The weekly Republican., November 30, 1911, INDUSTRIAL NUMBER, SECTION FOUR, Image 32

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THE BOGDA-NEDL COOPERAGE CO
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F. H. BOGDA, President
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PICKLE, KRAUT, CIDER,
VINEGAR and PROVISION
COOPERAGE
The Bogda-Neil Cooperage Co., of
which F. H. Bogda, is President, and
A. Q. Neil, Secretary-Treasurer, is
an institution of which Plymouth is
extremely proud, and there are many
reasons why it should be so.
The products of the Company find
an extensive market throughout the
country, and this market is constant
ly growing which is a tribute to the
worth of the goods manufactured by
Bogda-Neil.
Previous to last May, the concern
was known as The Illinois Barrel Co.,
when Messrs. Bogda and Neil took
over the business, incorporating a
company under the state laws of In
diana, with a capitalization of $10,
000. The two partners own and con
trol all of the stock, and are the
sole owners of the concern.
Mr. Bogda. came to Plymouth from
Chicago, where he was for five years
employed as Manager of the parent
concern, The Illinois Barrel Co. Mr.
Bogda has a practical and compre
hensive insight into the cooperage
business, which knowledge has been
the means of contributing towards
the success of the . local enterprise.
For ten years he owned an estab
lishment of his own in Chicago when
the making of barrels was a much
harder proposition than it is today.
He had not the modern machinery
at his disposal then, which is neces
sary and indispensible now. At that
time all the barrels were made by
hand and all were wood-bound in
stead of by iron, as at present.
Mr. Bogda. was born in Chicago,
February 11, 1876, of German par
entage, is married, and with his fam
ily resides at 423 N. Plumb St., Ply
mouth. A9 we have said, he is thor
oughly practical, and, outside his
business interests, has little time for
anything else.
His partner, Mr. Neil, who resides
in: Chicago, is a member of the Board
of Trade of that city, the firm of
Bogda-Neil owning a raember&hip in
that body. He also knows the coop
erage business thoroughly, having
followed it for ten years previous to
going on the Board of Trade. He
attends to the1 sales end of the busi
ness, while his partner looks after
the manufacture. Mr. Neil is about
35 years of age. From the Chicago
office the main end. of the business is
attended to.
The company employes an average
of 20 to 25 men the year round, and
the output of ihe factory is 400 bar
rels a day. Last fall when business
was; particularly brisk, there was an
average of 500 barrels turned out
daily for some considerable time.
The main output of kraut and cid
er barrels is shipped to the east and
the provision barrels all go to the
Union Stock yards in Chicago, and
find their way into all parts of the
country.
The factory is modern in every de
tail, and the machinery is of the lat
est design and manufacture. This in
cludes a .complete set of keg and
pork and oil barrel machinery.
Nothing but the very best material
is used by the firm in the manufact
ure of its goods, the oak and ash be
ing brought from Mississippi, Ar
kansas and Tennessee, and is noted
for its durability.
The business of the company is
growing continuously, and the man
agement will find it necessary to in
crease its force of workmen in the
near future, in order to keep up
with the orders which keep pouring
in from all parts.
The company intends shortly to go
into the manufacture of fruit barrels
and has the assurance that the de
mand for this particular receptacle
will be good from the start.
The Abrasive Mining company of
this city, is a large buyer of slack
barrels and emery kegs, believing
that the home manufactured good 3
are superior to anything of the kind
on the market.
FACTORY BUILDING BOGDA-NtlL COOPERAGE COflPANY
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A. O. NEIL. Secty-Treasurer
500 BARRELS
PER DAY