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,THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LU•CKNOW,ONTARIO
PAGE THREE
OR MEN DON TE
FIRST LADDER
On Friday afternoon t.}},,e :first
• stepladder to roll off .thel-assem
bly line at: the',Beatty Ladder
Factory ' was presented by the
employees to. the :'Luckno;w, Cen-
tennial . Committee;. .
--The: ladder was
purFhased'for
the nominal 'price of 17 cents,,
representing one, centeach- from
the • 17 employees on .the : payroll'
'at then time of its manufacture;
and they came• up with,•the novel
idea of 'giving it to the Centen
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t . e proposal of the donors" t ,.
raffle it off, and consideration is
being given to having .4 ,placiue
attached' symbolizing :.thatthis
kitchen. ladder - marked 'the ,,start
of a new 'industrial era 'i i.,.L•uck
TOW.. •
The
Presentation was made •;o
behalf of the employees by hues
Mitchell , and, was accepted b
.Mitchell
George Joynt, president 'e
the Centennial Committee and ,b
H. D Thoinpson,ry `general chair
man of the comimittee .
Guest': Mitchell' paid `, tribute„to
Mr. Joynt for his untiring efforts
,in ': hel,»ing to bring. Beattys., to
Lucknow. He said that the meri
at. the ''plant have many times
•Lremarked, "It's a good thi'riB 'we
Ahad a man 'like.'Geoige”
In
,replying the Reeve sai,,1 it
was a`.pleasure ° to accept ';the
',initial product,' .and he will .al'-
ways .treasure, the .ladder n.o' xn. at=
ter who• wens it, .for it represents
the finale of. a lot ',Of hard' work:
'Joynt said. it ,was ,:a' dream
realized,•'to' have' a reputable firm
• like Beattys locate ' here, 'and
'added that they were one of ".the
whitest; 'ortanizations"'.. ;'you could
possibly do „business 'with Th'ey.
zxioved in and haven't •asked'. a
• whole lot. They. will do sortie-
thing. fQr :Liicknow :an.d.'speakin
g
directly •. to the'em.plo:yees said
"the' 'w"ll. use },
Y. � you.'rrght rf: ,you
Y
Co-operate ,�
ate::.
p w th • them".', 'this
respect: the :mana ement°` s 'ea' s.
g. .p k
highly of 'the 'calibre acid •.co op
•era.tion' of the employees
;Reeve, Joynt said' he could see
n'tithing_.but:success-i_ in -the futu =e
r,
to`the nutual interests o every-
one
one in the 'Villa'ge•. .
`Sarked Centenni
P., al
D. ,•Bud Tiiarr�ps6ri' said i .
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.Was,. a privilege on behalf of the:
Centennial and citizens.:to accept
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TWENItY ME
NOW EMPLOYED
On 'Tues.4ay, June.' 10th, the,
first stepladder, to be 'produced.
in Lucknow by the. Beatty . Lad
der Company,• became a a
It was Irtantfactured, two months. 9'•''.
to the• day after . Plant Manager
Charles,Bristow arrived in to 'wnl:
on April . Nth', to :9 ersee,; the
program • of 'plant renovation ' and
Machinery'.installatioris .necessary
to put'"this`,in'. Operation
Last used ash a furniture factory
until purchased .early -Tri the year. '
by the Beatty Co.' .of Fergus from
Wm Renaud' of Kitchener... ,
Soon In Full .Production .
H. J: (Bert) Ibbotson of Fergus
who •"came' out of retirement" as
'been
'superintendent; ' las,.
been Mr. 'Bristow's "right hand
'man" 'in ;go:tting ;;tln'e plaht-.ready
to roil: The second ,floor is de -
Voted :to the Manufacture: of step
rlad.ders •of various length's and
strengths, and the extension lad-
ders will be assembled . pn the
ground. floor. vary in length
from 16: to 44 feet. •
Western hem -rock;' Georgia pine
and white ash are. arri•ong, :the:
lumber used.!in' .ladder" ,construe
tion The hemlock :comes ,dressed
*.and pre cut to ave :transports
tion costs It , is . c'onveyed, to the
second floor land "stock' piled in
its various leingths. ..
