| A. R. Coleman |
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1880, by the firm of Alfrey & Coleman and passed into the possession of the present proprietor in 1881. Mr. Coleman uses exclusively for headings the best qualities of white and burr oak, procuring his supplies by the purchase of standing timber in large lots and supplying a large number of men and teams to prepare it for factory use. He also purchases from different sections of the state prepared bolts in carload lots. The grounds in this city occupied for manu- facturing and storage purposes cover an area of about five acres and the mill has a daily capacity for turning out 7,000 heads, or an average of more than 2,500,000 per annum. The stock produced here meets with a ready demand in various sections of the Union, the heads for oil barrels being contracted for in advance by the Standard Oil Company. He also ships large quantities to Michigan City and other points East and West. The machinery employed in the manufacturing department is propelled by one 40 horse power engine and boiler and an average force of about 50 men is employed and from 30 to 40 teams. Mr. Coleman carries constantly in stock at his yards large numbers of completed heads, enabling him to fill orders promptly for any desired quantities, more than 2,000,000 at the present time being stored at his capacious grounds. Mr. Coleman is a native of" and formerly resided in Steuben County, N. Y. He became a resident of Indianapolis in 1880 and removed to Muncie in April of the following year. |
A Review of their Manufacturing, Mercantile and General Business Interests, Advantageous Location, &c Including a Brief Historical and Statistical Sketch of Their Rise and Progress Resources and Industries of Indiana, Part V publisher unknown, 1884. |