Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-18
NATIONAL MACHINE WORKS TO
BEGIN OPERATIONS ABOUT
NOVEMBER I.
TO MANUFACTURE MACHINE
TO ATTACH SHOE BUTTONS
A. e. Toln and J. F. Reed Are Pro-
motors and Heads Of New Concern
Factory Located in Bailey Building
and Will Employ About Twenty. Five
Men-Stoek Bought by Local Men.

Another new factory, drawn to Mar
foundry facilities. will De in operation
here within the next few weeks, &C
cordin- to the promoters, who are now
moving thcir machinery here from OF
tumwa the former location. The new
concern goes under the name of the
National Machine Works, and will
manufacture the National shoe button
attaching machine. The factory is To-
Gated in the south end Of the Bailey
Bros. factory and will employ from
twenty to twenty five men when run
ming full time.
\. f. Tolin and J. F. Reed, both OF
Ottumwa, are at the head of the new
concern, which has been capitalized at
4g.900. and charter granted to DO
business here. Five thousand dollars
of stock has been subscribed by local
business men. who believe the new con-
Germ is a good thing.
Brought Here by Shoe Man.
To w. II. Thompson belongs the
man credit for bringing this new
factory to Marshalltown. Messrs. Tolin
and Reed who are both in the city now
transferring their machinery to the
Bailey building, were approached by
Mr. Thompson at the Iowa retail shoe
dealers convention at Waterloo last
spring They were dissatisfied with the
treatment accorded them at Ottumwa,
and had decided TO move. Mr. Thomp-
son interested several local business
81 IL,
induced the Ottumwa men TO come here
and look over the ground. The result
was that the factory expects to be in
operation by Nov. l.
The machine manufactured is not
new, having been on the market for
some wears, but has been controlled by
Grand Rapids, Mich. concern, ac-
cording TO Mr.. Tolin. 1t is a machine
for attaching buttons TO shoes by means
of clamping them en- by wire. 1t is
sold thru shoe finding concerns and to
the retailer direct. 1t weighs about
forty pounds and sells for s55.
Foundry Works Drawing Card.
Two things attracted the promoters
Of the new machine to this city. They
had been buying their castings from
the Central Foundry Company and
found that they could get just what
they wanted from this concern, while
the castings needed could not be Sc
cured in Ottumwa. This, together with
reasonable rates offered for power, were
the main reasons for the decision to
locate here. Power lines have beer
installed, and some of the machinery
already put down. A few of the men
will be brought from Ottamwa. but
Mr. Tolin announced his intention Of
employing as many local laborers as
possible.
The machines are 70 be assembled al
the local factory tine various parts be-
ing cast UP before they are sent 70
the machine works. The machine is
an invention Of Mr. Reed in that there
are several Improvements on II over
the old style device. Noticeable among
these are attachments for fastening on
different colored buttons on the fancy
shoes now so much in vogue.
MesSrs. Tolir and Reed are both in
the city now, and will move their fam
lilies here soon. Mesdames Tolin and
Reed are sisters. Mr. Tolin has four
sons, hut Mr. Reed has no children. Mr..
Tolin began the manufacture of this
machine in Anderson. Ind. two years
ago, then came to Ottumwa- where he
has been about a year. He is a me-
chanical engineer.