Show CHICAGO FUSE GOS COIS N NEW EW FACTORY in discussing the recent acquisition of the otis elevator companas Comp anys property chi A R A 7 factory of chicago fuse manufacturing company cago arthur D dana president of the chicago ago fuse manufacturing company made the following statement there is no surer indication of quality in a product than the consistent growth of the plant back of that product any that possesses posse ses merit even though manufactured in a small and obscure way in the beginning is bound to show a steady sales increase necessitating expansion of manufacturing fac turing facilities you simply cant keep a good product down the growth of the chicago fuse manufacturing fac turing companas Comp anys business is a striking example of this principle starting the manufacture of union fuses and switch boxes back in 1889 thirty one years ago they were very soon compelled to enlarge their factory in order to keep production up to the demand and ever since that time they have made one addition after another culminating mina ting in the purchase of the otis plant you may say that our growth has been the result of good business management or s salesmanship a les manship or advertising said mr dana but granting that these things may have been contributing factors I 1 contend that the present size of the chicago fuse manufacturing company is the direct result of building a good fuse at the outset and sticking to that principle the new building has a total floor space of square feet with a frontage of feet on lafflin street and feet on fifteenth street chicago it is a modern daylight two story factory structure with a four story office section perfected throughout with sprinkler system and it is situated right on the switch tracks of the B 0 C T R R it is said to be the largest factory in this country engaged in the manufacture of fuses and switch boxes william W merrill vice president and treasurer of the company states that the building has been entirely remodeled in ac oer dance with the most approved ideas of industrial engineering practice and the most modern equipment installed and that in addition to providing larger and more modern manufacturing facilities their new plant will permit unusual efficiency in marketing the companas comp anys products with the aldi addition tion contemplated the buildings and equipment will represent an investment of more than a half million dollars the record made by this company is truly a phenomenal one distributors of the companas comp anys products are to be found not only in every large city in the united states but in foreign countries as well |