The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31
CT. Winder Organ Company.
Inc, to Extend Its Plant to
Meet Increased Business Re-
quirements
Factories Going
Night and Day
Great Field for Organ Builders
Rapidly Expanding With
Entrance of Theaters and
Hotels-Richmond-Built Or
eans in Richmond Praised

That its plant and equipment may
be enlarged to take care Of the in
creased demand fer its product the
c. F. wtnder company. Incorporated,
OF this city. is offering limited num-
Der of shares of per cent cumuia-
tive preferred stock at par value.
800
In its decision TO extend its bust
ness. the company offers a splendid
opportunity to investors to secure the
only organ factory stock of high
grade al a price that is not greatly
above par; a stock the purchase OF
which forms a conservative invest
ynent based on an industry Of as
xurcd success and unlimited future.
The stock based on its earning power
ard cumulative character. should
even now be worth considerably ahova
par.
Under the guidance If men NJ sea-
soned experience arid ungpestioned
integrity. this company's AFFAIRS will
he managed on q conser vat4ge, safe
basis, and absolute safety Of the in
vestmcnt is guaranteed. Money lying
in bank or invested al current rates
viii earn at least twice as much when
invested In an industry Of the caiioer
Of the C. r Wsnder Organ company,
IL without Parallel
Chat the organ industry finds It.
self In a unique position Is shown In
the fact that every factory IN the land
In working night and dav, One large
organ company in the New En- gland
States has recently issued a state
fnent that 10 new contracts can he
considered under two years, ard this
announce nlent IS made IN sp1e y the
fact that a large addition has just
a. H. F-e4a
tory. Another large organ builder
last year put out more than 15a or
sans= ranging in price from $500 20
$4,000.
Other large factories are Just as
busy One concern alone did over
$4,000 in new work in Richmond out
of the $4,000 worth Of organs bought
last year In the last ten years. i
ss estimated that Richmond has In
vested about s20o COO in organs.
The c F. Winder factory last wear
was forced tn refuse 10 estimate on
$4,000 worth Of WORK and at this
time the company has enough orders
ahead to keen every man working fall
Kline for more than six months to
|tcome.
Many Inquiries Come
+ INQUIRIES and requests for estimates
are being received daily by the COM
pany from cities all over the United
States and Canada into all parts OF
which the business Of the local COM
pAny extends II is because OF these
rea.onx tina, the C. r. Winder Organ
COMPANY. Incorporated. finds It nee
ssaary to add TO it's factory, to Its
force Of expert organ builders. and its
facilities for putting out the organs
that are demanded. In order 70 do
this q limited number OF shares OF
the company's preferred stock IL
paaced before investors The funds
occurred through this stock sale are
! 10 be applied TO building new fac-
Etory and extending the business
Il Dividends will be paid from the
very start. as this is going business
/ IN sound condition. With actual orders
enough to keep busy for long time
To come. Moreover, the field is such
that. with the present selling force,
the company should do a $4,000
>business in the first year. The capac-
aty OF the new factory Will be 5000 ooe
per annum
As Pierpont Morgan said in his ia
Snous testimony before the tulo com
mittee. it is the character of man
above all, which form the basis or
credit accorded a concern. So in
The case of the C. F. Winder Organ
rompany
Mr.. Charles r. winder comes from
a. family of organ builders. and his
experience began in the factory OF
his father. c. w Winder, Newcastle
pn-Tyne. England.
With an inherited talent for the
business. with experience taking IN
the years in Newcastle Tyne, then
for years with the famous Roosevelt
FACTORY at New York, then with the
George s. Hutchins factory at Bos-
ton; then as superintendent OF the
Mason City Organ Works at Mason
City. Iowa.
Mr.. Winder stands today as one OF
the hes, qualified organ designers in
the country. and the organs produced
hy his factory here have won admi-
ration from the highest authorities in
1ud1.ng tone-beauty and action He
lis president and general manager or
the company.
Organs i'm Richmond.
Tho organs built by him for the
Laurel Street Methodist church and
the First Unitarian church. OF TINS
city. are not surpassed by the work
OF any organ-builder in the country
An organ is now being built at the
Superior theater.
The present organization. though
small, includes mechanics as nne as
any in the country. and ARRANGEMENTS
have been made to secure addiuonai
pen OF the same character
AAs vice president the company has
oScured Mr.. Marcellus r Wright. the
siazsd ~ Second Hage.A