Jenkins' Hay Rake and Stacker
In 1907 the Jenkins Hay Rake and Stacker Company, formerly of Browning, Missouri, was interested in moving to Chillicothe.[2] Inventor and owner Marion R. Jenkins liked Chillicothe due to its railroad facilities and the overall desirability of Chillicothe for raising his family.[3] He was a pioneer in the invention of sweep hay rakes and stackers, and received a patent in 1880.[4] He started his company in 1891 in Browning.[5]
In 1908, Jenkins built a new 25,000 square foot factory in Chillicothe, located at 101 Brunswick, just south of the Burlington and Wabash railroad tracks. Chillicothe citizens pitched in $10,000 to help make the deal a reality.[5a] The facility employed around 100 men. There were numerous departments within this factory, including a wood shop, paint shop, foundry shop, machine shop, engine room and office spaces. This new factory was “largest establishment of its kind in the west.”[6] Jenkins Hay Rake and Stacker Company sold machinery to all states west of the Mississippi as well as South America and Canada.[7]
Mr. Jenkins bought the Henry Wallbrunn home at 213 Locust Street for a sum of $7,000.[8] This was a brick home at the corner of Locust and Third Streets.
M. R. Jenkins died at his home on Locust St.[9] The factory which had at one time run day and night to keep up with orders, had not been active in the few years leading up to this death.
[1] 100 YEARS IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, Published by the Livingston County Bicentennial Agriculture Committee. July, 1976.
[2] Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, April 12, 1975
[3] Chillicothe Constitution, November 2, 1905
[4] Constitution-Tribune, April 12, 1975
[5] Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, November 18, 1931
[5a] Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune October 31, 1908
[6] Chillicothe Constitution, October 29, 1908
[7] Constitution-Tribune, November 18, 1931
[8] Chillicothe Constitution, January 14, 1908
[9] Constitution-Tribune, November 18, 1931
In 1908, Jenkins built a new 25,000 square foot factory in Chillicothe, located at 101 Brunswick, just south of the Burlington and Wabash railroad tracks. Chillicothe citizens pitched in $10,000 to help make the deal a reality.[5a] The facility employed around 100 men. There were numerous departments within this factory, including a wood shop, paint shop, foundry shop, machine shop, engine room and office spaces. This new factory was “largest establishment of its kind in the west.”[6] Jenkins Hay Rake and Stacker Company sold machinery to all states west of the Mississippi as well as South America and Canada.[7]
Mr. Jenkins bought the Henry Wallbrunn home at 213 Locust Street for a sum of $7,000.[8] This was a brick home at the corner of Locust and Third Streets.
M. R. Jenkins died at his home on Locust St.[9] The factory which had at one time run day and night to keep up with orders, had not been active in the few years leading up to this death.
[1] 100 YEARS IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, Published by the Livingston County Bicentennial Agriculture Committee. July, 1976.
[2] Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, April 12, 1975
[3] Chillicothe Constitution, November 2, 1905
[4] Constitution-Tribune, April 12, 1975
[5] Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, November 18, 1931
[5a] Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune October 31, 1908
[6] Chillicothe Constitution, October 29, 1908
[7] Constitution-Tribune, November 18, 1931
[8] Chillicothe Constitution, January 14, 1908
[9] Constitution-Tribune, November 18, 1931
Jenkins Implement Factory. On file at the Livingston County Library Archives.
Jenkins Hay Rake and Stacker in action. On file at the Livingston County Library Archives.
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Jenkins Hay Rake and Stacker Factory. On file at the Livingston County Library Archives.
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