The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-26
FOR LARGER BUSINESS.
The Dixon Crucible Com
pany Obliged to Secure
More Room.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
An Immense New Building fol
Black Lead Work and a Large
Office Structure.

Few people have any idea of The extern
sIve improvements being made in con-
nection with the Joseph Dixon Crucible
Company's buildings at Railroad avenue,
Monmouth and Wayne streets. So
quietly and quickly has the work pro-
ceeded during the past four weeks that
even those in the vicinity can scarcely
realize that four-story extension to the
Kaiiread avenue wing. covering 'front.'
age OF three lots, has already been reared
and rooted, and ere long will be filled
with machinery and workmen.
Over on the other side of Wayne street,
at the corner OF Monmouth, splendid
three-story structure of Philadelphia
pressed brick, with handsome terra Gotta
ornamentations, is under way. This is a
building that will ornament the entire
neighborhood IL Will be devoted exclu-
|ssively to the business department Of the
concern.
AN ENLARGED BUSINESS.
Increase In The demand for the Co M
pany's goods, especially in the black lead
and crncibls lines, has kept the Company
behind in supplying orders tor the past
few years. These extensive improve ments
are with view TO serving custo mers
more promptly and securing a more ex-
tensive business. The margins of profit
are so small that the Company is forced
The Railroad avenue extension enlarges
the crucible and black lead departments,
which are distinct from the pencil de-
partment. Two Of the three lots. the new
extension nearly covers one 25x100 feet.
and the other is 25x125. The seyenty-fiye
feet frontage added to that or the old
building gives frontage OF 225 feet along
Railroad avenue. The building has been
erected on the most approved principles
70 prevent destruction by fire. In the
Railroad avenue extension will be located
the Office of w L. Downs, mechanical
engineer and superintendent Of the cruz
ciDle department.
In the rear OF the buildings is still left
sufficient ground for the building of three
new kilns for baking crucibies. The
| work was commenced four weeks ago
/ by William II. White, as contractor for
| the mason work. Cosgrove did the franz
| ing and Anderson Bros. the roofing.
MORE OFFICE ROOM
| The present offices OF The Company are
4 located in Railroad avenue. In order TO
| make a continuous workshop all along
Railroad avenue the Company bought the
| property al the southeast corner OF
| Wayne and Monmouth 25xi00 the 100
| feet fronting on Wayne. aud are erecting
the splendid office building alluded to
above. The entrance on Wayne street is
| a fine piece OF architectural work. The
| basement OF this building will be used for
storage OF coal aud for steam heating
| plant The first door will be divided IN 70
rooms for bookkeepers, typswriters. ship
| ping and sample clerks aud matt dep srt--
ineht. Each department Will have an
| elegantly arranged suit or desks and
| furniture. At the west end of the second
| floor viii be the directors room and the
! offices of President Z. E. c. Young aud
| Vice President Walker. At the east eDd
of the same floor will be located the adj
| vertising, payInaster's, purchasing aud
| printing and circular departments and
| the Office of Chief Officer George e. Long,
Secretary Of the Company
IN BUSINESS sIxfY-FlvE YEARS.
The west END of the floor will be fitted
up as archives. As the Company has been
| established sixty-dve years, having con-
| Quoted a continuous business ever since
1926, there has been large acenmmua.
tion of books and papers which demand a
| systematic mode of preservation, so that
| they may be easily rererre to.
| At the east end of the third floor will be
| located the janitor's rooms The janitor
will provide twelve o'clock lunch for
! the various heads Of the departments and
the Office people.
w. H.ARobertson has the contract for
| the mason work on this building. and
| Cosgroye that for the framing. Mr. Kreii-
Ter is, the architect