The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

trunks, and much less space occupied.
This will at once be recognized as an ad-
vantage which could be turned to pront
when coupled with the fact that labor can
be secured here almost as cheap as at east
ern points. 1t may at once be assumed
that Mr.. Hossfeld was not slow to take ad-
vantage of everything favorable to his ous
mess and the result was rapidly. lncreas-
ing business In due time the single room
was too small to accommodate the busl-
ness, and the floor above it was occupied
This in time also was not large enough
and few weeks ago the third floor was
rented and reaches out fifty feet instead
of twenty-five This gives for the factory
as it is found today two floors twenty-five
by one hundred and ten feet and third
floor fifty by one hundred and ten. Inc
different floors are reached by an elevator
near the center which greatly facilitates
the handling Of material in the various de-
partments.
About four months ago the arrange
meuts were completed for max
ing a trunk complete. As a result
the body or trunk box is no longer made
at Topeka but in the factory where, IN
fact, all work is now done for twenty-five
different styles of trunks and four or five
sizes for each style.
The second floor is occupied with lumber
for trunk boxes and with the work benches
and machinery used in the wood work. 1t
is occupied almost exclusively by the wood
working department and here 1t IS that
the initial steps are taken towards trunk
of anv kind. The boxes are sent to the
third floor where a space eighty by twenty
five feet is occupied in trimming" In
the list of machinery used for various pur-
poses is noticed the cutting machine
which handles sheet iron as directed; the
punch machine, slat bending machine and
work benches The wood is covered here
with tin of various cOlors and thicknesses,
leather, and canvass and the hinges of
many styles are added and the trunk
finished up for the customer and use.
The styles reaching twenty-five in num-
Der and four and five sizes for each style
results in a collection showing quite a
variety Most of the upper floor is used for
trunk storage and this in addition to the
salesroOm on the first floor gives considera-
BILE space for trunks. Among the more
conspicuous of the trunks are the 'theater
and drummers" trunk. 1t has a square
top, is large, plain and substantial,
wrapped with Iron bands has hinges OF
double thickness, tin or leather covering,
raw hide handles and rivets used for
holding everything together. 1t IS de
signed to hold full line of everything and
anything and to stand the the trunk
hustlers" at depots and wherever
they come in contact with that
rough individual. The ''Westrn
Belle" when associated with the
trunk the name would seem to fit. 1t Is
''roomy," large enough to store away
whole family provided expressage was
| cheaper than a through ticket. 1t is not
quite as substantial as some other styles
but has the space to offer and also has
enough durability to go back east or come
out west. 1t is round top covered with
crystalized tin or leather. 1t is the largest
trunk made and the largest size is forty
two inches long, thirty inches deep and
! twenty-five inches wide.
| The smallest trunk made is the toilet
| trunk a favorite with the children
and usually in demand about
! Christmas times. 1t is ten inches long
six inches high and five inches wide. The
dolls and trinkets find safety in this space
and are kept under lock, as a rule, mos
securely. Among the different styles o.