Dobby Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I have been googling this & I cannot find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyC Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 BF Goodrich retired outlaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.d Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 In the 60's B.F.Goodrich was there , made golf balls. Later on Believe it was Ideal from Sykesville made hunting clothes. When Goodrich was there after Friday night football game would walk over to get a ride home with my mother when she got off a 11 PM. steelnut, Polo, WMJ77 and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Our school class once toured it and we watched as they would yards of rubber band-like material around a solid ball core. At the time it was fascinating but after I experienced factory work, not so much! retired outlaw and mr.d 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mungaknuts Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Wonder what happened to the murals that were on the side of the building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Soze Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, Harvey Mungaknuts said: Wonder what happened to the murals that were on the side of the building Maybe moved to a giant underground storage facility at Boyers, Pa? https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/10/28/iron-mountain-storage-facility-expanding/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwacm Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Keyser Soze said: Maybe moved to a giant underground storage facility at Boyers, Pa? https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/10/28/iron-mountain-storage-facility-expanding/ My wife used to work for a company in the underground facility at Boyers. Its really something. Keyser Soze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mungaknuts Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I always thought that place was closer to New Castle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 My wife told me that her Great Grandfather W. W. Milliron owned Milliron Construction and she thinks in the 30's Milliron Constructioned built that building and it housed their business. She is not sure when they sold the building. But Milliron Construction built Mansell Stadium in DuBois and also the set of Stairs that goes up the hill from Route 255 at the intersection of Liberty Blvd. BillyC and WMJ77 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnetzlof Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 The 1924 Sanborn Fire Insurance map shows that building as Milliron Construction Company Warehouse. See attached snippet The 1913 map shows no building at that location. No maps are available for the years between. So, the building was erected some time after 1913 but before 1924. No more recent Sanborn map is available, so no clue when Milliron sold the building.. Someone with time on his/her hands could visit the Clearfield County courthouse and look into the deed books which would tell when Milliron sold the land and building and to whom (unless, as sometimes happens, the purchaser neglected to have his deed recorded). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 My wife wasn't sure when they built that building, she was guessing in the 30's. Now she knows it was probably early 20's. Thank you for your info rnetzlof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Rusty_ Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 My parents talked about "Vulcan Soot" being in that building. What they made I don't know, but Vulcan Soot is still in business today manufacturing valves and blowers for industrial applications. They also had a reason for leaving this area but never said when BF Goodrich took over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 There was also a company that manufactured outwear in there after BF Goodrich. I think they were responsible for the beautiful murals, but I can't remember their name. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 sorry, outerwear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnetzlof Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Ideal Products. Main office and plant in Sykesville. Polo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnetzlof Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Regarding Vulcan Soot: I poked around a bit and turned up not much. As to what Vulcan Soot did: Boilers tend to accumulate soot on the insides of the fire tubes. That insulates the tubes, impeding heat transfer from the fire into the water. Soot blowers are devices which use steam, compressed air, or something else to dislodge the soot and let it go up the chimney. The following is extracted from a history posted on the web site of SPX FLOW Products. The material in square brackets is interpolated from other sources, mainly archives of US patents. 1903 The Vulcan Soot Cleaner Company begins selling soot blowers for boiler cleaning. The company is located in Windber, Pennsylvania. 1904 William Eichelberger files patents for the boiler soot cleaner. The company moves its headquarters to DuBois, PA. 1905 The Vulcan Soot Cleaner Company is incorporated under the laws of New Jersey. Delos E. Hibner Sr. is both treasurer and manager. 