Great Stir in Real Estate and the Moline Plow Company
A feature on the Moline Plow Company highlights vast factory scale and economic impact. It notes millions of acres cultivated, 600 workers, 22 hundred tons of iron annually, and 500 bushels of coal daily to power forges and machinery. The piece extols sulky plows and walking cultivators as labor savers and praises the company’s enduring popularity and testimo nials from users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blossburg
Lehigh
Mr Lo
Moline Plow
Moline Plow Company’s Expansive Operations and Plow Innovation
A historical overview of the Moline Plow Company tracing its origins to Candee, Swan & Co. in 1866, its rapid growth to six brick plants covering ten acres, and its leadership in sulky plows. The article extols quality, lower costs, and widespread use from California to Texas, highlighting the double steel arch sulky design, adjustable levers, ratchet system, and wrought iron construction. It includes testimonials from dealers and customers praising performance and durability, and notes the firm’s governance and a pocket diary publication for customers.
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Candee, Swan & Co
Moline Plow Company
Moline
Voz Populi Vox Dei
Moline Plow
SS Ee
Moliné
Moline Pint Co
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Ture
Batavia
West
Texas
California
Oregon
United States
Stearns
Acatt
Mallne Plow Company
Geothomen
JOHN
Webb & Bro
Howe
Pariiere
Ind
Marine
Reaper Tially
WM Collett
Fort Donsk
Towa
Dee 2d
Thep
Genta
T W Brownell
Mount Carnell
Squires & Grae Bam
Rhineas T. Davis
Moline Plows
W. Wheelock
Géo. Stephens
A L Carson
H. W. Candee
A. Friberg
John W. Good
Geo. Stephens
A. L. Carson
Martin Kingman
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