Wholesale Hous es Show Gain In Business Thru Territory
Waterloo wholesale and jobbing firms report year by year growth tied to railroad and trucking networks. Large houses for food distribution, hardware, and fruit and commission trade anchor the city as a major jobbing center with about 800 traveling salesmen. Prospects cited include optimism for 8 to 10 years of prosperity in the central agricultural district and stronger farmer demand for Waterloo products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Knights of the Grip
George W. Huntley
Cutler Hardware Company
Travelers’ Protective Association
Iowa
Tiny Gas Engine Sales Quadrupled in 1928
The Associated Manufacturers and the Towa Dairy Separator company report a fourfold rise in tiny quarter-horsepower gas engine sales in 1928 aimed at washing machine makers. They also produce a small power unit for cream separators and milking machines, which sold well last year. Harold B. Plumb, secretary and treasurer, notes rising output across standard cream separators and gas engines. W. W. Marsh serves as president. The Iowa Dairy Separator company, a Waterloo pioneer, employs about 300 workers on average this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Manufacturers
Towa Dairy Separator Company
Harold B. Plumb
W. W. Marsh
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Waterloo
Boston Restaurant Plans Second Unit
In Boston Massachusetts on December 31 authorities report a single lunch counter employes 1,000 people and serves 25,000 patrons daily. The owners plan to establish another unit.
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Boston
Mass
Fairview Cemetery Receives Court Trustee Control
Fairview Cemetery in Waterloo now operates as a self owned foundation after paying off all debts and retiring capital stock. A court appointed board of trustees will oversee funds from lot sales for upkeep and improvements, with future plans including a caretaker’s house and grounds beautification.
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Fairview Cemetery
Grout
Fairview Cemetery Association
WN. C. Munger
W. W. McFarlane
A. J. Edwards
Albert Sohner
Franklin C. Platt
H. W. Grout
E. E. Peek
Henry Everly
Ashley Dunham
J. D. Liffring
C. F P. Altstadt
Will Lane
Altstadt Bakery expands to meet rising demand in Waterloo area
The Altstadt Langlas Baking Co expands with a 25000 dollar building project adding a 42 by 48 foot cake department and a 30 by 70 foot loading addition. The move supports growth as highways widen markets and commercial baking rises while home baking declines. The firm operates 12 trucks serving a 50 to 60 mile radius and exports beyond the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altstadt
Altstadt & Langlas Baking Co
Waterloo
C. F. Altstadt
Altstadt & Langlas
Express
Galloway marks silver anniversary of mail order firm
C E Butler announces 1929 as the silver anniversary year for the Galloway company Westfield addition. Since 1904 William Galloway began selling farm implements by mail direct to farmers, expanding to the world’s largest exclusively implement mail order house. The firm issues silver catalogs, loans silverware gifts, and unveils a New Masterpiece cream separator with ball bearings. Advertising budget rises to about 126k to 150k, with major color ads across multiple states. Production runs ahead. a night shift was used to meet demand. The manure spreader line gains improvements including a front axle redesign and new fabrications.
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Galloway Company
Westfield Addition
C. E. Butler
William Galloway
Pioneer
United States
Reading Farm
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahomia
Butler
Roses Bloom Year Round at Sherwood Greenhouses
Water loo florists boast year round bloom with 9 000 rose plants yielding 180 000 roses and 12 000 carnations from their Sherwood Greenhouse complex dating to 1883 on Conger street. The operation covers 75 000 square feet with a 300 by 200 foot layout, heating by 1 000 tons of coal and extensive refrigeration in summer. The business employs about 20 workers and ships flowers nationally via the Florist Telegraph Delivery association, including funeral orders from England and wholesale trade to local dealers, plus a retail shop at 308 Fourth Street East.
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Waterloo
Charles Sherwood
Conger Street
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Sherwood
F. T. D. the
Sherwood Greenhouse
Florist Telegraph Delivery Association
England
Sherwoods
Fourth Street
New Cemetery Memorial Park Opens in Waterloo Area
Waterloo plans a 42 acre Memorial Park Cemetery on Hudson road just outside the city. The park style grounds include a central knoll monument, fountain, 18 to 20 foot drives, and a private $10 000 water system. Landscaping and grading to extend through spring with formal opening early summer. Perpetual care secured by a trust fund. Memorial Park Cemetery Co with T B Walton and A A Zimmerman officers.
