The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-01
TO START UP AGAIN
Repairs on Burton Car Works
Nearing Completion.
TEN NEW HOUSES TO GO UP
May be Occupied in Conjunc-
ton With Some Railroad.

Pursuant 70 the general query that has
existed for some time among local. people,
as TO whether the Burton Car Works in
tended TO reopen or not, an Eagle repre-
sentative visited the place yesterday with
the determination of solving the vexatious
problem for all time, and from the evi-
dence and information gathered at the
works there was left little ground for
doubling the authority of the first report.
Work on the building is being pushed with
The greatest rapidity, but it will be some
time before the buildings are ready for
occupancy az each building has to be re-
rooted and re-1oored throughout and all
weak places in the massive brick walls,
caused by the negligence Of nearly i've
years, viii have TO be strengthened.
An air of mystery prevails among the
workmen employed on the plant, no one
caring 10 answer any questions about its
further occupancy, but the reporter was
able 10 CLEAN enough from ose or two Of
the old employees. who are working on the
reconstruction, TO satisfy him that the
hum of industry would again be heard
within the walls inside Of three months.
One of the men inadvertently made the
sertion that the company was figuring with
a railroad corporation to take half Of the
stock of the concern and also remarked
that a Chicago representative of the COM
pany had been here consulting with seven
different contractors and carpenters with
regard TO erecting ten new cottages on the
cOmpany's ground, for the accommodation
Of It's wOrkingmen. Apparently this plan
has been under Roadway for some time,
for it was known to some of the work
men on the building, who said they would
not be surprised If more than ten were
built, but when the reporter returned to
the first question as to who the officers
of the company were, the same mysterious,
half frightened look came over the faces
OF. the men as they grunted in unison,
''d5n't know
After interviewing the workmen with
the aforementioned success, the reporter
went on a tour of inspection and found
over half the buildings rooted and wait
mig for the tar finish. The costly ma
chinery that had been relocated with the
building for nearly five years, had been
oiled TO keep from further rusting. and in
every building visited could be seen signs
of preparation for final completion.
In the mill room, preparations were IN
der way for the removal of the debris and
repairing the foundations of the heavy ma
chinery. In the machine shop proper, all
of the shaftng and pulley trusses had been
readjusted and strengthened. and the large
girders overhead thoroughly braced. SINH
gar signs of activity were noticeable in the
pattern shop, car shop and foundry build
ing. About the most desoIate building yet
untouched, was one that apparently had
been used for a paint or finishing shop.
Being nearly 300 feet long, the wind and
storms of the past five years had spent
their energy to the total destruction of
the roof and the two end walls. Contract
ors are now figuring on the cost of remod-
cling this building which, if not too much,
will be commenced within a fortnight.
All Of the smaller buildings on the
grounds such as store rooms, drafting
shops, dry kiln, etc, were being renovated
throughout. Trees that had grown up be-
tween the tracks since the company ceased
40 use them had been cut down, and on
every hand could he seen evidences of a
new era Of prosperity. where desolation
and ruin had romped for close on to five
years
While the reporter gained little anthem
Eic Information as to who the prospective
occupants viii be. yet his own observa-
ton fully answered the query that the
contemplated re-opening is a reality.
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