Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-04-04
new WAUSEON
INDUSTRY
Economy Oil Burner Company Now
Installed at Red King Plant Pro-
misses To Become One of Wau-
seOn's Leading Manufacturing In

Now in process of manufacture in
the plant where the Red King Wind
mill was formerlv made in Wauseon
is a Coal Oil or Kerosene Burner /;
different from any other burner now
on the market; simple and durhbie
in construction at the same time
practical and successful in operation
and already on the market and sell
ing. Since December 18th, 1918
when the Economy Oil Burner Com
pany was organized and located In
Wauston 800 of these burne e~s have
been manufactured here, sold and
delivered and 200 more are in pro-
cess of manufacture with orders for
more constantly being received.
This is not the first chapter in the
history of this particular heat pro-
ducer; it was manufactured at Can
ton, Ohio and placed on the market
to a. considerable extent as garage
heater by the owner Of the patents
covering the device. Mr.. H. j. Somers
who is the president and general
manager Of the present company
which has leased the Red King
plant and holds an option on the pur-
chase of that plant and is therefore
likely to become one of the perma-
nent industries of Wauseon. There
are a number of Wauseon people
who have become stockholders in this
company of which DR.. S. B. Yoder
is secretary and general manager.
An investigation of the product
of this company inspires confidence
the principle point of difference in
this burner 10 that the oil is trans
formed into gas before it enters the
burner and vet the transformation
process or generator is a part of the
burner. It must be seen to be
appreciated. The burners nre made
in various shapes and sizes accord
ing to the uses for which they are
intended; the most common burner
is the IA inch size which can be
placed in anv ordinary cooking range
or stove and furnishes ample heat
for cooStr~ or baking; this size is
also used in garage heaters and
heaters for rooms similar to the
open gas heaters. Another form Of
burner is a four inch circular burner
which is successfully adopted tC
chicken brooders and is also used
In water heaters and for burners ir
cls ranges. Another burner that is
being developed is aga inch burner
suitable for installation in furnaces
It can be used anywhere that gas
can be used and in the same way
TIE degree Of heat can be regulated
in the same way as gas and the
flame is the same as a gas flame fol
the reason that it is gas that is be
burned.
III. al
hours to one gallon Of kerosene will
a range of from four to twelve hours
burning to one gallon of kerosene.
A subsidiary company for the sal'
of this burner has been formed il
Cleveland. known as the ClevelanC
Hydro Carbon Gas Products Com
pany and this company will have al
the territory of the United Sbate
except six counties in Northwestern
Ohio for it's field of operations. Thu
company has entered into an agree
ment with the Economy Oil Burne
Company to purchase from them no
less than 5000 burners per year.
This would seem to insure the per
manence and the growth of thi
newest of Wauseon's industries an
certainly keep things humming d
the old Red King Plant. Immediate
ly after the contract with the Cleve
land Sales Company goes into effec
the force at the factory here will b
increased and the company wi
manufacture the entire burner her
with the exception of valves for tn
making Of which the Wauseon plan
is not yet equipped.
The total capitalization of tn
company is $65 5000; of this amour
an issue of $4,000 of stock wa
authorized upon it's location in Wau
seon. $2500 of this has been sol
leaving $500 yet to be sold. TIL
stock is divided in $500 shares {
$1,000 each. In the interests {
Wauseon's growth and developmer
we wish the utmost success for tn
new industry and from what "
have learned of it, it seems bound I
succeed and grow.