El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
Right at the start a standard wa.

set-that every job should be made
in a first class manner. of honest
material. The organizers did not
have very much money to put into
this business, and 1t was seen that
the business could only grow
through the making of satisfied Gus
TONERS. 1t was difficult at first to
find men who could handle the class
of work for good ornamental iron
workers are few and far between.
This trouble was solved largely by
training IN men to do the kind of
work demanded by the Ell Paso
building public. Six of the pres
ent employees have been with the
concern almost since its inception.
and the majority of the thirty, odd
employees live in FL Paso and vote
IN FL Paso-not a one lives IN
Juarez.
The first job was the finishing iron
work on the Paso del Norte Hotel,
and since that time practically every
large building in the Southwest
contains some Of the products OF this
shop.
Its growth has been steady since
its start The field broadened out
very quickly to include the whole Of
the Southwest. and shipments were
made to Phoenix and Tucson on the
west. Albuquerque and Dawson on
the north. Midland and Maria on the
east and as far as Mexico City on
the south. In 1914 the company was
incorporated and moved into larger
quarters further out on Texas street.
soon after a plating department was
added, to particularly handle the
finishing Of high class ornamental
work for its own shop. and also to
do customs business in the electro
plating Of household articles for the
general public Necessary tools for
iron and brass fabrication have been
purchased as the business has grown
until today il has a well stocked
tool room which contains the many
special tools and supplies needed
for this class OF work. Recently this
concern has moved into the new
shops it has built on the corner Of
Texas and Virginia streets. where
it is well equipped to handle jobs
Of any size
The work is varied in character:
there are seldom two jobs alike The
bulk Of the products consists of the
architectural iron work which en-
ters into building construction This
work is specified by the architects
when they make up their plans for a
new building, and is made in ac-
cordance with their ideas. II in
cludes, for instance, the balconies
and steel awnings along the front
OF the building: the door and win
dow lintels and framing; the brass
thresholds and ratings at the en-
trance; the inside stair ratings, ele-
vator doors and enclosures; iron
bolts. rods and anchors which tie the
building together. the steel beams
and Orders: and the fire escapes
and window guards on the rear.
Many designs and details are work
ed out by the company's craftsman,
without the need OF an architect,
particularly on old buildings where
certain. improvements are desired
Many light steel buildings have
been designed and built entirely.
such as the plant and lime kilns OF
the Mt Franklin Fuel and Feed
Company, the first steel garage put
up in FL PasO and the first oil-fill-
ing station and many others All
the fence at the city parks was AuE-
nished and erected The street cor
ner sign posts, more than a thousand
in number, were supplied and con-
GREETED in all over the city
At the present time the company
is working on contracts involving
the furnishing and erecting Of steel
cells for the city jails with capac-
ityof a hundred prisoners the fur
nishinr Of the iron work for the
new hospitals at Tyrone and Fort
Bayard: the furnishing and erection
OF all the ornamental iron work for
the New High School and Stadium;
the furnishing and erection OF the
iron work. elevator doors, and steel
stairs for the New Rogers Furniture
building: and a number Of smaller
jobs. ~,
The manager of this concern NIL
ton G Shedd. a technically trained
engineer ana designer. who started
tbe companT and has been instru
mental in its continued CROWN mas
been gradually working Up set OF
designs of fences, ratings garages
and the like which are particularly
adapted for conditions IN the South-
west With him are competent
foremen Of each department-tne
wire work, plating, shop, ana erect
inE-who can efficiently hanole any
worl, of this character
The company enters on the new
wear which is so full of promise Tor
ne Southwest with the highest ex-
,,scts tions tnat il will continue to
grov- and prosper with the CITY. ana