Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
IMPORTANT BUSINESS .
CHANGE Is MADE
Leading Industry of Audubon
Changes Ownership but Will be
In Charge of Former Manager

One of the important business
changes of the year was made in Au.
dubon this week when the Audubon
Canning Co., owned by Chas. Van
Gorder and w. H. Smith, sold it's en-
tire factory and equipment to Ed
johnson and r. ]. Loveland.
Mr.. Loveland came to Audubon q
little over seven years ago and took
charge of the factory when the plant
was a losing proposition. He then
purchased an interest in the factory
and continued as manager until early
this spring when he sold out and
moved to Wabash, Indiana. He
had the happy faculty of knowing
how to interest the farmer and induce
him to raise sweet corn for the fac
tory. 1t was uphill business at the
beginning, but people had confidence
in his ability. After getting enough
farmers to agree to raise corn, he set
about to bring the factory and equip
ment up to standard. This he did
gradually, until last year the Audi
bon factory was recognized as one of
the best equipped canning factories in
the state. For years Mr.. Loveland
was widely known among canning ex-
perts as an authority on all canned
products. He has been at the bust
ness so long and had successfully met
so many of the difficulties that arise
from time to time, that his advise
was sought by the Gamers of Iowa
and the west.
The combination of his excellent
qualities made him valuable man
Each year the corn canned by the Au-
dubon factory brought a premium on
the market, and during all the years
OF his management he was able to sell
each years pack to good advantage
Consequently the factory became a
paying and profitable institution and
is at this time rated as one of the
leading manufacturing institutions of
southwestern Iowa.
Chas. Van Gorder desired to dis
pose of his interests and to relieve
himself of as much responsibility as
possible. Mr.. Johnson was looking
for an investment and after interest
ing Mr.. Loveland in the project. set
about to negotiate for the plant with
the result that the deal was closed
on Monday of this week. The new
firm has the good will of the old
firm and they wish them continual
ton of the success of the past.
Ed. Johnson has been one of our
successful and prosperous farmers
and stock raiser. Six years he served
as member of the Board of Superyis-
ors and is known to practically every
one in county. The new partnership
will be a congenial one and the firm
placed on financial footing so they
will command the respect and esteem
of anyone who has business dealings
with them. There are no men in
Audubon county more substantial,
straight forward or endowed with
better business, judgment than f.
johnson. He knows how to handle
the people and he has established a
reputation for honesty and integrity
that will command the respect and
esteem of all of the farmers who have
in the past raised corn for the fac
tory. It is the farmers of the COM
mun:ty who make it possible for
canning factory to exist. Without
their support the factory would be
worthless. The two men ought to
be able to induce many more farmers
to assist them in making the output
next year twice as large as 1t has ever
been in the past.
Audubon county farmers have
transacted business with Mr.. Love
land so many years and have con-
tracted acreage with him so often
that they will all be glad TO know
he has decided to return to Audubon.
He expects to see all of them soon
and to arrange for an acreage next
year that will insure an output doub-
lie that of last years or the year be-
fore.
The new managers will not take
possession of the factory until the
first of January, but Mr.. Loveland
will move his family here at once to
take up his permanent residence. The
business men and farmers welcome
his return and trust that he will re-
main for many years.
w. II. Smith, the present manager
has worked industriously to keep the
factory up to high standard
and has made many improvements
that will be lasting benefit to the
factory. He and a force of work
men will be kept busy labelling, box
ing and shipping this years output
to the large jobbers. He made a
wonderful record this year, and no
doubt leaves the factory with a de-
gree Of regret as he had just gotten
acquainted with the farmers and was
on the verge of charging the fac
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