The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-16
STILL THEY COME.
Another Big Concern Booked
For Topeka.
Mccormick Reaper CSmpany to
Establish Branch House.
BUILD A FOUNDRY.
A Repair Shop Will Also Be
Erected.
Now Looking For a Convenient
Location.

The Mccormick Reaper company or
Chicago is looking for a location for
wholesale distributing point for Kansas
and the northwest, and Topeka is being
considered favorably.
B. L. Reese manager Of the branch
house in Kansas City has during the
past week been looking over the ground
in Salina, Manhattan and Topeka. He
was in Topeka the latter part of last
week and was shown over the city by
w. c. Stephenson. He expressed It as
his opinion that Topeka would be Sc
lected as the point at which the COM
pany would establish the branch house
In connection with the wholesale de-
partment of the house a foundry and re-
pair shop will also be established. All
the patterns for cog wheels and the dir
ferent parts of the machinery which
they manufacture for which there is a
demand will be made at this foundry
Mr.. Reese went over the ground IN
Topeka thoroughly but was unable to
find a suitable building which could be
utilized for their purpose. 1t is given
out that If 1t is finally decided that the
plant shall be located in Topeka a build
ing will be constructed. 1t will probably
cost $4,000 The building which they
require has to be unusually strong to
bear up the heavy weight of the stock
which they propose to carry.
The building which they require will
will be two stories high. This building
would be used exclusively for the
wholesale trade. In connection with this
would be the foundry. The dimensions
of the foundry will be 75x150 feet and
only one story high.
The foundry would probably employ
upwards of so men. These with the en-
pIoyes In the wholesale department
would bring the number of employees up
to 75. Beside the wholesale department
which would necessarily have to locate
on a switch an office would be opened
| up town.
The railroad facilities are the best rec
| ommendation for Topeka. The best Of
accommodations are offered both i'll
| shipping the goods into and out of this
city, which may not be said of the other
| cities which have been mentioned. This
| taken with the fact that Topeka IS in
| the heart of the section of the country
where Mccormick implements are used
gives Topeka a promising outlook for
the plant
The branch house will open up with
a stock of about so carloads of imple-
| mentS.
OF the places looked at. the one which.
seems to be the best adapted to the
needs of the company is on a Santa Fe
switch near the Capital Iron works on
the corner Of Seventh and Adams
| streets.
Two places were considered on the
Rock Island switch running south be-
| tween Quincy street and Kansas avenue
| to Third street Another location is on
| the Rock Island switch near the Inter-
Ocean mills, in North Topeka.
The matter has not been brought to
| the notice of the Commercial club as
| yet but as soon as it is steps will be ta
/ ken to secure this industry to Topeka.
| This plant would start with about IS
| people in it's employ. In few years 1t
! would grow to probably two or three
/ times that size. In Kansas City a six
story building has just been completed
| for this company.
Mr.. Reese of Kansas City will make
/ his report to the Chicago office. 1t will
| then be taken up and will be finally de-
| cided in the course of two or three
| weeks. Should Topeka be decided upon
| work would almost Immediately after
wards begin on the construction of the
| plant.