1933 The Vulcan Soot Cleaner Company is reorganized as the Vulcan Soot Blower Company. [Patents issued in 1934 and 1935 to De Los Hibner Jr and assigned to Vulcan Soot Blower Corp. "a Pennsylvania Corporation"] 1937 Fred Brown is named president of the Vulcan Soot Blower Company. Chief Engineer Delos “Dee” Hibner Jr. becomes a vice-president. [Patents issued in 1940 and 1944 to Hibner and a Fred C. Arey. In 1940, Arey was said to be from Freeeport PA; in 1944, DuBois.] 1948 Continental Foundry and Machine Company acquires the Northern Equipment Company and the Vulcan Soot Blower Corporation. Each Company remains a division of Continental Foundry. 1952 Continental Foundry relocates the Copes product line and the Vulcan product line to a new location in Erie, Pennsylvania. The combined companies became known as the Copes-Vulcan division. 1955 Continental Foundry and Machine is purchased by the Blaw-Knox Company. 1968 White Consolidated Industries acquires the Blaw-Knox Company. Copes-Vulcan was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary. 1986 Swedish firm AB Electrolux Group acquires White Consolidated Industries. Copes-Vulcan is formally incorporated. 1994 AB Electrolux sells Copes-Vulcan to Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. 1997 Copes-Vulcan sells its longtime soot blower operation (Vulcan). [But Copes-Vulcan continues in business making valves. I can't discover who bought the soot blower business.] *** end quoted material Nowhere in the available Sanborn maps can I find a reference to the Vulcan Soot Blower Company in DuBois. The only "V" entity is the Van Tassel Tannery. It appears, however, that they were active in DuBois from 1904 to 1952. Where in DuBois? Haven't a clue. Note that they arrived in DuBois 10 or more years before Milliron built what's now the Harley shop. Perhaps they rented space there once that building existed. It could be that Vulcan had no production facilities of their own. That is, they may have farmed out actual production of soot blowers to job shops, needing only office space for sales and design activities. Polo and _Rusty_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Rusty_ Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 5:59 PM, Harvey Mungaknuts said: Wonder what happened to the murals that were on the side of the building I worked for Ideal the summer they installed and painted those murals. I don't remember artists name but he was from sykesville and friend of Calvin Beam (or Bean) owner at the time. Anyway, the large front doors of the building were replaced with cinder-block walls and stucco - like material. He then painted directly onto that. I doubt this could have been disassembled and saved. Polo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnetzlof Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I spent a couple hours going through the library's collection of DuBois city directories. I don't know if there are gaps in the collection because new directories came out "once in a while" or if the library just doesn't have a complete set. Either way, the years listed below are the only directories available for the 1923 to 1948 period. Note that the Harley shop lists its address as 101 W. DuBois Avenue 1923 Milliron Consruction Co. Wilson W Milliron, Pres. 222-224 DuBois National Bank Building [It would seem that the building was erected just in time to be recorded on the 1924 Sanborn map.] 1926 Milliron Construction Co. Inc. W. W. Milliron, Pres. corner 1st & W. DuBois Ave AND Milliron Garage general repairing and storage corner 1st & W. DuBois Ave 1929 same as 1926 Also, an ad indicating Milliron was the dealer for Peerless Automobiles 1931 no entry for Milliron Construction, however three Millirons (but not W. W.) are listed as having responsible positions in Independent Construction Co. at 10 E. Washington St. at 101 W. Dubois Ave: Coyle, Denny H. service station 1933 at 101 W. DuBois Ave: Edwards Motor Transit Co. garage Zetlwanger, Herbert P. auto repair 1936 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building Dinsmoor, Martin W. restaurant Auto Aligning Co. Doc's Garage Moore, Wayne W. trucking U.S. Works Progress Administration State Emergency Relief Board Edwards Motor Transit garage 1939 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building Dinsmoor, Lula Mrs. restaurant Auto Aligning Co. Doc's Garage Moore, Wayne W. trucking U.S. Works Progress Administration Edwards Motor Transit garage Miller, Arthur P. service station Shaw's Truck Lines 1942 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building Edwards Motor Transit garage Shaw, William trucking 1944 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building B. F. Goodrich rubber goods 1946 and 1948 same as 1944 In all of that, I found no connection between the Vulcan Soot Cleaner/Blower Company and the Milliron Building. But I was distracted by trying to follow the ins and outs of the Vulcan Soot enterprise in its career in Dubois, so did not look to see when Ideal took over the building. That and recounting the adventures of Vulcan Soot must wait for another time. pwacm and Polo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katman Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 6 hours ago, rnetzlof said: I spent a couple hours going through the library's collection of DuBois city directories. I don't know if there are gaps in the collection because new directories came out "once in a while" or if the library just doesn't have a complete set. Either way, the years listed below are the only directories available