The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-01-23
miller PULLS OUT !
At MEDINA F0UNDR
TO GO ELSEWHERE
Trouble Over Foundry Products
Said to Emanate From Cleve-
land Investors ~ Auto Parts
Prove Profitable.
PUBLIC SCENTS TROUBLE;
WITHHOLDS INVESTMENT

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Foundry Co. management have failed
to flop in unison and there has been a
break in consequence. For some time
it has been mooted question as to
whether to make furnaces or auto
parts, and Mr.. Miller, who was at the
head of the enterprise, has gwen
precedence to the auto parts. Ihere
were several reasons why Mr.. Miller
felt his action was wise.
In the making Of furnace and stove
castings double the floor space is
used that is necessary in making auto
parts and that class Of heavy cast
ings. This means a greater total pro-
duct for the auto parts from the floor
space occupied, and as the cost per
ton of castings is but little in advance
where light ones are made over
heavy ones, naturally the more heavy
castings that are made the better for
the company making them.
Then, in making furnace castings,
there is more hard work and greater
skill in molding needed. With the
making of auto parts it is different.
Nuch of +hic ;s done NV machine mold
;nr go 'and NJ - man with smaller experience
can do this work well. !.
Mr.. Miller knows all the details in
the different branches Of the foundry
business. Naturally he wished TO
+ha | fo,,ndrv az larpe a tonnage al
,e,s.;hla 49, ant others of the foundry
,,sonla arc ;nterested. in The furnace
,,,er,,fa a. ctnr;nc end. with / manufac-
+o,-, of connIetad furnaces iii Cleve-
s"ry @ - Th;s hranch mnst have furnace
% aast;,, &c - 81 ahaad On. ana the men
i, ~ a,ra looL ~ the Medina foundry
e.. - T tba sssant;hl narts.
4ol a. @ J recent s. conference between M,
M;I1er and tha cleveland end Of the
h.s;nass 4 i ranortad the1 former
ss,seJ ss - Give the latter castings,
s|v;r~ ovar mart of the casting de-.
nartTnent, r ~ that class Of work. Jas few
davs later however. and while Mr..
Wiz T;Ilar ~ was awav the Cleveland end
al;nned ;nto Medina and went to the
fonpGrv and cave orders. contrary to
+LSse left Nv m. Miller.
T A. anca NJ Miller took the matter
nm az .,;th % The no. cleveland end and ex-
,'.;naJ II I ~ tbeno that he had S5O. .OOO
r 1rn",tl of heavy casting business that
IL no,,ld ~ AT oraars N each month If
isf+ % to himself He showed them how
I ha could Get his money. monthly in
pavment for the work while. in cast
ing furnace parts he must wait 8 or
Q months for his pay. He explained
further. how it was impossible to get
good men in Medina for! furnace work
because Of lack Of housing condi-
t;ons. but that any class of men could
be used in the machine casting neces-
sarv in making auto parts. After ex-
rla;ninr this Mr.. Miller offered to put
5000 into A apartments requiring
s15 900 If those wanting furnace cast
inrs would carry the rest of the load,
lint no response was made to this
offer.
II is generally known that one Of
the Cleveland furnace branch has
heen irving to embarrass Mr.. Miller
in his work here for some time.
Whether this individual wants to be
manager. or simply to make Mr.. Mil
ier trouble. cannot be definitely de-
termined In any event MI. Miller re-
fused to be embarrassed further and
Uave nm his nosition with the foundry
fhe FL first of the week. s
mr. M;l1or c.n,a Il Medina with