The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-04-24
Welcome To Cleveland Graphite

The people of Noble County will be given an oppor-
ni Friday afternoon April 25 to show their appreciation
to the Cleveland Graphite Bronze company on the location
of their Caldwell plant here .~. :,
Friday afternoon part of the formal ceremonies
open house for the general public will be held at the
Caldwell plant and the people in Noble county and the
surrounding trading have been issued invitation
attend and for themselves the progress that has been
accomplished since announcement was made that the plant
would locate in Noble county" '''@'"~"
The official plant opening ceremonies will begin Thurs
day afternoon at 3C o'clock when the donors who made
possible this industrial dream will be feted by high ranking
officials of the plant here and in Cleveland
Arrangements have been made to entertain 300 donors
wives or husbands at this opening complete with
flag raising etc, with Plant Manager John Mckinley
master of ceremonies
Friday morning "open house" will be held for all
employees and their families followed by open the
general public, Friday afternoon
All guests will be given opportunity to enjoy super
vSed of the plant which should do much to impress on
them the mmensty of the Cleveland Graphite Bronze
Company
The manufacturing space of the CGB occupies an
of 24O by 800 feet arranged 40oot bays This
plant contains about half the machines destined to fill
present. the metal strip which is worked up on
the Caldwell machines is trucked in from Cleveland. In
casting department which will produce strip metal and
section where clevite (trade name for antfrction
materially is added to the metal strip The casting ceve
departments will occupy about onethd much space
that given to machine operations.
The industrial picture Noble county rapidly under
going change and much credit must be given the donors
for the site of the plant After long years. they
will realization of their dreams this week
Although Caldwell showed small increase
population in the 1850 census Noble county sharp drop
of almost 1000 inhabitants The trend has been very
able the past years but nothing accomplished to
stop it
But the combined efforts of the Noble County Industrial
Development Association the Noble County Chamber
Commerce bearing fruit in 1852 after many years of
unheralded abors in attempting induce plant to locate
within the confines of this county.
The Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company Cald-
well in January 1851 liked what they saw absolutely
amazed the frendness of its people and their
to them and within few months
made that they would locate plant in Caldwell and Noble
county the site of the former Wiley Srnger farm just
south of Caldwell
With this announcement the work really started and
there have been many who oed day and night hour after
hour order that the community might meet all the
Sary requirements.
A labor survey made within few weeks following
the and 2800 registered showing the
Cleveland that labor potential really existed in
the community they had selected
The money raised, the site purchased and in
very short time the Cleveland Graphite Bronze personnel
came to Caldwell and took over.
To show their appreciation to these donors formal
opening ceremonies will be held Thursday afternoon by the
CGB with invitations issued to all those who financed this
industrial dream that they might have active part the
opening salute.
The people of Noble county and trading extend
ing cordial welcome to the Cleveland Graphite Bronze
appreciation by visiting the plant and personally
extending this welcome by their presence.
We salute the Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company and
they in turn, showing their appreciation by throwing
wide open the doors of the plant in order that the
general public might the magnitude of this three million
dollar plant.