The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-14
NEW CANDY FACTORY
Fletcher-FIoyd Candy Com
pany Begin This Week.
ENTIRE NEW MACHINERY
Will Put Four Men on the
Road Immediately.

Within a few days the new Fletcher
Floyd Candy company win be running in
full blast at their factory in the old Wich-
tia Wholesale Grocery building near the
corner of William and Market streets
There will not be more complete candy
factory in tho west when all OF the ma
chiDery Is Up. It Is the very latest IN
machinery that Is made.
There are 10 be seen immense candy
kettles OF all shapes. The largest one will
cook. by steam. $50 pounds of hard or soft
candy in twenty minutes. II IS known as
the vacuum steam candy kettle. The
price of this one kettle Is 800 Connected
with 1t by pipes is a steam pump with
pressure of % pounds, which forces the
steam into the kettle. Then there Is an
other small kettle which is used for color
ing the different candies. On the first
floor in the southwest corner, is large
room, called the starch room There can
dies which have been moulded into differ
ent shapes are quickly dried with pulver-
lied starch. From there they go to the
basement, where thu chocolate depart
ment is located, and receive the finishing
touches. Then the candy is packed into
nicely decorated boxes and is ready for
the trade.
Yesterday they received five car loads
Of the merchandise necessary for their
use. There are three more. which will
probably be here tomorrow. There was
one car OF sugar. one Of syrup. one car
of buckets, and the ctteg two contained
specialties, such as nuts, gum and choco-
late.
The building Is specially adapted for
the use of a candy factory. 1t Is four
stories high. with a large basement. The
total number OF square feet Is 1900.
There is a fine driveway passing clear
through the building on the south side,
making 1t very convenient for loading and
shipping the goods. There are two large
elevators and a fine stationary scales.
On the second floor is where the candy
will be made Here are TO be seen numer-
Gus tables, marble slabs, kettles and other
machinery which will be used. There are
two dressing rooms on this floor one for
the men and one for the women.
On the third floor will be stored the
boxes. barrels and goods that are needed
in the business. On the first floor is the
office. sample room and extract rooms.
especially adapted for their distinct pur-
poses.
Mr.. Fletcher WITH attend TO the accounts
and the Luying of the firm, while Mr..
Floyd. who mas had ten years experience
IN the candy business, VII be manager
of the factory. Both of the gentlemen
are too well known TO need an introduce
ton to Wichita and Southern Kansas and
Oklahoma business men.
-Four men will be put on the road within
the next week. They are Mr. w. F. Dean
Of Hutchinson, Mr.. Thomas Harris of Sc
dalia, Albert Swenson of Newton and
Mr.. Worren of this city Cecil Harris
will have charge of the shipping depart
ment. Mr.. John Habig, an expert candy
maker from Chicago. has been secured
and will be here today. Mr.. Bert Gibbon
will see to the making o. all the fancy
cream goods. Messrs. Charles Harshbar-
ger anu WIZ 4eHlpio Will pe dSSistdll
candy makers Besides these gentlemen
there will be about twenty girls and sew
eral more men,
A very handsome wagon with the trade
mark. which is a dragon. on both sides
has been purchased
The new firm starts out under the most
favorable circumstances and will unques-
tionably do large and extensive bust
ness