Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
The PLANT.


When the great DoId plaat (which is
the pride and won Ter OF all Wichita) WAS
begun, the surprised beholders saw
what a tremendous affair it would be even
at the beginning, the best start ever made
by any new packing center it was found
had been eclipsed. Now. however, Wieh-
tia has added new laurels to her wreath
by having her start as a packing center,
further augmented with a plant which will,
the architect informs Us. equal in detail
aud excel in capacity Wichita's late great
achievement. the immense and perfect
plant Of the bold Packing company.
! These two institutions. therefore, give to
Wichita pair Of twin enterprises, such
as were never before boosted by any young
p2t king inter-.
The plan upon which the Whitaker
plant Is being built IS very similar to that
Of the D0id plant, that being acknowl-
edged one of the most nearly perfect in ar
rau-emeut 10 be found anywhere. The
same general plan OF killing at the top o.
the building, known as the hog house, will
b. followed, although that portion Of the
new packing house viii be only seven
stories in height, instead OF ten, as in the
viii cover three acres Of ground. Located
just north Of the Dolds' house, the east
line of the Whitaker buildings VIII be
only a few feet west of the east line OF the
Dold plant, while the new buildings will
be enough larger. than those OF the
Dolds to carry the building, which in
the Whitaker plant corresponds with the
large Dold' 5 stone building. entirely west
of the ichita and Suburban Motor line
track, and bring II within two hundred
feet of Lawrence avenue
Beginning at the northeast corner OF the
plant Is the hog house. +Sx53 feet and
seven stories IN height. This IS attached
10 the east side OF the slaughter house. y
Also on the east side OF the slaughter
house and the south side Of the hog house
Is another building known as the dryer"
a building 4SxS0 feet. The slaughter
house. eight stories high and 13xU feet
being longer east and west. All Of the
bui.GIn1s IN fact are al longer east and
west than norIh and south, with the sin
gle exception OF the extreme western
building known as the packing house, I"
or the one IN which the cureo meats are
packed for shipment. Sixty feet to the
west OF the S-3C inter mouse l. TIE cooler
or cold storage house" d seven story
building ISZxiI3 feet The northeast cor
ner OF this building is connected with the
southwest corner Of the slaughter house, u
sixty feet distant, by a platform on the
ground door and by iron bridges On the
upper floors South o. the slaughter house
but entirely detached from any other por-
ton CT the plant IS the boiler and engine
house thirty feet high and Ii3x5T feet, The
!ast buildings II the line are the smoke
house and the packing house, the former
being on the north; their combined Gimea-
SONS being lo7x4s feet Each building IS
four stories in height All OF these build
inEs are to be constructed OF stone and
brick, the bridges between them being
iron and sixty feet long, SO that should
one be destroyed by fire the others
may be saved. The buildings mentioned,
together with the Office and 8 barn, will
make the entire plant consist OF nine
buildings The foundations are OF stone
sad seven feet wide \ sixteen foot plat
form five hundred and eighty-iye feet long