Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01
FOUR FACTORIES
Are VISITED ON
INSPECTION TRIP
Interesting Operations Seen in
Some of the Smaller Con-
Germs of the City.
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Cover Eagle Bakery, Franks Plant,
Rock Island Register and Eiee-
tricaI Companies

The members OF the Rock Island
Business Mems association visited
the Eagle bakery. Rock Island Regis
ter company, Franks Manufacturing
company and the Electrical building
yesterday afternoon on the seventh OF
its tours OF inspections of the indus
tries OF the city. Five autos were
used to carry the men to the various
factories and establishments. George
h Kingsbury, secretary OF the associa-
ton, directed the party.
The Eagle bakery. 1IOe Third ave
nue.. was first visited. 1t was not in
operation at the time. as the after
noon bake does not begin until 8
O'Clock. Notwithstanding, the party
was shown the methods % weighing.
molding and baking bread. 4 large
oven, costing $500 is kept heated all
the time. Five hundred loaves OF
bread can be made at one bake, the
average time taken in baking that
number being 20 minutes.
The bakery has an output of 5000
loaves a day in addition to all kinds
of fancy cakes and other goods. Last
year the bakery turned out approx
materly 10000 loaves of bread.
The record is 5000 loaves in eight
hours Machinery in the plant is
valued at $4,000.
is Promising Industry.
The Rock Island Register company
at 1924 Fourth avenue makes no par
g,
continuously every day and as
one OF its operatives said: I'VE
want the public to learn who we are"
II makes small articles from the raw
material and does a large jobbing bust
ness. Floor registers are its chief out
put The stock OF the company is or
dinarily well sold out and little goods
accumulate on its hands. Several
novelties in floor registers, in
Guiding a wooden one, are among the
plants offerings.
Makes Adjustable Fixtures.
The Franks Manufacturing company. |
1924 Fourth avenue. deals in novelty I
table. desk, bed and adjustable light /
extensions. Adjustable shaving mir I
rors are also in the list. Marked in /
this plant was the simple processes
through which the novelties went until
they became the finished product.
There were no complex cutting or
grinding machines. The polishing ma
chimes were OF standard variety. The
muriatic and dipping room was inspect
ed and the storage and display rooms
were explained.
Electrical Fixtures in Profusion.
Next came the inspection of the Elec-
irical building. the home OF the EIec-
trio Construction and Machinery COM
pany. The sign on the outside of the
at Third avenue and Nine
.eenth street, Everything Electrical"
seemed 10 be Justified. No two of the
same kind of electric light shades
we're TO be found. Electric lights
we're suspended in globes and under
shades so thick that the lights seem
o counteract each others effect.
The storage rooms and the polishing ,
nd craftsmen rooms where there
we're several fancy shades just placed ,
n the market. were visited. One.
marble lamp shade, especially attract ,
d attention. The electrical building ,
5 rapidly being converted exclusively ,
1to quarters for the electrical supply 9
Ouse. With the exception of lodge ,
partments OF the K Of G. on the sec ,
nd floor the building is used altogeth- ;
r for the business OF the company.
Owing 20 the lack OF time and the
weather the trip to the !
ity reservoir plant was not made. be- :
~ deferred for future excursion {
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