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Waterloo
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hudson Road
Memorial Park
Philip Troeger
Chicago
T. B. Walton
Memorial Park Cemetery Company
A. A. Zimmerman
Marsh Place
Siegel Battery Plans New Factory To Meet Demand
Siegel Battery company plans a separate factory next summer after rapid growth. The Siegel Auto Supply auxiliary operation reports battery manufacture up 200 percent in 1928 from 1927, reaching 112 batteries daily in the past six months. The proposed plant would handle 500 to 600 per day, with Waterloo-made batteries shipped to Iowa Missouri and North Carolina.
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Siegel Battery Company
Siegel Auto Supply Company
Commercial Street
David Siegel
Siegel
Iowa
Missouri
North Carolina
Chamberlain has OD PGT in manufacturing growth
Chamberlain Machine Works reports a 50 percent rise in production with new buildings costing 11 000 and equipment at 20 000. An additional unit at 5 000 and a 50 by 80 foot unit nearing completion. Oilless bearing developed from mica ore. one quarter mine stake purchased near Phoenix Arizona. Plant rebuilt after 1921 fire. wringers now exclusive product for washing machines. 120 employees now versus 60 in 1927. Floyd L. Chamberlain serves as president and general manager.
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Chamberlain Machine Works
Fourth Street East
Chamberlain Company
Phoenix
Ariz
Floyd L. Chamberlain
Waterloo Engraving and Service Co expands West
Waterloo Engraving and Service Co operates the sole engraving plant west of Chicago with its own electrotype foundry employing 45 workers. Last year 75 percent of business came from outside Waterloo and 60 percent from outside the state. Production in 1928 surpassed 1927, with a Minneapolis branch and offices in Chicago and Quincy. Gwynne Weston serves as president and manager. Frank J. Weston as vice president. Wells Barnett as secretary. Weston-Barnett, Inc., the related advertising agency, is led by Wells A. Barnett as president and Gwynne Weston as general manager.
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L. E. Fowler
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
Chicago
Waterloo Engraving& Service Co
Waterloo
Gwynne Weston
Minneapolis
Minneapollis
Quincy
Middle West
Waterloo Engraving & Service Co
Frank J. Weston
Wells Barnett
Weston- Barnett, Inc
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Wells A. Barnett
Weston-Barnett, Inc
Harry E. Kiester
Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Co Plant Exports Aroma Worldwise
Waterloo plant at 412 14 Sycamore street roasts 500 pounds of coffee daily in two 250 pound cylinders. Brazilian green coffee is roasted in brick ovens under coal fire, then ground by automatic machines. Teas and spices are blended and packed for the Iowa Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota trade. Company founded 1900 after Woodruff Westfall plant earlier. Ten traveling salesmen cover wide territory.
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Ceylon
Japan
China
Waterloo
Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Co
Sycamore Street
Woodruff & Westfall
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
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Wirt P. Hoxie
California
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J. Frank McSweeney
Gamble-Robinson Company
Towa
Hope C. Martin
Martin Bros
Tiny Gas Engine
Henry W. Grout
Waterloo Fairview Association
Fairview Avenue
Park Road
Mason Hale
Hale
Crouse
Curtis
Waverly
Grou
N. ©. Munger
Munger
Waterloo Fairview Cemetery Association
Courier Photo
AN Hinglas Bakery
Cc. E. Butler
Pacific Coast
Sherwood Establishment
New Cemetery
Siegel Battery GD
HAG
Chamberlain
West
Orient
Opige Jobber
Our Service
Electrical
Independent Electric Co
Jefferson St
Waterloo, Iowa
Carl H. Moline
Commercial St
L.E. Glaza Company
Johns-Manville
Waterloo Roofing & Supply Co
East Fifth St
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Thief In the
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Lamar J. Duke
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Lafayette
Fred W. Andres
Ass't. Mgr
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