Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . entwhen the disastrous panic of 1896 began. Forsix months of that year it required skillfulfinancial steering to keep the Company fromgoing into the hands of receivers, but in the fallof that year, after McKinleys election, there wasa demand for the Companys bills receivable andalso its product; and from that time to the pres-ent, the Company has gone on building additionsto its plant and increasing the list of its cus-tomers, until they now extend to all parts ofthe United States, Canada, Hawaii and the business of the Company has J
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . entwhen the disastrous panic of 1896 began. Forsix months of that year it required skillfulfinancial steering to keep the Company fromgoing into the hands of receivers, but in the fallof that year, after McKinleys election, there wasa demand for the Companys bills receivable andalso its product; and from that time to the pres-ent, the Company has gone on building additionsto its plant and increasing the list of its cus-tomers, until they now extend to all parts ofthe United States, Canada, Hawaii and the business of the Company has Jones has placed the management of differ-ent departments of the enterprise in the handsof his three sons, each of whom has had carefultraining in the factory for the department it hasdevolved upon him to handle. During the fifteen years of the Companys his-tory a pay-day has never been missed, neitherhas there been a strike or a shut down, but allhas gone on smoothly and of late years steadyemployment has been given to upwards of 300. PLOUGH MANUFACTORY ^ (tiiU-Ci Illinois — y/.-rz /? ^
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