for the 1923 to 1948 period. Note that the Harley shop lists its address as 101 W. DuBois Avenue 1923 Milliron Consruction Co. Wilson W Milliron, Pres. 222-224 DuBois National Bank Building [It would seem that the building was erected just in time to be recorded on the 1924 Sanborn map.] 1926 Milliron Construction Co. Inc. W. W. Milliron, Pres. corner 1st & W. DuBois Ave AND Milliron Garage general repairing and storage corner 1st & W. DuBois Ave 1929 same as 1926 Also, an ad indicating Milliron was the dealer for Peerless Automobiles 1931 no entry for Milliron Construction, however three Millirons (but not W. W.) are listed as having responsible positions in Independent Construction Co. at 10 E. Washington St. at 101 W. Dubois Ave: Coyle, Denny H. service station 1933 at 101 W. DuBois Ave: Edwards Motor Transit Co. garage Zetlwanger, Herbert P. auto repair 1936 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building Dinsmoor, Martin W. restaurant Auto Aligning Co. Doc's Garage Moore, Wayne W. trucking U.S. Works Progress Administration State Emergency Relief Board Edwards Motor Transit garage 1939 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building Dinsmoor, Lula Mrs. restaurant Auto Aligning Co. Doc's Garage Moore, Wayne W. trucking U.S. Works Progress Administration Edwards Motor Transit garage Miller, Arthur P. service station Shaw's Truck Lines 1942 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building Edwards Motor Transit garage Shaw, William trucking 1944 101 W. DuBois Ave, Milliron Building B. F. Goodrich rubber goods 1946 and 1948 same as 1944 In all of that, I found no connection between the Vulcan Soot Cleaner/Blower Company and the Milliron Building. But I was distracted by trying to follow the ins and outs of the Vulcan Soot enterprise in its career in Dubois, so did not look to see when Ideal took over the building. That and recounting the adventures of Vulcan Soot must wait for another time. Thank you so much for all of the latest info on the Milliron Building. My wife has not had a lot of info on Wilson Milliron and is grateful for what you have found out. It has answered several questions she has had about the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwacm Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I wonder what rubber goods B.F. Goodrich made in 1944? Since this was WW II. Also interested in what other local manufacturers made for the war effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnetzlof Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 A bit more regarding the Milliron Building a/k/a The Harley Shop: As noted previously, B. F. Goodrich is listed at 101 West DuBois Ave for the first time in 1944 (they weren't there in 1942). The last year for Goodrich there is1971. The 1972 directory lists Ideal Products at that address, as do all available directories up to and including 2001. The 2002 and 2003 directories have no entry for that address (I think the building was vacant). In 2004, the first entry for DuBois Harley-Davidson, who are still there, which brings us up to date. Thinking a little about the early days of the building, recall that the 1924 Sanborn map lists it as a warehouse. Yet, the 1926 directory entry lists it as the address of Milliron Construction and Milliron Garage, hardly warehouse activities. Further, for a time, Milliron was the Peerless dealer, also at that address. Recall also that in 1923, Milliron Construction had offices over in the central part of town. That is, the Milliron Building apparently did not exist in 1923. I suspect that as of the time the Sanborn surveyor did the November 1924 survey, the building had just been erected and was still empty, thus appearing to be a warehouse. katman and pwacm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.d Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 In Edition of Courier Express July 10, 1970 --- Article on front page -- B.F. Goodrich Annual Payroll Over $800,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 21 hours ago, pwacm said: I wonder what rubber goods B.F. Goodrich made in 1944? Since this was WW II. Also interested in what other local manufacturers made for the war effort. I believe Cameron in Reynoldsville retooled for WWII. I've heard it was secretive what they were making at the time. pwacm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Rusty_ Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 7:38 AM, pwacm said: .... Since this was WW II. Also interested in what other local manufacturers made for the war effort.... Jeffers Electronics made parts for the "Manhattan Project". My father worked there and I asked him once why they had barbed wire fence around. He said it was "required" for defense plants at that time. Jeffers was purchased by Airco Speer who closed and moved to Mexico in '70 or '71. We didn't relocate although some did. Airco gave the building to the City in hopes they could attract a business to replace the loss. The City sold it to the Rola Jensen Corp. Who made speakers here for a short time. When Rola closed, the plant manager ended up with the deed. He later sold it to Paris for a tidy sum... so much for caring for the community. Barbed wire still there today ( in case someone tries to steal my work uniforms ). pwacm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 What years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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