Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-30
NEW FOUNDRY BEING
BUILT ON WEST SIDE
Grand Rapids Foundry Company
Building New Structure.


After nine years of successful bust.
ness in their foundry and machine
shop on the east side, the Grand
Rapids Foundry company have out.
grown their present buildings below
the dam, and are building a plant on
the west side that will be large
enough to accommodate their increased
business. The new buildings will, be
near High street (west slde) and with.
in stones throw Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul and Wisconsin
Central railroads. Side tracks from
these will give the company all the
shipping facilities needed.
The new plant will consist OF two
main large buildings, together with
several smaller buildings to be added
when necessary. The plant will con-
sist of two distinct parts, machine
shop to the south of the other part,
the foundry proper. The two build
ings will stand near each other in the
shape of "T,"' with the foundry
building projecting north from the
machine shop.
The foundry proper will be 6ox1O5
feet in size, one story in construction,
though with considerable height.
Floor, roof and walls will be con-
Structed of the same material, con.
crete reinforced, making it entirely
fire proof. All the modern machinery
considered necessary for an up to-date
foundry will be installed, including a
new ten ton travelling crane, which
will run from one end of the buildin g
to the other. This crane is a machine
shop adjunct not commonly seen in
this part of the country and is a
marvellous piece Of machinery. All
moulding and casting will be done in
this building. a..
The machine shop part will be
larger than the other, being 72x136
feet in size. Most of this building
will be two stories in construction,
the rest of it to be three stories high,
AS in the other part, this building
will be constructed entirely of re-
inforced concrete; walls, roof, and
each floor being made of the same
material. Heavy stone piers are being
built beneath the first floor OF this
part, to support the heavy machinery.
Most of the heavy machinery-the
iathes, drill presses, ETC., will be
on this floor. Tfse 1acond and third
floors will be used for lighter machines
and for stock rooms. Some of the
machinery now used in the old build
ing will be taken to the new plant,
but most of it will be entirely new
and modern. This part too will be
fitted up with ten ton travelling
crane of the same: kind as that in the
foundry part.
O. G. Uehling Is the architect
experimenting the work Of construc-
tion of the new plant. Mr.. Uehling
is from Milwaukee, and member of
the firm composing the Grand Rapids
Foundry company. Other members
of the firm are Fred A. Roenius, o. r.
ROenius, and f. ROeniuS. The firm
have been in the foundry business
here since 1896, and as previously
stated, their business ouJgrew their
old building, making the construction
of the new plant necessary. The new
plant will be completed in about five
months and the firm will then be
prepared to do anything in the foundry
or machine making or repairing line.
This firm is the one that makes the
Roenius coal and wood chute.