Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-30
LOCAL FACTORY IS
A BUSY INSTITUTION.
STEADY GROWTH IS NOTICED IN
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING
COMPAyY'S OUTPUT.
BAUMGARTNER ABLE MANAGER.
Factory Is Unable to Keep Up With
Orders for Finished Products
of High Quality.

We doubt If very many OF our peo-
pie know just to what proportions the
National Manufacturing company's
business has grown during the past
year or two. A few years ago the in
stitution started in small way to
manufacture a few articles commonly
used on the farm. A ready sale was
found for the output of the factory,
and from time to time new lines have
been added.
At the present time the factory en-
ploys fifteen workmen and two
young ladies in the office. One sales
man is out on the road constantly,
and, every now and then Mr.. Baum
gartner goes out after business and
it is a mighty poor business trip II
he does not return with several thou
sand dollars worth Of orders.
The factory is working to full ca
pacity at the present time trying to
fill its orders for hay and hog racks.
At this time. the company is several
weeks behind with its orders on racks.
A coed share of the time force of
workmen are operating the grain bin
and corn crib machine day and night,
in order to keep up with the orders.
It takes about seven minutes to turn
out complete corn crib. The plant
is equipped with modern machinery
throughout. One OF the most conven-
lent pieces Of machinery in the plant
is the large boring machine used in
boring holes in the material used In
the construction of hay and hog racks.
All that the operator has to do is to
feed the material into the machine,
and all OF the holes are bored at the
same time. After all the material
used in the building of hay and hog
racks is bored it is sent to the paint
room where a dipping process is used
to paint the lumber before it is as
sembled for shipment. The factory
turns out car load Of corn cribs
and grain bins in two days.
Steel Fence Posts Are Winner.
Some time ago Mr.. Baumgartner
conceived the idea of adding to the
Iline of farm material steel fence
post, and installed modern drill
press which turns out about five
hundred posts every day. Mr.. Baum
Eartner made no mistake when ne
added this lire. At the present time
the company is more than five thous-
and posts behind in its orders. The
steel posts are made Of Tee and Angle
steel, and when they are properly set
for q fence, will outlive anything on
the market. =
The company has built up re-
Imarkable business in steel farm
gates. A force of men are steadily
employed at making these gates.
They also feature ornamental gates,
similar to the ones at the Delaware
County Fair Ground entrance and
Franklin street.
On the second floor just back of the
offices is machine that cuts threads
on all kinds of bolts and rods used in
the manufacture of hay and hog racks.
This little machine is operated for
four hours each day by Walter Baum
gartner, son of the manager. The
young man turns out threaded bolts
and rods in large numbers, and by
1.-THE time he reaches manhood he will
be able to hold position of great
Responsibility in some big plant.
| 1t is indeed gratifying to note the
steady growth of the National Man.
ufacturing Company, and if We don't
miss our guess, some Of these days
Manchester will be manufacturing
plant that will send its products to
the remotest parts of the globe.
Need More Floor Space.
| One of the chief drawbacks to the
successful operation of the plant is
its lack of room. A large part of it's
raw material is piled up out of doors.
The workmen find it difficult at times
to handle all Of the finished products
in the present rooms. and necessarily
means lot of handling of both raw
material and finished products. Man
ager Baumgartner tells us that ut
this time the plant should have an
addition Of hundred feet on the
back end of the plant, so that more
workmen could be employed.
It will be well worth any mans
time to visit the plant and see for
himself what busy place it is, and
to notice the quality of the articles
manufactured. 1t is a safe bet that
| it is the high quality of workmanship
and material entering into National
products, that has built up such a
tremendous business in so short a