Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
A SETTLED FACT.
Stewart, Coney q Co viii have q Plant Double
the Capacity Of tho One Burned Down
Site TO be Selected the First Of June.

An important meeting was held yester-
day which resulted in making it certain
that the foundry firm of Stewart. Coney &
Co. will remain in the city, and the new
plant will be much larger than the one
recently burned down, and the company
will be prepared to carry on much more
extensive business than ever before. For
some time the matter has been in the
balances; while perhaps this would be
putting it strong, the inducements offered
by number Of cities have been very fiat
tering and the company for time was
tempted to consider some of the PROPOSE
lions made. Soon after the loss by fire
they received offers from Muncie, India
ma; Lynchburg, Va; Pueblo, Denver and
Kansas City. They, however, had been
doing business in Wichita and knew
Of the trade that naturally CEN
tered at this point, and knowing the
many natural advantages for bushes s,
were it not inclined to figure on any other
point
In the north part of the city bid for
he 10 cation of the plant has been made
which calls for building and ten acres
of ground. The property owners south OF
Douglas avenue are figuring on locating
the company near the corner of Zimmerly
and Lincoln street using building there
started by the wire nail company. Some
parties on the West Side are also figuring
on bid. All propositions are to be SUBJ
mitted by the first of June when the selec-
tion will be made.
The company will occupy building
three hundred and twenty feet long with
fifty feet of the center, one hundred and
eight feet wide and both ends sixty
feet wide The center will be
two stories high and the
ends one story. The building will be OF
brick and suited in every particular to
foundry work. The building and foundry
machinery will cost about $4,000 and
large enough to employ 200 men making
it one of the largest foundries west of the
Missouri river. The machinery will in
clude all the latest improvements for
architectural iron and foundry work which
means good deal. The company as is
known has made speciality of fencing and
have been doing great business in that
line. They expect to give special attention
to that feature in the new plant. Iester-
day the company was wired that their bid
Pueblo had been accepted, calling for 81,
300. The new plant will also be prepared
special attention to Jail and bridge work.
The company has on the road five travel
ing men taking in Colorado, Nebraska,
Texas and New Mexico, while thirty Of
the important towns from the Missouri
river west have special agents. These will
continue their work and business will be
handled at the old plant until the new is
ready for business. The new will have
over double the capacity of the old, and
should the business call for an increase it
can easily be made.
As soon as the location is determined
upon work will commence on the building.
Machinery will be ordered beforehand and
all of it will be on hand ready to put in
place as soon as the building is complete
and ready for USE 1t is thought that the
middle of July will find the new plant
ready for business.