File:Ried Murdoch & Company -7 & Sall Mountain Asbestos Factory, 1909 - Chesterton, Indiana (4173713457).jpg
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RIED MURDOCK & CO #7 & ASBESTOS FACTORY NEAR PORTER CHESTERTON IND. Date: 1909 Source Type: Postcard Publisher, Printer, Photographer: M. L. Photo Company (#07) Postmark: Unknown Collection: Steven R. Shook Remark: This photograph shows the Reid Murdoch & Company #7 (a furniture manufacturing plant and previously a pickle plant) and the Sall Mountain Asbestos Company. The present day location of this image would be north of Morgan Avenue and between Jackson Boulevard and Indiana Avenue near the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company tracks. In 1897, a branch of the Warren Featherbone Company of Three Oaks, Michigan, was established at Chesterton; it remained in operation only a few years. In January 1905, the property passed into the hands of the Sall Mountain Asbestos Company, a manufacturer of rubber and mica roofing, as well as fire-proofing materials. In 1912, Sall Mountain Asbestos Company had 105 employees, making it the largest employer in Porter County. The company ceased operations in Chesterton in 1923. Between 1990 and 1996, a city park (Jackson Park) was located on this site. The park was permanently closed and play equipment removed when it was discovered that three locations in the park tested positive for asbestos at a depth of six to twelve inches in concentrations as high as 30 percent. A concrete skate park was installed at the location and opened for use in 2010. A parking lot was also established at the west end of the site to allow better access to the Prairie Duneland Trail. The following news item concerning the Warren Featherbone Company appeared in the July 24, 1890, issue of The Tribune: The Warren Featherbone company of Three Oaks, Mich., is looking for a new location. They claim their capacity for securing help in Three Oaks has reached its limit and the proprietors are unable to find a sufficient number of women and girls to keep up with their orders, and want to get into a town where they can get plenty of female help. Chesterton don't want a girl managed factory. We're no "she-town" and don't want to be. Those who ever have been in a Massachusetts "she-town" know what one is. Give us factories that emply [sic] able-bodied men and keep the women folks at home, where they belong. Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 24, 1890; Volume 7, Number 15, Page 5, Column 2. Column titled "News of the Week." Copyright 2009. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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| Source | Ried Murdoch & Company #7 & Sall Mountain Asbestos Factory, 1909 - Chesterton, Indiana |
| Author | Steve Shook from Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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