The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-08
ENLARGING BREWERY
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS BEING
MADE TO THE THEO,
HAAIh PLANT
WILL COST ABOUT $500, 1000
When Finished This Brewery viii
Be Best Equipped in the West
TO Enter New Ter
ritory.

Anticipating a large increase in busi-
ness, to be derived from the territory
which is to be entered shortly, the Theo-
dore Hamm Brewery company is en-
gagged in making extensions and improve
ments to it's plant which, when finished,
will make the brewery by far the best
equipped in the West. number of new
buildings is to be erected, and those
in use at present are to be enlarged and
made thoroughly up-to-date in every
respect. In all the company expects to
spend in the neighborhood of $780, 900, and
already large force of men has been
put to work. All through the winter the
contractors will be kept busy, and it is
hoped to have everything in readiness for
operation by the first week of next June.
Four stories are to be added to the
refrigerator storage house, which will
make the building six stories in height.
Two of the added floors will be used as
fermenting rooms, and in the other two
will be placed ninety porcelain enameled
steel casks, each of 400 barrels capacity.
This will increase the storage capacity
of the brewery by at least $4,000 barrels.
The building is to be 32x96 feet.
A new bottling house is to be built, two
stories in height, and the dimensions
135x270. This is to be equipped with the
most modern appliances, and when coLl-
pleted will, the company asserts, be the
InOSC compete peer DOILllnS mousse IN IH0
United States. The beer will be carried
direct from the chip casks, or clarifying
watts, to the bottles by a refrigerator
pipe. The building will be of brick and
iron, and will be freproof throughout.
Another addition will be that of a new
washhouse, three stories and basement.
The basement and first floor will be used
for the washing of the kegs; pitching will
be done on the second floor, while the
third is to be reserved for a cooper shop.
The building will be 21Ox5O, and of fire.
proof construction.
NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
The Increased capacity which is being
put in has neceSSitated a like addition
to the mechanical power equipment, and
the size of the present engine house IS
to be increased by a 6Sx7O annex. In
this will be placed new water-tube boil
erS, of 1,2o0 horsepower, and a large
Corliss engine. A new ice machine, OF
400 tons daily capacity, is also to be in
stalled. Another story is to be added
to the present brewery building,
and in this will be placed a condenser
room for the ice machines. Not the least
important of the many extensions and
additions will be the arrangements which
are to be made for an increased water
supply. pump building is to be put
up, two stories in height, 24x4S feet,
and in it win be placed new water pumps
of the most approved pattern to handle
the new artesian wells which are being
sunk. This will give the brewery
daily water capacity of 2,5GO0OO gallons.
A noteworthy feature in connection with
all these improvements is that all the
new buildings will be faced with st. Paul
pressed brick, and will without excep-
ton be of. fireproof construction. The
architects have finished plans for most
of them, and work, as stated above, has
been commenced on some of the build
ings.
The present capacity of the brewery is
100000 barrels, but in view of the new
territory which is to be exploited, this
has been found insufficient.