The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-26
THEY WILL BUILD
Van Zandt implement Co,
Purchase Property.
SITE is ON WATER STREET
Structure to be a Modern
Three-Story Brick.
SITE is ON WATER STREET

The Van Zandt Implement company of
this city have purchased property on
Water street and on the first day of Oc-
tober will commence the erection of
three-story pressed brick building for the
use of their growing business.
The deal for the lots was contaminated
yesterday and at that time the Van
zandt company became the owners of
g. IL feet of ground adjoining on the
south the Walterschied Brothers pump
factory on Water street. The Missouri
Pacific VIII furnish a track for the i'm
plement company IN the rear of their
new building.
The plans for the new building have
not all been formulated at the present
time, but It is estimated in the rough
that the structure viii cost $4,000. 1t viii
be modern in every respect and will be
the best adapted building for implement
purposes in the state Of Kansas.
According to the present plans the
building viii be 60 II feet in width by $50
in length. It will have three stories and
the front Of the building viii probably
be faced with stone. There will be two
elevators run by electricity, one for pas
sengers and the other for the transport
ing Of heavy goods to the upper floors.
The lower floor of the building will be
equipped and used as a display room
Here the buggies, carriages and other
articles of similar nature will be shown
and it is estimated that the display
rooms, with their plate glass windows
extending to the floor, and other features
Will be the most attractive display room
used by any one implement firm in this
country.
At the front Of one portion Of tbs dis
play room will be the reception office
Here will be stationed the retail Offices
and everything pertaining to the retail
trade which is no small feature with the
Van Zadnt people, will be handled These
offices will be furnished with the most
up-to-date furniture that it is possible to
secure. Leading from the first floor Office
VILE be the elevator and stairway to the
second floor front, where will be placed
the .jebbing department offices. The en-
tire front of this floor will be arranged
for the Offices and more complete ar
thought of, would be hard to find
The part Of the second floor not occu-
pied by the jobbing offices, as well as
the third floor, viii be used for the stor-
Ing Of the large stock of implements
The increasing trade of the Van Zandts
over the southern territory has caused
this building movement on their part.
Five years ago the Van Zandt Implement
company established a branch house in
this city. The main offices were in
Hutchinson, and it was only a short
time before the Hutchinson house was
the branch and the business at this place
occupying the attention of the firm. For
three years they did a retail business in
this city.
Two years ago the firm became i'm
pressed with the idea that Wichita was
the place for an Implement iobbing
house. Accordingly their plans were
made and a jobbing house was started in
the present location. The first year the
venture prospered and became a large
feature IN their business Last year
more room was secured in the building
now occupied by them and the opening
Of the implement season started more
N-'@'~ A--+ea -iA~iA bfNi the SUulueTn IefTl-
tory The result has been that the trade
OF the second year of the Van Zandt
firm has been remarkable During the
last season sixty-seven threshing out
fits were sold in this territory. This was
all the engines and separators that the
company could secure when wanted. or
larger number would have been chalked
up as their record.
In their new building with especially
equipped room, this company will do
lobbing business over Kansas and Okla
homa. They are preparing to send out
more travelling men during the coming
Year. The trade wants will be watched
more closely than ever before and the
Van Zanit Implement company will en-
deavor to bring to Wichita trade that
1t wen deserves.
1t is not known just how soon the firm
will be enabled TO occupy the new imple-
ment building. but the work OF construc- /
don viii be rushed rs much as possible
The location viii only be one-half
block from the present building occ1nie1
b. the company.
The site Of the proposed building is
now occupied by some small buildings
used by Walterschied Brothers in their
pump business.