The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-04
DfLAtUDRY
UYS PART OF
R. { Y. PLANT


1 Van Dervoor Ensinool'ns conh
-, solA that portion Of its prop
- vest of Seventh street. East
ss.,,,s and known ~ the old plant
!. he Troy Laundry Machinery
enpany Of Chicago.
n. transaction involves ~ acres
:, cround and Is buildings, devoted
:. manufacturing and administra-
~. ourposes. While the details
- sot made public, 1t Is stated
-. ths property was valued at q
csrre running into the hundreds Of
,Scusands Of dollars.
Negotiations contemplating the
..,rSase OF this same property BY
- Moline Pillow company were in
sscgress for several months, but un-
,sSorable trade conditions prevent.
= me consumation Of that deal.
sale OF this property will in nc
,.v reduce the activities Of the r
- companies, as it involves none
4 the plant equipment, tools, pat
,srna fixtures. etc, Of the present
.I,nts; All of the equipment will
X removed and consolidated with
me knight engine plant in the form
=, ordnance building east OF Sew
sr,h street This building is mor'
than 700 feet long and has 135,0o(
souare- feet of manufacturing
SPACE and when the consolidation
n equipment is completed the Mo
line Engine company will have one
NJ the largest and best equipped
engine plants in the world.
Rumors 10 the effect that thu
Continental Motors corporation has
been negotiating for the control o
the engine division Of the Root (
van Dervoor. industries are EN-
phatically denied. They are with
out foundation
As previously announced. it II
expected that the Moline Engin'
company will at an early Gate b
formally organized by the Root {
Van Dervoort Engineering com
ary, and all of the capital stool
Of the Moline Engine company viii
he held by the Root e. Van Dervoor
Engineering company. When thi
plan is carried out. the Root 4 Val
Dervoort Engineering company will
become holding company only. a
The AUTOMOBILE, business has alread.
been separated and organized unde
the name OF the r. & V. Motor com
pany.
As previously announced. c. T
Rose will have charge Of the engin
manufacture, and when the Molin
Engine company is formally organ
lied he will be made vice presiden
ant general manager. Another an
nouncement OF interest is that as
rsult Of the consolidation Of tn
plants. the Moline Engine compan
will take over the manufacture G
R&v. Knight engines used in tn
R&V. Knight cars and combine tn
production Of this type Of engin
with its established business
commercial poppet-valve engine
Il will furnish the knight engine
to the r. & V. Motor company fc
rs automobiles.
| Expand Production.
/ II is proposed to push the engin
production. and il possible to e,
rnd the scope Of. the company
business beyond it's present limit;
tons. The engine plant will hav
i acapacity OF $4,000, 900 to ST., 900
WOO worth Of completed engines
year. The consolidation Of ii
plants will bring about q great
reduced overhead. and should Ell
able the company to obtain bus
ness In competition with any el
rne manufacturing plant in Il
world.
The new plan Of operation will a
lov Of concentration of attention
Me r & v. Motor company organ
nation to chassis and finished ca
WuQucuon and sales.
Al a recent meeting Of stool
nolders OF the Root & VanDervoo
cofporation, the Root & VanDe
wort Engineering company an
me r L v. Motor company. dire,
.ons Tor all three OF the corpor,
uons were named as follows: H.
Holder. East Moline; G. A. Shall
eerg, Moline; o. J. Root, Molin,
nalus Walker, Jr.. Moline; c. !
sni,ervoort, Moline; r. s. Have
o. Louis; ]. W. Reinholdt, S
LOUIS; $. A. Mitchell, st. Louis, al
D. W. Gurnett. Boston.
Holder Is President
The directors organized with Il
1eetioa Of the following officers
r!esident-H. A. Holder.
vice president-G. A. Shallber
sscetary-treasurer-S. G. Smit
ASSISTANT sscretary-trsasursr-1
=. II: VanDervoort was also cleo
va W. vice president OF the r. &
ocr company in charge OF sale
w. 'snDervoort has for q numb
years been sales manager of Il
"% L VanDervoort company.
.ae Troy Laundry Machine,
,psny, which has acquired . 20
sou o. the R. & V. property, 10 Il
$50 1910 largest organization in
ssM u the United States. 1t man
m.s sies . large type Of lannd
Ssss"nery for commercial lau
INV. hotels and apartment bull
',; sA 1t Is a very we'll known i
tss auoo and has very general di
s,veuon not only in the Unit
~ but IN many foreign cou
removal Of machinery a,
SSpment from the plants invol
NE sale by the Root & Va
",oort Engineering company vi
lin. cessity. require considerat
Ias About Sept. / the TT
n .y Machinery company v
~ Gradual removal Of its pla
NJ shipment from Chicago n
.ntire factory will be traI
va to East Moline
MY. asn the removal has been COZ
The Troy Laundry Machi
=! c0mDanv lin $500 49,