The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-02
WATSON MILL
MADE LARGER
New Side Tracks Going in at
Neveling Elevator.
INSPIRES CONFIDENCE
Will Double Capacity of Mill
and Build Elevator.

There Is a large force Of men at work
putting IN the new side tracks for the
Nevling elevator and the Watson mills.
When the side tracks are completed the
Neviing elevator will commence taking IN
the wheat. and the Watson people will
build a hundred thousand bushel elevator
and double the present capacity of the big
Watson mills.
When Mr.. Watson built his new mill he
made provisions for its enlargement He
aimed TO make thousand barrel mill,
but he built his structure large enough
81 that one-half the building would hold
his machinery. People who have visited
the Watson mills have wondered why
the machinery was all crowded in the east
side Of the big building. when the west
side was practically vacant.
That viii soon be explained. Mr.. Wat
son said yesterday that they were having
the plans drawn for new machinery, and
next spring the other side of the building
viii be filed with rolls and the -four
r.aking capacity Of the mills viii be
doubled Il viii 10 all intents and pur-
poses be two mills under the one roof. so
that when the demand for -four is less
one Of the mills can be run and the other
remain inactive.
The new joint tracks viii be a great
convenience 20 the Watson mills. as well
as TO the Nevling elevator. On Tuesday
morning OF this week Mr.. Watson had
tw enty-six car loads Of wheat in the city
to unload at his mills. HIS present
switches are too small TO handle such
quantities Of wheat and loading the -four.
Mr Watson has also found out that his
storage capacity for wheat is to- small.
ard another elevator of one hundred
thousand bushels capacity will be built
The plans are being drawn and work viii
be commenced in the early spring.
Mr.. Watson calculated that Wichita
would be a good milling point when he
made up his mind 10 come here, but his
success has been far beyond his expecta-
items. His thousand-barrel mill has not
been sufficient TO supply the demand for
his -four. He has just received a letter
from one of the largest flour drms in Liv-
eTpool asking for the entire output Of the
Watson mills sent TO England. The
writer Of the letter said that the flour
made By the Watson mills at Wichita
gave the best satisfaction Of any -four
scld in England
Kansas hard wheat -four IS coming
more in favor every day. The flour made
from the hard spring wheat Of the north
west has a great reputation. but the
Watson Mil company is shipping flour
frto the very heart Of the spring wheat
country. Mr.. Watson is anxious for the
big Nevling elevator to get started. as it
will be convenient for him to get wheat
from it
The Santa Fe took the contract to build
the joint switches To the elevator and the
mills for s5,o00, and it VIII be wen done
Large. sawed, hard pine ties subjected to
3 chemical treatment are being used.
and while the iron is not new, every rail
is just as good as new ones. There is one
switch ?. 100 feet long. and the other $50
feet long. and they both pass in front Of
the Nevling elevator.
Mr.. Nevling deserves a good deal Of
credit for the energy he has shown in
getting this work done lie has kept the
railroads hot during the past six months
running to Chicago. St. Louis and Topeka.
When all the roads finally asreed to give
him the switches it was discovered that
portion Of Santa Fe avenue in front Of the
elevator had never been decided To the
city, and he was compelled to have the
ground condemned and pay $1,000 for it.
The Nevling elevator is the best west
OF Kansas City and when it begins TO
dump wheat from the cars into its chutes
it viii mark new era in the grain trade
os this city. One of the switches runs
ciose by the side Of the elevator and the
ether is beyond. but the elevator is OF
srficient height to allow grain TO be run
ecross the first switch into the cars
standing on the second switch. The en-
elgy already shown by AIr. Nevlng in
building the elevator and getting the
tracks is a sufficient warrant that he VIII
Tush business when the new side tracks
src committed