THE I R K 1 G A T I N AGE. 



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A THOUSAND PUMPS A DAY. 

 ANEW pump every minute is a record of which any 

 manufacturing plant might be proud, but when it 

 comes to making a thousand pumps every day of every 

 week of every month of the year, it is a showing which 

 few manufacturing plants in the world are capable of 

 making. 



A few years ago F. E. Myers & Bros., manufacturers 

 of Ashland, Ohio, had dreams of being able to turn out 

 from their factory one new pump every minute during the 

 nine hours of every working day in the month. They 

 hoped to reach that mark somewhere around 1912, but 

 their business grew so rapidly that it was passed long ago 

 and the race is now to reach the goal of a thousand pumps 

 a day to keep up with orders. 



The Myers Brothers found that a pump every minute 

 would not begin to supply the demand and their plant 



The rapid development of business requires, not only 

 a larger number of pumps, but much larger sizes which 

 call for additional floor space, the latest and best ma- 

 chinery and every modern appliance that can be provided 

 for rapid and safe construction. 



Some idea of the extent of the manufacturing busi- 

 ness of this firm can be gathered when it is known that a 

 single order for $8,000 worth of goods was recently re- 

 ceived, to be delivered by the first of October. Large 

 orders are also coming from South America, Australia and 

 every part of the world where irrigation is known, and in 

 everyone of these far away countries the name of Ashland 

 and the Myers Brothers is now well and favorably known. 



National Land and Irrigation Exposition. 

 The National Land and Irrigation Exposition, Pitts- 

 burgh's big Land Show, which is to be held at Duquesne 



Kxhibit of New and Improved Goods of F. E. Myers & Bro., Ashland, Ohio. 



has been increased by large additions to their foundries, 

 new buildings have been added and still the cry for 

 more pumps is constantly pushing the capacity to the 

 limit. In order to take proper care of the business a 

 new and large foundry has become imperative, and new 

 buildings must be erected to house it. These will occupy 

 an entire square between Church and Orange street, Ash- 

 land, and a large portion of the square bounded by 

 Orange, Fourth and Union streets, to which is added 

 some additional property, giving them an L-shaped foun- 

 dry, 140x240 feet. The new foundry will be located so 

 that it will be surrounded on all sides by the property of 

 the Myers brothers. 



Gardens in that city, promises to be a very live affair. 



Mr. Francis C. McCarty, director of administration, 

 has the matter well in hand, and we believe that all of the 

 details will have been fully worked out so as to present 

 a well dressed show on the date of opening, October 17th. 



Western people who are interested in this subject, 

 particularly those who are attempting to sell lands or 

 bonds to eastern people, would do well to study this show, 

 and if possible have some sort of representation there. 



THE IRRIGATION AGE has secured good space from which 

 thousands of copies of this publication, as well as copies 

 of the Primer of Irrigation will be distributed, and the 

 publisher hopes thereby to add largely to its circulation. 



