Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12
MARSHALLTOWN CLUB CLOSES
DEAL WITH CHICAGO MANU-.
FEATURING CONCERN.
MAKES STEAM, ELECTRIC,
AND PRESSURE GAUGES
The Boeardus Company Agrees to
Move Growing Concern to This City
Within Sixty Days Contracts to
Purchase Former Durham Company

Another line is to be added to he al
ready large list of Made in Marshall
town articles. The newest addition is
To be steam. electric, and ali other
varieties of pressure gauges The
Bosardus Company. OF Chicago. i the
manufacturing concern. and agrees.
under certain conditions. to move its
factory from Chicago to this city. Sec
rotary W. p. Galloway of The Mar
shutdown club notified the Bogardus
company late Monday that the condi-
lions. as far as the club vas concerned.
had been met.
The fina. arrangements for the re-
moval We're perfected al Il meeting Of
the board Of directors. Il. W Nc
Creelr, chairman Of the industrial
committee of the CLUB. presented the
mater to tie board and recommended
favorable action. The directors voted
$e0o from the clubs treasury toward
the fund required 10 defray moving eN-
penses and re-insta llation of the plant
here.
- SoInS SOhCerh.
Inc Bosardus Company owns a GO
DING concern. II is capitalized a $50
GOO and has $4,000 of physical assets.
! including forty machines. The majority
II stock in the concern is owned by
II. y. BogarGus and Thomas a Nelson.
the latter brother of Mrs. NJ. L.
Chesire, of this city.
\ few weeks ago Mr.. Nelson vas out
here TO visit at his sisters home. DR..
Chesjre took his brother in Law 10
lunch at the CLUB, and there he met
Secretary Galloway and other members
who, upon learning that the visitor was
/ Interested 1T manufacturing gauges.
suggested Narshalltown as a good field
for manufacturing and as distributing
point
Mr.. Nelson became interested, and
When he returned TO Chicago told his
partner Of his talk with the Marshall
/ town Club members. Bogardus and
Nelson both came TO Marshallrown, a
week ago and presented to the club
proposition on which they would con-
sent 70 move their factory.
Local Men to Take Stock
The gauge factory owners are not
asking a bonus but sufficient funds TO
pay moving expenses and for the time
lost in moving and getting settled in a
new home and Incorporated under the
laws OF Iowa. Mr.. Bogardus and Mr..
Nelson thought all could be accom-
plished within sixty days. So we'll
pleased are certain local men with the
, outlook OF the business thai several
/ have already promised to take stock.
I Dr. Cheshire will become a stock
holder and officer in the re-incorporat
! ed concern.
To Buy Old Durham Plant.
! The Bogardus Company has con-
tracted to purchase the old c. A. Dun
! ham Company plant on East Main
street; opposite the new plant Of the
| company. and the Durham company
will take stock in the new concern FOR
a portion Of the purchase price. The
i Durham company has known of the
! Bogardus Company's business for some
time, and has used a great many of the
/ BOgarGus gauges. The same - true
Of the Fisher Governor Company, Of
this city.
To Bring in New Families.
The removal of the plant from Chi
cago to this city Will bring 10 Marshall =
town several new families. Both Mr.
Bogardus ard Mr. Nelson have families
as have also some Of the men already
employed as expert gauge makers. The
factory now employs from fifteen to
twenty-five men.
No Factory West Of Chicago.
The establishing here of d gauge fac
tory will mark the first institution OF
its kind situated west of Chicago. There
IS big field in the ives; for the line
and il iS expected that much new ter
ritory will be developed by the com
pany The Chicago & Northwestern
railway is using the Bogardus gauges
as are also several other railways. The
company has furnished large contract
to the government for use on the Pan
anna canal.
Secretary Galloway believes that ir
time the Bogardus company will be one
Of the well-knoWn manufacturing con
Germs Of the city. and i= greatly pleased
at the successful termination of the
kill bring factory to Mar.