RG: This company is really what put Laconia on the map. You noted how many people were employed there which was significant at the time. Also, great job with the information...should have known that Benjamin Kimball would have had something to do with it! Here's a link to more info on the company.
Laconia Car Company
....and if I'm not mistaken, Hector's Restaurant (is it still there?), was in one of the old Ranlet buildings in downtown Laconia????