Browse Items (1 total) Tags: automatic grain weigher Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Added C.J. Hartley Photograph of C.J. Hartley, the founder of the C.J. Hartley Co. He founded the company in 1897 wth his son, Arthur J. Hartley. He came to Decatu in 1882, and first worked with W.L. Oakes at Decatur Novelty Works. In 1884, he became theā¦ Tags: 1913, Abrams, Arthur J. Hartley, automatic grain weigher, biography, C.J. Hartley, C.J. Hartley Co., Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Novelty Works, Photo File: Biography, pneumatic water systems, pumps, pumps for domestic purposes, S. Franklin St., superintendent, W.L. Oakes, Warren & Durfee Manufacturing Co.