The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26
THEY Will Change BUILOlNGS
Two Wholesale Firms EnIarSinS
Their Quarter

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Within the next few months there will
be decided change in the location of a
number Of Wichita wholesale houses.
The McComb Wholesale Saddlery com
pany has contracted for the building now
occupied by the Wichita Wholesale Trunk
factory. The McComb people have found
their present location Inadequate for their
business and have secured a much larger
building for their needs. They VIII have
the lower floor of the building, which is
a 25-fo0t front and the two upper floors
viii give them so feet frontage each This
will be arranged into one of the best
equipped wholesale harness manuf2c-
tories in the west The McCombs have
secured a long lease on the building and
81 VIII be fitted for their needs.
For many years the AIcCombs have
been in Wichita in the saddlery bus ness.
They have nod their present building for
a long time and the wholesale manutac-
turing department has been on the upper
floor During the recent years Of their
business they have been compelled to Sc
cure a warehouse, and they now have
that building filed with their goods. The
upper floor of the present location : not
large enough by any means for Lheir
machinery and workmen, and for this
reason they are making the change. The
new building VIII give them room for all
of their goods and for the present VII
do away with the need of a warehouse.
The trade OF the NcComb house OK
tends all over southern Kansas and Okla
homa. The travelling men cover the en-
tire territory and have brought ia much
trade for this Wichita firm. Ine busi-
ness in the city has been good during the
past years and many of the fine trappmgs
and harnesses came from the stock cf
the McComb firm
The old timers in the city and county
can remember when the firm was styled
McComb Bros, but for many years that
name has not been used. Among the fac
tors of the early days in Wichita this
firm was identified with every movement
which meant the upbuildng of Wichita.
Since It has been announced that the
McComb people would occupy the Nich-
ita Trunk factory building it is not def
nitely known just where the trunk fac
tory people VIII go. They have their
machinery well arranged in their build
ing and it VIII be some trouble for them
10 secure & building which viii be adapt
ed 60 the needs of the firm.
1t is intimatej that the firm VIII build
a suitable building for their needs among
the other wholesale Institutions of the
city. This inumadon is not denied by
the members Of the firm, neither is it
coroob9rated; nor do they care to give out
any statement as to their future location
The Wichita Trunk factory was estab-
lshcj number Of years aeo and imme-
dIately after its inception. took rank as
one OF the stable Institutions of wichita.
The territory which the travelling men
66Ver ss thai Of wichita odJacent terri
tory which IS lesitmately hers. and by
careful and painstaking business meth
ods. trade which is not small has been
buut up. The voluntary orders at times
are enough to keep the factory running
az fun blast and the reserve stock is
often called upon to relieve the pressure
of orders. For many years the company
has occupied the corner where they are
now located. They have The three floors
of thaU building on The FIRST foor is the
offices Of the firm. also the display room.
IL &there that the wares of the manu-
featuring house are displayed ana the ar
rangemeut is very neat On the second
floor Is The carpenter department and the
store room. on she third floor the trunks
ave pat together and on one Side is the
storage department where the reserve
stock of trunks ard grlps are kpzt in
stock Thus fhe three floors are used and
The visitor ends all Of the denartnents
in The establishment busy places
Mr d. Hossdeld has active control Of
tAe frms business ard he Is a man with
keen business capacity which has made