The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-21
A LARGE ADDITION


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Ing Industrles-A Fine Factory.
The well known firm of Klieves,
Kraft Il Co., contractors and builders,
was yesterday awarded the contract for
building an addition to Bloch Bros.
"West Virginia Mail Pouch Tobacco"
works that will be larger than the pres
cnt mandatory, 1t will be 5Gxll0 feet
on the ground and six stories high. In
addition, there will be three more stories
placed on the present three story 50X5O
feet engine and boiler house.
A few years since, when Bloch Bros.
purchased the old sugar refinery proper
ty and turned their attention exclusively
TO the manufacture Of "Alail Pouch" it
was supposed that the hve-story 50x
100 feet building, and boiler and engine
house attached, would be large enough
to supply all demands for many years to
come. About four years ago the firm
found the demand for its tobacco grow
ing so that it was forced to take that
portion Of the main building used us q
warehouse, for manufacturing pur-
poses. A large warehouse OF CORFU
gated iron, POO by 200 feet, was built
north Of the factory and SO arranged
that ears from all the railroadsin the city
can be switched into the building for
loading or unloading purposes. About
year ago the firm fitted up the upper
story OF Bodlcy's big wagon works, in
East Wheeling, so that in case of fire or
flood interfering with work at the
factory on the South Side, force OF
about one hundred hands might be put
at whk in this reserve factory, and
thereby be able to partially supply the
demands OF the trade pending resump-
ton OF work ut the big factory.
For nearly year past the demand for
"Aiaii Pouch" has been steadily incrcas-
ing over the works capacity and the firm
to-day is q month behind its order. An
addition was IN imperative necessity
and it was determined to put up one that
would suffice for years to come.
The additions to be made will allow
OF IN increase in the force OF hands OF
from $50 or 400, the number now en-
pioyed, to 500 and the output will be
lust about trcbled The contract calls
for the completion OF this work in three
months time, work to commence ut
once, and MS soon as finished the inten-
ton is to put full force at work and
catch up with orders. With the addi-
tons completed, the firm wilishaye 49,
900 square feet OF floor space in its ware
house, $4,000 square feet in the main
building, 1850 square feet i'll the ma
chinery building and $3.50
square feet in the new
building, total OF 1880 square feet.
The warehouse will still be used for the
storage and loading OF manufactured
stock, In the main building the first
floor will be used for the office and ship
ping department; second floor, stock
rooms and dining room for employees ;
third floor, for stamping and packing in
eases; fourth and fifth floors, packing in
packages. In the machinery building
the engines and boilers occupy the first
floor; second floor, casing room; third,
stcmming or stripping room; fourth,
printing and advertising; fifth and sixth,
drying rooms. In the new building the
first floor will be box factory; second,
tobacco cutting room; third, stemming
rooms; fourth, fifth and sixth, drying
rooms.
There will be two large steam elevators
with automatic safety doors on each
floor. There will be two conveyors lead
ing from various. departments 10 others,
operated by steam. There will be skid
slides from the packing to the stamping
and from the stamping to the shipping
department. The building will be heated
by steam throughout and fans or blowers
operated by steam, will be put in to
furnish Il constant supply OF fresh air in
the rooms where people are at work.
When finished the works will be one Of
the largest aud most complete in the
country.