The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-06
A NEW MALT HOUSE.
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4 MANIToToC INSTITUTION WHICH HA:
GROWN TO IMMENSE PROPORTIONS.
The Rahr's Sons Co. have for the las
few years been making such additions tc
their plant that it now attracts the at
tention Of every visitor TO the city. The
! growth has been so steady that residents
do not realize they have within The city
| limits manufacturing concern which IF
known throughout the United States fcr
| the quality, variety and quantity of It's
output. Though the plant is large one
It's reputation greatly exceeds its dimen-
sions, chiefly because of the malt coffee
| it sends out and the special qualities OF
malt the excellence OF which Is attracting
general attention and securing orders,
even for the ordinary malt, which is far
beyond the capacity of the plant to
SUPPLY.
People thought that when the large
| elevator, which rises to almost a dizzy
hight, was completed last summer that
this firm had as complete plant as enter
prise could Wish for. No sooner was that
work done than plans were being laid for
the erection of a new malt house, the
purpose being to increase the capacity
not ouly to meet present demands, but
those OF the future. which promise to be
unusually large. Another object was to
have a malt house up TO date ID all Its
appliances and thus to secure a quality
of malt through improved process OF
treatment, which will be unexcelled for
purity by any malt manufactured IN the
world. People will be surprised to learn
that when this new malt house and dry
kiln are completed, Manltowoc will have
one OF the largest malt houses IN the
United States.
The plans for the malt house are al
ready IN the hands of the firm. 1t is TO
occupy the space north of the elevator
along Seventh street TO Washington
street. The style of architecture is TO be
Romanesque. The dry kiln Is to be 81
feet high aud is to be close to the ele-
gator. The malt house fronts 9TH street
and is to be l59x65 and tire stories high.
Not a bit of wood Is TO be used in the
construction of this except what will be
IN the rafters and window frames. Every
thing is to be Of iron, stone and brick.
1t is difficult for a layman to under
stand the interior construction of this
malt house. The system of mailing and
the machinery used are patented. The
special feature is the employment Of air
which has been purified by some process
and which Is kept at an equable tempe
nature. Forty Galland & Henning pueu-
matte mailing drums are used. The
purified air, mOlstened by spray, enters
these drums and causes The barley to
terminate under the most favorable cir
cumstances and with absolute control of
temperature. This air after It's purpose
is accomplished passes out SO that the
barley during the process of mailing
never comes in contact with air which is
not pure. Over these pneumatic mailing
drums are 40 steep tanks each with
capacity Of 225 bushels. Everything in
the line of excellence which modern III
yestigation has discovered, this malt
house is supplied with.
Its daily capacity is 1000 bushels and
It's cost will be about $4,000 Work
may be begun upon this building this
summer though it VIII require some time
to remove buildings now occupying the
site. This new enterprise, coming stimuli
taneously with other projected improve
nents, will give added momentum to
our progress and is the first, as it will be
the most important evidence that Mani
towoc has cast off It's iethargy and hence
forth will push steadily to the front.
Farmers will be interested in this new
enterprise as it Will make MaUitOwCc one
of the greatest barley markets IN the
state.