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COI.UMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES
Although having two destructive fires dur slo%-cs. plows and other agricultural imple ing its history, the company has rebuilt bet ments. ter and more securely than ever before and now has a scries of almost fireproof buildings, Enterprise Foundry & M achine U 'orks admirably fitted for their various purposes. The Enterprise Foundry & Machine W orks Dantilte N ail & ManHfacturing Co. were located on Ferry street between the canal and .Mulberry street, on the site of the present The Danville Nail & Manufacturing Co. stone works o f Thomas L. Evans & Sons. was incorporated in 1883. and at once erected ■Hwy were first erected in 1872 by Jam es a large mill and other necessary buildings, and Cruikshank, J . W. M oyer, Robert Moore and imniediately commenced operations. The Thomas C. Curry, under the firm name o f plant produced muck bar. nails and tack iron. "Cruikshank, Moyer & Company." In the fa ll The tremendous capacity fo r one item alone, o f 1873 the whole structure, with its contents, that o f nails, during the early days of the in was destroyed by fire. In the succeeding year dustry was 900 kegs per diem, l l i e initial the works were rclHiilt and for a number o f number o f machines for Ihe production o f nails years were carried on successfully and profit was fifteen. Four years later it had increased ably by this firm. to eighty. By the 1st o f Jan uary. 1887. one About 1880 Robert Moore withdrew from hundred had been installed and gas was being (he firm, but the business continue«l to lie c a r used in the process of manufacture. ried on by Cruikshank, Moyer & Company. T his plant was the first user o f electric 'I'hese partners were practical men. Mr. C ru ik tight prwiuccd in the community. It was first shank being the foundryman and M r. M oyer used in the plant during the month o f Novem and Mr. Curry being first class machinists ber. 1886. .At that time the officers w ere: D. and splendid workmen. Ileav)’ castings were M. Boyd, president; R . M. Crove. treasurer; the principal products o f this foundry. In William C. Frick, secretary and general man 1892 this |)lant was sold to W . G. Pursel, a fte r a long term o f idleness; and again, in 1897. it ager. In 1889 this plant produced 52 k ^ s o f rail was sold to Dan Curry and Forbes Vannan. road spikes in a day’s work. The directors then w ere: D. M. Boyd, R. H. W oolcy, R. M. P a n fille FoMiidrv & .Machine Company (jrove. David Clark. Jam es Cruikshank. E . C. 'oris, T . O. Van Alcn, W. C . Frick. J . I.. This company was incorporated in 1906 and Riehl. The officers w ere: W illiam C. hrick, has one of the few foundries in the State fo r resident; R. M. Crove. treasurer; John E. the production o f ornamental and utilitarian castings for structural purposes. In these days lill, secretary. In 1890 this company became involved finan of exclusive concrete reinforced buildings, cially and the plant was closed down, being there is a demand for castings suitable fo r soon sold by the sheriff to the Copley Iron decorative |Kirposcs anti at the same tin>c of Company, o f P i t i s b u ^, Robert C. Neal, of practical use. which will harmonize with the Tyrone, and L . S . wintcrstccn. o f Blooms fireproof construction now adopted in almost all buildings o f commercial character. T o burg, fo r ^ 7 ,0 0 0 . In 1892 it was started up after a year o f idle this demand the DanviUe Foundr>' & Machine ness and ran a few months, but in 1893 it was Company caters almost exclusively, although many other classes of castings arc also pro finally closed. In 1905 the Reading Iron Company acquired d u c t . T his plant was formerly a part of the N a this plant and have operated it ever since that tional Iron Company's works and was con date. ducted in connection with the operation of that plant. The title to this property passed DoHville Iron Foundry with the different conveyances o f (he National The DanviUe Iron Foundry was built in Iron Company's pro|>erty. until it became 187a by Daniel Dc Long, along the Delaware, vested in the present owners. The old build I^ckaw anna & Wcsicrtt Railroad. It was 56 ing formerly used by the National Iron Com by 84 feel in dimensions, and the capacity was pany is now the machine shop, and the pattern seven tons al a heat. With its blacksmith and shop occupies the upper floor. A numlwr of pattern shops, it w as one of the best plants in new buildings have t ^ n erected, making the Danville at that time. The products were plant one of the most complete in this section
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