The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-11-10
SEVILLE TO LOSE
CHIEF INDUSTRY
The Union Chain Mfg. Co. Buys
Big Plant In
Sandusky.
HAMPERED CONDITIONS
REASONS FOR REMOVAL
Heavy Recapitalization of the
Company Will Be
Made for Its
Expansion.

>S e-"'S 0ppCoACu III LIduc
Journals that The Union Chain &
Mfg. Co, of Seville, has purchased a
manufacturing plant in Sandusky,
Ohio, and expects to move their busi-
ness to that place.
Upon investigation by the Sentinel,
Walter Hay, general manager Of the
company, gave the following informa-
tion:-
"The published reports are correct,
but we are unable to say just when
the removal will be effected; our OBJ
ject in acquiring plant at this time
was to buy on the bottom and be pre-
pared fer better business whenever it
comes.
For long time we have known
that to insure the continued healthy
growth and greatest possible success
of our business we must have better
shipping facilities than are afforded
in Seville; this necessity is largely
due to the nature of our product;
many of our orders are rush orders
and naturally customers expect to re-
ceive such shipments promptly, es-
pecially in cases of breakdowns; re-
peated delays in transit have resulted
in loss to US of business and custom
ers.
We have also found it next to i'm
possible to induce the high grade
diemakers our work requires to accept
employment in such small village,
or to live in Seville for any consider
able time after they did accept; this
breaking in Of new men-this ire
sistible l,,re Of the city-has cost us
thousands Of dollars. THE lack Of
boarding places and rentable houses
in Seville isAanother serious draw
back.
Ir Sandusky we will have the New
York Central, Pennsylvania, Bait. &
OHIO, and Big Four railroads and
also be able to ship by boat to all the
large ports, and perhaps direct
to Europe within few years. Due
to the many ,recreational advantages
and lower living costs, there is al
ways a surplus of labor in Sandusky,
and we have already received from
that city applications + for employ
ment from the very kind Of die-mak-
ers and mechanics required for our
particular work. ..,l
sour new plant consists Of one
story, steel frame, fireproof building
covering little over one and one-half
acres of substantial concrete floor, the
latest fan system of heating and ven
tilating, modern wiring installation
with large glass refectors and slate
,switchboards, new plumbing, lava
tories, etc, two-car capacity crude
oil tank, large concrete quenching
tanks, hundreds of stock bins, elevat-
ed scrap bins, iron benches, crane
ways and various other equipment.
1.-TWO switch tracks lead from the
main line Of the New York Central
into the building, one being elevated
on concrete-piered trestle to permit
dumping coal in front Of the heating
boilers. A separate Office building
35x60 feet is convenient to the fac
tory and is admirably arranged for
our business"
The company was started in
small way about seven years ago, has
had phenomenal growth, and it is
to be regretted that their officials
find it necessary to leave Medina
county.
Mr.. Hay stated that the company
will experience no difficulty in fnarc-
ing it's expansion at this time, and
does not expect it will be necessary
to carry the additional securities be-
yond it's own stockholders.