 common and $4,000 Z
referred Twenty thousand dollars n
TINS preferred stock was taken by :
lie citizens of Owosso and the bal r
ice by friends in the trade. Mr.. =
igley owns the controlling interest {
the factory buildings and which i
wv stand completed on the site OF 4
actory "B" just where the pile Of
ms was found on the morning Of Z
ovember II, 1911, nearly one year
1t is possible to understand, after
aiding what has gone before that -
r. Rigley has been busy man dur
the past year. That conglomeratc
e of factory building and furniture N
d to first be cleared away and M
cans provided to make possible the I@
Hiding of new factory, a company W.
ganized and the ne wfactory built. W
rs will now be followed by the AZ
lnutacture of goods and the re- Nh
Adjustment of business relations w
m old customers from all over the Wh
intrv who long ago discovered that w
Estcy goods, whatever their M
de, were good value. and that they NJ
e all the evidence of having been M
de by an experienced furniture III
Inn
1r. Riglcy is now on the sunny NJ
OF lie and despite more vicissi W.
cs than fall to the lot of most M
Ii-chlefy crowded within a period IN
less than six years-is still SUNNY N.Y.
smile and light of heart, brave in w
-it and clear of brain, and is in M
way again to make a financial "
cess OF what is practically new
ture, with little more taken from -
old enterprise than the name Of ,
corporation. and the man who
'cted the old corporation, and as iioi
~ of his old employees as he finds VIII
ossible to gather about him after Cha
.lose-down' Of nearly a year. Mr. Wa
ley was ably assisted in rebuild. unc
by his two sons, Chas. Z. R;glev bus
who is vicc-president, and Jas. G.
ley. who is secretary and treasu-
OF the company, and by Geo. {.
leke, superintendent. Cha
here was quite lot of manufac Cati
d goods saved from the wreck r. M
stored which are now being re- Min,
ed and refnished and will be F.,
y ,oi a,r'iI'l''nt ior Iali trade. n Edni
1o13 exb;h;t ~ 4 bo' E r., Janu- Law
,n1e in Grand Ran;ds a,d ' ,n,iu'e Mar.
Ial1 & Son Karncn RIdo ~; Milo
}, Win