THE MOLINE FURNITURE WORKS

Moline Furniture Works were organized and incorporated February 14, 1898, with a capital stock of $25,000. The officers are: George W. Johnson, president; F. A. Landee, vice-president ; and F. A. Johnson, secretary. These gentlemen have held these offices from the old organization.

They took over the old factory from the Moline Furniture Company, which was organized about 1870, to manufacture a general line of furniture, with about 20,000 feet of floor space. Additional stories and additions have been added until they now have nearly 100,000 feet of floor space. The company owns two and one-half acres of ground near the tail race on Second street. There have been but few changes in the management since the organization. Mauritz Johnson is superintendent and J. P. Banawitz assistant superintendent and designer. They started out with the manufacture of wood mantels exclusively and have since branched into office, store and bank fixtures, which is the largest output at the present time. Besides, they are making a line of buffets. The company's business and output have steadily been increasing, until at the pres­ ent time their output is five times as large as it was in 1000. Employment is given about 100.

Moline Furniture Works Employees

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Article from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois

 

 

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