The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-22
WORK HAS BEGUN.
POWDER MILL MANAGERS SET
STAKES FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
ARGER THAN REPORTED
Plant From PIatville Will MOI Be Re-
moved, But an Entirely New One will
BsErected-Great Store Houses
Will Come Also.

George Patterson and W. G. Burton,
manager and head builder of the Latin
and Rand Powder Co., we're in Keno
sha for a few moments this morning
and left at once for Pleasant Prairie to
complete all arrangements for the
erection of the buildings of their new
plant.
However, before they got out of the
city the EVENING NEWS reporter got
few points of interest from them in re-
gard to the new mills. Mr.. Patterson
has entire charge of the erection of the
plant in this city and he was enthusi-
astic over the prospects. He said that
the company were exceedingly well
pleased with the land purchased by
Mr.. Emanuel and the original plan of
removing the plant at Platteville to
this city had been abandoned and a
much larger affair than was at first
contemplated will be located on the
Pleasant Prairie farm. The plans for
the work are all complete and in the
hands of the builders. Mr.. Patterson
further stated that this would be made
the largest branch of the company, and
indeed it's output would be greater
than the main works at Wayne, New
Jersey. The plans for the factory con-
template the erection of fifty buildings,
nearly half of which will be of brick
and stone. The company will own and
operate It's own light and water works
plant and will build a magnificent
electric light and power plant on the
grounds. The buildings not of stone
and brick will be built of light cor
rugated iron and steel. The ones in
which the powder are made must be of
as light a substance as possible, and in
this manner if an explosion occurs it
will do little or no damage. Kenosha
will be made the center of the great
company in the west and all the pow
der made at the other branches of the
works will be stored and shipped from
this city. The Ken0sha mills will be
given over entirely to the manufacture
of blasting powder, in which line
Latin & Rand are leaders among the
powder makers of the world The ma
chinery for the works is now being
built at the shops of the company at
Wayne and will be ready by the 1st of
April and the contractors will make
every effort to have the buildings
ready by that time.
The work of the buildings however
will require many months for their
completion and the mills may not be
in operation for nearly year. Mr..
Patterson also said that the company
had about decided to move their keg
works to the site in this county. This
is indeed greater industry than the
powder mills proper, sand turns out
$1,000 iron kegs a day, to be used at
the different branch mills all over the
United States.
In speaking of the = building of the
plant Mr.. Patterson intimated that
local workmen would be employed in
as many ways as possible. He paid
the natural advantages of Kenosha
county great compliment. He said
that the company. had never found
place so we'll suited for their business
as the new location. The healthful
climate connected with the transpor-
tation facilities made it almost an ideal
one. The company had considered
many places, but it finally narrowed
down to sites near Clinton, Iowa, and
the one near this city, and as soon as
the one here was viewed twas chosen
without further delay.
Mr.. Patterson hopes to complete the
work of laying out the buildings this
week in order that the building proper
may begin as soon as possible.