The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-26
VISIT TO ROSENBERGER &
CURRIERS' NEW FACTORY.
Brief Description of the Splendid Build
ing Which This EntCrprising Firm of
Candy Makers Has Just Completed
and Moved IntO-==EnjOyiug an Exten=
siye and Growing Business===The
Firms Motto, GLOW Good" Not elbow
Cheap"
Cheap

ROsenbeTger & Currier, the eX
tenSive manufacturers Of candy, are
| now fully settled in their spacious
new building, just erected by them
at the corner of Second and Walnut
streets. This is one of the best con-
structed buildings. in. the 'citV, and
will accommodate. thes growing bust
ness of the firm for years to- come.
| The fact that, the firms business has
been and is growing is what neceSSi-
tated the construction of this fine
building, for, as Mr.. Currier re-
marked today, 1--WE had to do some
thing, either build or move into lar
ger rented quarters, and we chose the
former"
The main building is A by 100 feet,
and two stories and basement high.
Ia the rear of this is an annex 81 by
Al feet, and one story and basement
high. The entire building is one Of
most solid construction, and the
foundation and walls are guaranteed
to hold up two or three more stories
whenever it shall become necessary
to add these. The building is lighted
by electricity, and has water and
sewer connections. The power plant is
located in the annex, which is separat-
ed from the main building by thick
fire wall. with but two doors, iron
sheeted. The boiler is thirty-fve
horse power and the engine fifteen
horse power. The arrangement is
such that another boiler can be put
in for heating purposes, and this will
be done in year or two. The annex
is eighteen feet high, and has ample
coal and coke bins.
The entire basement floor is grout-
ed with four inches Of broken stone,
mixed with Mankato cement, and a
layer of Portland cement placed on
top. This ensures dry basement IN
der all circumstances. The front
thirty feet of the basement is parti-
toned off as a chocolate room, and is
foored. A small elevator runs from
this room to the first and second
floors, to facilitate the moving of the
stock. An ice box has also been
built under the area, and there is
ladies' toilet behind the chocolate
room.
There is also in the basement a
600 barrel cistern, twenty feet square
| to furnish soft water for the engine
| and for the manufacture of certain
kinds OF goods. An overflow pipe
leads to the sewer, as also does drain
! pipe from the bottom. A large
freight elevator runs from near the
center of the basement to the first
and second floors. and is used in the
handling of barrels and heavy goods.
The opening at the second floor is
automatically opened and closed to
prevent accidents by trap door, in
genious1y planned by Mr.. Rosenberg
er. The first floor opening will be
81 milarly protected.
The visitor, on entering the build
ing. finds himself 10 a spacious and
we'll lighted office at the front of the
first floor. This room is 20 by 80 feet,
and finished in oak. Just south of
this is room of similar size, used as
a packing room. Back of this is a
cigar closet, packed with stock. The
main portion of the first floor, 40 by 10
feet, is given over as stock or ship
ping room. Drays drive into the al
ley in the rear and the floors of the
drays are on level with the door, so
that goods can be loaded or unloaded
very easily. The zinc bottom mixing
tables are in this room.
The second floor is divided between
the stick candy room, 40 by As feet,
and the cream room in the rear, 40 nv
IS feet. There is dry room off
from the cream room where the tenn
perature runs up to 100 degrees. In
the cream room are crystalizing ap-
pliances, moulds, copper kettles, and
all the other machinery for manu-
featuring candy. Coke is burned
under some of the kettles, as it is
without smoke and makes a very hot
fire, while the other kettles are heat
ed by steam. The steam arising from
he kettles is collected and carried
out of doors.
Tie building complete has cos'
about So, 500. VIM Mitchell had tn,
contract for the foundation, j. B
Nelson & Co.for the superstrurtre, an
the Pope Co. for the plumbing, ant
, all have done their work well.
The firms business was started fiv
years ago under the name of Rosen
/ berger & Mobiles. Two years ago, MI
Currier bought Mr.. Currier bough
; NJ. Mobiles intert st, and the fir
has since been known as Rusenberge