The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
ational Company Begins Con.
struction of a Factory to Cost
About 100000.
omBlNATIoN OF CONCERNS.
everal Large Manufactures
Projected in North st. Louis,
Where Special Inducements
Are Offered.

4 plant to cost about $500 200 and en-
by several hundred men is TO be bull
the National Ammonia Company a
hllinckrodt and Hall streets on the
Ellington Railway in North st. Louis.
contracts have beer let and constructor
IS started on the factory. which Is 10
yer an entire block.
The National Ammonia Company Is con-
Billed by various chemical companies 10
ted in the United States ana
istralia and South America. Heretofore
Re 1t has been principally a distributing
sncy. the ammonia product being sup
led nv the allied concerns. such as the
hllinckrodt Chemical Company of St
luis.
Recently IT was decided that to make
/ quality of ammonia uniform and CEN
,lize the business. it would be advisable
manufacture ammonia in a plant devot-
exclusively to hat purpose. The result
that St. Louis will have one of the
rsest factories of its kind in the world.
rhe chemical companies allied with the
ational Ammonia Company retain an In
rest In the business, and are grained U!
e arrangements which permit IT. tne ,ann ~
AOlt
cture OF various chemicals, leaving tns
anufacture Of ammonia to the parent
'ncern. b..
ties a GREAT extension OF business in st.
,uis. and it is said that the ammonia
ant projected will be enlarged within
2 next year.
MANY NEW FACTORIES.
+. C. Crone. a North st. Louis real es-
lie agent, is now negotiating with three
manufacturers for locations in North st.
buis. He says that important contracts
ny be closed in 4 short time, to result
the investment of hundreds OF thou-
hds of dollars in that section Of the city:
with land cheaper h in other parts
the city, such uneScelled railroad
cilities as are given by the Wabash;
criminal, Virgins Ferry, Burlington ana
K. & T; roads. Il may be readily apz
the front as the home Of factories
lid Mr.. Crone.
Among the new manufacturing plants
bder construction that OF the carriage
ctory of the John Deere Piow Company.
Broadway and Monroe streets. is note
brthy. The factory is expected to be IN
herstion next spring. giving employment
lrhe American. Package Company is a
kw enterprise recently removed here
lom Iowa. and occupies the old Thomp-
In & Kennedy factory building op Pope
teuue near Bulwer avenue.
Powitsy & Collins, carriage
lrers at Grand and Mckissick avenues,
cently purchased 200 feet along East
Rand avenue for use as lumber. yards In
tnnection with their present plant.
Hall G. Brown Woodworking COM
kny and the Green Car Wheel Company
Re among those who recently Increased
be size of their plants.
THE Rock Island Railway Is at work on
Etensive yards north Of Adelaide avenue
tween the Terminal and Wabash right
I ways.
A new ferry Inc to Venice will be Of
luch benefit to the North Side. A fran
Use has recently been granted and land
Igs will be It Natural highway In Ven-
e and at the foot of Bremen avenue on
lis side of the liver. The line Is expected
be ready for business next spring.
The railroads ere investing millions of
pillars in the North End.
Commenting on the general real estate
arket. the Mercantile Trust Company re-
prts that, whiie the early part of the
eek was dull. the last few days showed
business, with prospects for a good
Jtumn trade.
J. B.. Brolaski. secretary of the Henry
Realty Company. stated yester-
~ hat the former employees OF Henry
have acquired all the stock OF
Ie company. and will continue to attend
the affairs Of the Hiemenz estate.
it'll Mr.. Hiemenz. has been made pres
OF the company, and Will devote his |
title time to the business. The various
nployes, all stockholders. will continue
their several departments without In
rrruption. |