The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-18
Manufacturing Company In
creases Capital to S2,O00,000.
Enlarge Factory and Bring
Hundreds to City.
MOTORS IN GREAT DEMAND
Concern Unable To Fill Orders
for Popular Product.
1t Is Most Important Prospect
in Years to Topeka.

The Piersen Telegraph Transmitter
company of Topeka is increas-
ing it's working capital from
100000 to 100000 and was
granted permission today by the
Kansas blue sky commission" to Of
fer it's securities for sale in this state.
The Kansas state charter board has
also granted the company permission
to change its name from The Piersen
Telegraph Transmitter company to
/ The Piersen Manufacturing COM
pany." The old name has caused con-
siderable confusion in the motor de-
partment of the company. Hereafter.
the company will be known by the lat
| ter name.
! At meeting of the stockholders,
held this morning. many extensive
/ plans were inaugurated for the COM
! panys immediate expansion. The
stockholders of the company unani-
! mously announced themselves as well
pleased with the company's past sue
cess and seem highly elated over the
future possibilities for greater success.
| Several weeks ago The State Jour-
| nal published short synopsis of how
| Edwin H. Piersen, with his associates,
had transformed an hundred dollar
experiment into million dollar in
! dustrial enterprise. This was a feat
which demanded the respect and adj
miration of all. This latest success,
after having overcome many great
handicaps and surmounted many
great obstacles is the browning fea-
ture of all.
Big Things Are Being Planned
The Piersen Manufacturing COM
pany will take immediate steps to in
crease the size of it's plant; hundreds
of skilled workmen will be brought
| from the east; additional capital will
be secured and everything will be done
to reach the immense production
which is now necessary.
with the infusion of new blood and
new capital" says Mr.. Piersen. the
scope of our operations and the activi-
ties of our company Will be greatly en-
larged and expanded: our plants out
put will be greatly increased; the me-
chanfcal, clerical and sales forces will
need to be greatly multiplied and the
plant materially enlarged"
All residents of Topeka can readily
understand and appreciate what this
greatly enlarged and expanded COM
pany will mean to the city as a whole.
| With the influx of new wage-earners
and new families, the resultant effect
should be felt by all. The success of
the Piersen company should bring
other concerns of a similar nature to
this city. 1t should eventually mean
a greatly increased population, in
creased bank deposits. new stores.
new offices. new theaters, new hotels
and extensive operations in the way
Of new homes and apartment build
ings.
Everyone is familiar with the spec
tacular growth of Dayton and Akron,
Ohio, thru the operations of the Ma
tional Cash Register company and
various rubber companies What the
National Cash Register company did
for Dayton, Ohio, the Piersen Manu-
! featuring company should do for To-
pekn.
Shortage of Homes.
The Piersen company. in becoming
| the successful enterprise which it is
today has had to overcome many OBJ
stacles and handicaps not of their own
| making. Chief among these is the
unfortunate shortage of houses and
apartments for the many executives
and employees which the company
have brought here from other cities.
/ 1t is to be hoped that something may
soon be accomplished along this line
so that this company, which has sue
| cessfully weathered the storm of its
early history, shall remain in this city
during the very height of its future
| success. That the officers of the COM
pany expect developments along this
line and that they are fully deter
mined foreman in Topeka. II it is
humanity possible. is evidenced by the
fact that they are making such extern
sive plans for expansion here. 1t is
a well known fact that the company
tive offers from eastern cities to move
their plant and their industry to the
east.
The Plersen Transmittcr.
Few Topekans realize what a splen-
did plant this company has on East
Eighth street, and the tremendous
business it is doing. In the Piersen
transmitter the concern has a machine
which is destined to revolutionize the
entire telegra phic industry. Had it
not been for the great world war and
the havoc which It worked with many
of the country's great institutions. this
transmitter would probably have been
universally adopted by now. Right
/ now it is calling forth the unsolicited
praise and commentator. Of men VINO
rank high in the telegraphic world.
The great question is how the Piersen
| company can manufacture enough ma
chimes to meet the great dema M
which will be made upon it. The
question which is coming from all
sections of the country is. when can
we have transmitters, and how
many"
The Piersen Motor.
, The Piersen motor has met with in
startaneous success and the company.
I while working TO capacity. is una bic 70
! fill even a small percentage OF the
I orders which are coming in daily.
ii Orders are coming in from every
r section of the world. Great foreign
\ iobbing houses are constantly demands
i ling large quantities of motors. while
S the big distributors of power farmins
e machinery in this country can scarcely
1 be taken care of. Motor authorities