. The street railway review . orably known for over25 years to the i;;eneral hardware trade of the United Statesand Canada, and in England and Germany, hut until recentlynot as a nunuifacturer of electrical supplies. Entering uponthe manufacture of drop-forged commutator segments forstreet railway motors andgenerators brings it intothe electrical field. This company, with acapital of $750,000, has alarge and thoroughly mod-ern manufacturing plant atCleveland, C, and is up-to-date in equipment andmethods. The plant isnew and embodies someremarkable features foreconomical is sit
. The street railway review . orably known for over25 years to the i;;eneral hardware trade of the United Statesand Canada, and in England and Germany, hut until recentlynot as a nunuifacturer of electrical supplies. Entering uponthe manufacture of drop-forged commutator segments forstreet railway motors andgenerators brings it intothe electrical field. This company, with acapital of $750,000, has alarge and thoroughly mod-ern manufacturing plant atCleveland, C, and is up-to-date in equipment andmethods. The plant isnew and embodies someremarkable features foreconomical is situated most advant-ageously for the purchas-c. s. VAN w.\(,()NEK. j„„ jjuj handling of raw material, and for the deliv-ery of goods to all important points. For many years thecharacter of its product has been most favorably known ; itsgoods have a high reputation. The company has longfollowed the principle of making a thoroughly good articleand giving it a fine finish. In taking up the manufacture of drop-forged commutator. the company, who, with Wni. II. Williams, founded thebusiness in 1871. The mechanical and manufacturing partof the business have been particularlv under Mr. Van Wag-oners care, together with all matters of general Williams, until his death in 1895, had charge of thesales and financial matters. Mr. Williams was well knownand valueil in the hardware trade, and occupied a high posi-tion politically and socially in Brooklyn, N. Y.
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