The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. 29 The Laconia Car Company Works. The Laconia car shops, under themanagement of the Laconia Car Com-pany Works, of which Hon. Erank Jonesof Portsmouth is president and principalowner, with Hon. Edward H. Oilman ofExeter as general manager and treas-urer, is the largest single industry in thecity of Laconia, and also one of thelaigest, most important and most widely-known in New Hampshire. The or ig i-nal Laconiacar shopswere startedby th
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. 29 The Laconia Car Company Works. The Laconia car shops, under themanagement of the Laconia Car Com-pany Works, of which Hon. Erank Jonesof Portsmouth is president and principalowner, with Hon. Edward H. Oilman ofExeter as general manager and treas-urer, is the largest single industry in thecity of Laconia, and also one of thelaigest, most important and most widely-known in New Hampshire. The or ig i-nal Laconiacar shopswere startedby the lateCharles Ran-let in 1 S 4S ,and was firstknown as theC. Ranlet CarManufac till-ing Co. In1849 Mr. Jo-seph Ranletwas taken in-to partnershipand the firmname was theRanlet CarC o m p a n y .This partner-ship con tin-ued until thedeath of Ran-let in Octo-ber, 1851. InDecember ofthe followingyear, the surviving partner, Joseph Ran-let, formed a partnership with the lateHon. John C. Moulton, continuing thebusiness under the name of the Moulton& Ranlet Car Company. In January,. Hon. Frank Jones under the corporate name of LaconiaCar Company. Messrs. Moulton andPutnam still being the principal 1889, the late Mr. Moulton sold outhis interest in the corporation to hispartner, Mr. Ierley Putnam, who carriedon the car building industry, practicallyalone in its ownership and managementuntil 1897, when the entire propertypassed into the hands of Hon. FrankJones and his assoc iates. The new corporation, chartered underthe name ofThe Laconia(ar (lompanyWorks, w a sorganized onFeb. 25th,1897, and theboard of offi-ce is of thecorpo rationat the presenttime a r e asfollows : Ireside 11 t .Hon. ErankJones. Treasure r,E. H. r s .Hon. FrankI ones, E. , B. .\.Kimball. C. I .Stone, DennisOShea. The ori g i -nal plant wascomparativ e-1 y a smallconcern, with cheap wooden buildingsand old-fashioned machinery. Put thewooden buildings have gradually givenw
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