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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
8
The city’s manufacturers dominate its economy with vast and varied operations. New industrial ventures rise as old plants modernize, expanding capacity. Grand Rapids offers unmatched facilities in accommodation transit and power attracting capitalists and investors.
EK W Ellis Lumber Co is a major Grand Rapids industrial firm. It manufactures box shocks and sash, handles lumber wholesale, ships carload lots to Wisconsin Illinois Chicago and St Louis. The 30 acre yards and mills employ 185 workers under I W Bliss, with a modern plant served by the C M St P railroad.
Reid and Packing Company covers ten acres with yards and plant and slaughters hogs and cattle. Their Banner Brand goods are produced under sanitary conditions and distributed nationwide via the St Pauls Strou, North Western and Soo Lines. The firm also slaughters sheep calves and other livestock and operates a modern ice plant producing large daily tonnages.
A Wisconsin Michigan salesforce operates across the region. The firm, incorporated in 1907, lists WN. Reiland as president and manager, Dr. I. J. Onze as vice-president, P Reiland as secretary, H. B. Wei land as treasurer, and J. B. Arpin on the board of directors along with the other executives. The firm emphasizes progressive methods and fair patron treatment, contributing to Grand Rapids' public profile and Wood County’s industrial reputation.
Grand Rapids offers multiple railroads, cheap electric power, and affordable factory sites to attract manufacturers. A proactive Commercial Club assists with propositions and information. The city touts progressive merchants and up-to-date stores as part of its inducements.
The Grand Rapids Foundry Company, organized in 1896, manufactures paper mill machinery and Roenius coal and wood chutes, plus refrigerating systems. They installed six six-ton Refrigerator Ice Machines on the U S Battleship Texas and run a large facility with a ten-ton crane, employing about 250 agents nationwide, with plants and modern equipment across a block and a half. H. A. Sampson presides, E P Witter is vice president, and George F LaBour serves as secretary-treasurer and manager, leading Wisconsin’s representative enterprise.
Local businessman Max Torowski operates Badger Cigar Factory on First Street, advocating patronage of home grown cigars. He highlights five and ten cent brands Havana Tag Lincoln Town Boost and El Magno, claiming leaf quality equal to Havana cigars. Torowski notes four years in business locally and fifteen years in the trade.
The Carey Concrete Company markets waterproof cast building stone and hollow concrete blocks as superior to stone for strength and insulation. They also produce cement brick, sills, caps, and other concrete specialties, with a new waterproof concrete brick. The firm, led by W H Carey and partners, ships products within 158 miles and plans Elks and Masonic temple projects.
The Grand Rapids Milling Company promotes Victoria flour made from Northwestern wheat. The mill runs 250 barrels daily with 27 000 bushels storage. It pays top grain prices, serves Chicago and eastern markets, and is led by I P Witter president G W Mead vice president and J P Horton secretary treasurer manager.
The Rood Construction Company, operating from offices above the Bank of Grand Rapids, specializes in drainage and irrigation, ditches and levee building, using their exclusive Rood Excavators. Incorporated in 1910, it has grown nationwide with big contracts in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Officers include C. W. Rood as president, C. G. Ekelund as vice president, and G. M. Hill as secretary and treasurer.
Kellogg Brothers Lumber Co, one of the largest lumber firms in the region, established twenty one years ago, operates branches in Almond, Brookings, Endeavor, Nekoosa, Oxford, Packwaukee, Wild Rose, and Westfield. The St Paul road serves their yards and they run a large retail lumber trade in the area.
The Kellogg family heads a large lumber and cement business with a 252 by 134 foot electric lighted storage shed and two tracks. They procure lumber from California to Louisiana and ship within the state. W F Kellogg is president, C F Kellogg vice president and treasurer, E C Kellogg secretary based in Nekoosa, son of C F Kellogg. The firm is a major regional dealer and active in community projects.
Rood Manufacturing Co. Grand Rapids is the home of four enterprises and a leading maker of the Road Excavator used for dry land ditching drainage and irrigation. Their machines, with dipper capacities from half to three fourths and one cubic yard, are favored by major contractors in Wisconsin and northern Minnesota. Officers G W Rood president C G Bleland vice president and G M Hill secretary treasurer also own C W Rood Construction Co. Incorporated in 1914 the firm is presented as progressive and prominent in business and social circles.
MacKinnon Manufacturing, based at 717 Grand Avenue, plans annual output of 100000 hub sets and 2000 wagons with growing demand across the United States and Canada via St Paul Northwestern and Sao lines. Incorporated with president MacKinnon, VP and GM Schnabel Sr, treasurer Mead, directors include Lambert, Alexander, and Scha bel. The firm, established 1879, is among the region’s best equipped and known for durable farm and freight wagons and prompt shipments.
The Grand Rapids Brewing Company touts its product as pure and healthful when consumed in moderation. It operates a two acre plant with 16 000 barrel annual capacity and 20 skilled workers, distributing their Grand Rapids Special bottled beer and soft drinks citywide under Mayor J A Cohen as president and J Lutz as manager.
Weeks and Weeks, led by R A Weeks, produce high grade artistic cemetery memorials and related building work. The firm operates a well equipped shop and ships products regionally. Weeks is a respected local businessman with a plant on Second Street noted for quality and prompt service.
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