The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-22
WILL BUILD FACTORY
Watterschied Bros. to Increase
Working Capacity.
GROWING WICHITA PLANT
New Building to be Between
Mosley and Meade.

The manufacturing firm of Walterschied
Bros, who at present occupies the build
ing at 10 to 135 North Water street, will
put up a building of their own on Mosely
avenue, between the Rock Island and
Midland railroad tracks. and it is the in
tenuon to have it ready for occupancy
soon. Walterscheid Bros. are the sue
cessors TO the B. & C. Pump factory,
manufacturers of pumps, wind mills.
towers and tanks 1t is the intention OF
the firm to have the new structure ready
for occupancy by September 10 or octo-
Der L
The firm recently bought a site $50 feet
/ off Douglas avenue, between Mosely and
Meade, where they contemplated the
/ erection of the present building.
! The plans have all been completed by
Architect Joe Brandt and the contract
for the building will be let today and
work commenced without delay. Blue
prints have been in the hands of the con-
tractors for several days. The site has a
| 800 foot frontage, facing the west. The
first floor viii have an elevation of four
or five feet and the building is to be 80
feet east and west by 107 feet north and
south. The first floor will have several
main rooms. which will include the foun-
dry room, the Office blacksmith and ma
chine shops and other departments neces-
sary in the growing business of their
manufacturing enterprise. The west room
of the building will be 40x5O and will be
utilized for the foundry, which will face
the Rock Island track. Attached to this
department will be the core oven, cupoa
and the brass furnace rooms. The black
smith shop will be 2Sx5O feet with pattern
and boiler room in connection. The ma
chine shops are to be 35x50. The office
will be in the center Of the main build
ing 2ixS4, which will include a private
office for the shipping clerk The furnish
ing room is to be 24x34 also, and the plan
ing mill department 24x29 The shipping
room will be in the south wing and is
2Sx64. with platform S2xS feet, extending
from the building.
The brick material for the new factory
has already been purchased and after the
contract is let the work viii be pushed
to contamination as rapidly as possible
as the lease on the present building l5ca-
ton expires IN August However, The
structure cannot be completed bsf3re tie
middle Of September or October l.
Mr.. Walterschied. one of the firm, says
the present quarters are Inadequate ond
out Of the way from railroad facilities for
an industry of this kind, which largely
depends on outside trade for support.
This firm does a large wholesale business
and is one of the most reliable and sound
est of Wichitas institutions. Business
will be conducted on a larger scale as
soon as the new factory building IS erect
ed. The capacity will be increased ard
new machinery win be added in the
course of a few months ii the busin SIS
keeps on growing. A number of work
men will be added in the various depart
ments and in all about thirty men VIII be
employed.
The erection of this new factory is ad-
dltional evidence of Wichita's growing
prosperity. and the commercial certer of
Kansas can boastingly say that it has
more wholesale houses than my other
city in the state.