Ionia County MI Archives News.....Great Year For Portland Firm  January 9, 1912
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Lansing State Journal January 9, 1912
GREAT YEAR FOR PORTLAND FIRM
Increase of 300 Per Cent Promised For Washing Machine Concern.
Manager is Jubilant.
Puts Goods on Market That Are Sold By Merit Combined With Pushing Salesmen - 
Factory Very Complete.
PORTLAND, Jan. 9, 1912.- If present indications are to be taken as a 
criterion, the business of the Portland Manufacturing company will show an 
increase of about 300% during the year 1912.  At least this is the opinion 
of George W. Wood, manager of the plant, who has built up the institution 
from a comparatively small factory to one of the most completely equipped 
washing machine and brass motor manufactories in the country.

BIG ORDER RECEIVED
Last week the company received  an order for a carload of tub washers for 
January delivery, an order of this volume never before having been received 
by the company at this season of the year, and Manager Wood is jubilant over 
the prospects for a largely increased business during 1912.  
Last year the company considered itself fortunate in disposing of 300 
machines during the month of January, but this year it can see possible the 
shipment of not less than 1,500.
Manager Wood is going after the sale of water motors and power washers this 
year with even more vigor than he has shown in the past, and the campaign 
for sales which has been outlined by him promises to bring some amazing 
results.
Charles Eckert, for years in the employ of the Yost Gearless Water Motor 
Company of Springfield Ohio has been retained by Mr. Wood, and will call 
upon the trade in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Mr. 
Eckert is one of the most thoroughly experienced men in the business, and 
his addition to the company's force of traveling representatives promised to 
be a profitable one. A.J. Dilley of Muir is representing the company in 
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, and J.B. Roe of Portland is to enter the 
employ of the company about Feb. 1. He will not doubt be assigned the 
southern territory which he has covered for many years in the interests of 
large publishing companies. 
CONTROLS VALUABLE SPECIALTIES
The local company now has the entire manufacture of the Terriff hand power 
washer, the power washer and the brass motors under its control, and during 
the past year the receipts of the plan have paid the cost of new machinery 
in the brass motor room, as well as the expense of building the brass 
foundry, and it is expected that the year 1912 will show substantial 
dividend for the stockholders. 
The new "Giant" motor, which was recently perfected in the local plant is 
meeting with excellent endorsement by the trade, and orders are already 
coming fast.  W.W. Lung has been retained as sales manager for the new 
motor, and prospects are unusually bright for turned out many thousands of 
them this year. The company expects to manufacture and ship 25, 000 tub 
washer during 1912, as well as increase the motor business to about three 
times its former size, having for some months past been supplying the motors 
to other manufacturers of washing machines throughout the south and west. 


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