From here'; the assembly opera;
ation starts :with': the' finishea
product returning to the stock
roam, 'where there is storage" ac .
,comodation for 6,000 stepladders.
• Eploy: 30'• to 35: Men
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The ladder operations; 'when. in
full .production, will;employ .froi7i.
30 • to . 35 men •;on a year -round
basris... The fall and winter "slack.
demand ,;time" permits the firri '
to stockpile ladders to ;carry.
them' '.through.the..p.•,e.ak - de.pnan •
d
periods:'
•Installi
ng and Ideating* ' ma-'
•clines'. has been. ; a major under-
taking.• 1Vlost '��diffieult task: was
placing . a 3 -ton boring machine
on the. second: r. floor; The' number
arid: size of : th
e machines
revelation • to a n. y o r e oin
through the factory:-dprieTaf the
last the 'machines being, in,.
stalled, ; is a gigantic band saw-
on the main `floor;,
Ladders arethe main and staple
..
year-round operation but Beatt:a•
Y
turn <•out'. other wood `.products,
•
"Operation Stepladder"'
is un -
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derway' at Beatty Ladder. Factory:
as the- plant starts humming .ing after
' .
ten, years Of ;idleness
First—ladder r off.
e , the'` line is
�how.n • here..being presented Eby
Gti st'.Mitchell on: ..behalf .',.of` the
this symbol of production. 44. re
(.erred` to the:-industrial-�-.progress. ro ess
.p..g
that will be evident to., tliOse who
Mill call LucknWW l orae, .and
will be : returning for, the 'Cen=
'terniaa'
• Beatty officials; he,• added,° can.
feel -.'that any success' that ..:the.:
e:Triployees . of ' the ' plant to the
Lucknbw Centennial '; for ,raffle:
goo,.
purposes. as , a , dwill. • fund
raising gesture, and as:,a mem.
ento ofa historic moment in .the
industrial 'life 'off t'he Village:
( .entennia1 achieves' can: be tied:
in -with' •the -oper-ation�---of this--
plant. For, ` he said, at' :the first.
:Centennial meeting. ' announce
ment ,was Made that `the :p ant'
was to operate, whic added en-
hsi
tusas
m and . 'eri
eotzr'a
gement- to;
all Centennial planning.: .. I
..From left to right ,are • :Chas • :R,
Bristow;'' Mr: Mitchell, ' : Reeve
Geor e Jo nt. wl
g Y , .who‘ accepted. the •
gift arid H 1)...."84d" Th'bmpson'
;chairman of 'the CentennialG Corm
mittee.
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which.:could and ;Would be'. ins
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-ufaettired . here.
There -are about .:twentyem-
ployees, all local a :men,: on the
. now ,/. '
payroll ,and 'as `they- becoiii,e
.shrilled ,at their respeetive ,jobs,
full ,' producttpn will ' ,gradually
be developed.
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Employees
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ting, production Underway 'are
shown here with ...,. t, ... Plant Matiager
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Posing in front. of tHc ,
sta k, of ladders to conic off the
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production Brie : vr'o J front
left to. right, -1VIi' `.Bt'isow, Stew.
art Ritchie, Ftm er
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a .-aih Jack Irwin Craig �r h f... ;: ,• � Scott;
Mr. Ihbotson, teritt•e row-( Art
Sta leton' , . Ion .ld MaeintY
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Ernie Carter, -
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Siegrist, 'Thomas L. Parker, Char'-
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.Anderson; Tom' Alidersori,.
Joh Hpsse Tom'
1VIacKenz�e,
Joe. Armstrong; Charlie -Hallam.
The employees; "purchased" thea
first lad er oft `,t le line and pre.
seated it to the Cen'tenn'ial Co
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mittee for 'r"affle' pur"p seg
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