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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1972
Page
2
Ramco, founded in 1947 by John B. Rigse, shows 35 percent sales growth and over 100 employees in Eldora. The plant, which makes hoses and couplings for trucks, automotive, aircraft, and missiles, plans a possible expansion next year to double its size with a new eastern building.
Now in its 20th year of operation, Farmer Brothers Manufacturing Company on North Washington Street in Eldora is owned and run by Robert and Gene Farmer. It employs four full time workers plus the owners and is equipped for welding and general machine work with lathes, mills, drills, grinders, punches, spot welding, and small engine repair. The firm enters its second year of producing shotshell wads and serves as a retail outlet for lawn mowers and chainsaws. The business was purchased from Mrs. Lois Maltby in 1952 and is noted for its varied operations and local entrepreneurship.
The Inn dates its 20th anniversary to September 1. The original building, constructed by Mrs Maltby's late husband Laureni in 146, was owned by him until his death in 1951. A 1969 addition by the brothers houses all production and most precision machining equipment. Building size totals 40 by 125 feet.
General Telephone Company of the Midwest paid about $16,441 in 1971 Harding County property taxes. K. Griffin, Iowa Division General Manager in Grinnell, said total Iowa taxes by the company for 1971 were $1,018,803, a six percent rise from 1970. The firm pays county taxes on property in 59 of Iowa’s 99 counties.
Confinement Builders Inc of Eldora moves from 14th Avenue and Washington Street to a site east of Eldora on Highway 175. The firm, in its third year in Eldora, will showcase a display area for cattle and hog confinement units. 1971 sales tripled prior year with about 1104 employees and nearly $900,000 payroll. Key staff include Ken Steiner, Ken Schoondyke, Dick Armstrong, Gene Kirgis, Sii Sarldel, and Mrs Merlin Klotz.
The Kadolphs operate Eldora’s unique candy can business, employing four people to fill orders nationwide. Bought in April 1969 from founder Louis Darzes, it’s Eldora’s oldest industry. They bake in a basement shop with a ground floor counter and added new lines like Praines while adjusting for seasonal demand.
A new back carrier for infants is on the drawing board at the Infanseat Company in Eldora as part of an expansion to its infant and juvenile product line. Infanseat, a division of Questor Corporation, employs nearly 50 people with an annual payroll over 250000 dollars. The firm in the Industrial Park also makes booster seats Johnny Jump-Up exercisers Terry cloth covers and a toy line including Action chairs and building toys. The main plant spans 24000 square feet with a Washington Street branch of about 6000 square feet and a Steamboat Rock warehouse of 8400 square feet. Local residents Mr and Mrs Merle Jackson and family visited Frank Jackson at Valley View Nursing Center and Mrs Eva Jackson. Bob Papenfuss visited Mrs Omer Helleg in a Des Moines hospital where Mrs Helley recently had surgery.
President Robert Gunderson reports Whink Products Company of Eldora redesigned its household cleaner and personal care line through 1972. The company notes no new beauty bath lines were added, but fragrance varieties such as strawberry, peach and cucumber are used. Whink, manufacturing under the Whink name and Silken Delight for personal care, employs 35 to 50 workers with payroll over $200,000. Originating in 1947 from a North Western Railroad area feed mill in Eldora, the firm grew from Blue Earth creators Bob Seggerman and J. H. Gunderson. The Eldora Industrial Park site now spans about 30,000 square feet on a four-acre parcel between Ramco Industries and Infaseat.
Quality Products Inc of Eldora outlines a growth year adding lines in windshield water solvent permanent anti freeze and consumer chemicals. The firm now ships across the state and into Nebraska with 12 local employees and 13 in Des Moines. Bennetts says facility size is limiting and expansion is under discussion though no plans are set. The Eldora plant sits in the former Janssen Implement building on Edgington Avenue.
Lux Pallets Inc of Hopk in Iowa has begun a 44 by 80 egg storage and cooling warehouse east of Eldora near United Suppliers plant. Jim Lux named manager, along with Lynn and four year old Christopher. K Van Construction Iowa Falls builds frame metal dock height structure, due to finish around November 15. The facility holds a 30 by 44 cooler and 50 by 44 dry storage, serving 250000 layer eggs within a 40 mile radius. 2400 cases can be cooled at once. A semi truck and straight truck will serve the farm pickup. three weekly egg loads of about 400 cases are anticipated from White Bear Lake MN and Iowa Falls IA residents mentioned.
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