Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-09
DORNFEL -KUNERT
co. IS IMPROVING
LOCAL CONCERN BUILDING
ADDITION TO PLANT.
Extensive Improvements Contem-
plated in the SprIng-Pldn Erect
ing Larger Office Building. Md
chine Shop and Blacksmith Shop
Want Strip of Land.

The plant of the Dornfeld- Kunert
company shows evidences of prosper
ity and the fact that this is one of
the fiourishing institutions in the in
dustrial activity of the city. The
apparent evidences should be hailed
with delight by every citizen of the
city, for it is Watertown institution
IN every sense Of the term. 1t was
local capital and local business men
behind the movement that was the
means of giving to Watertown this
institution, which, from modest be.
ginnings, is assuming much larger
proportions from time to time till it
is fast taking front rank among the
manufactures of the city. There
should not only be a feeling of pride
among our people, but encourage
ment should be extended in every way
possible.
During the career of the Dornfeid-
kunert company, many substantial
improvements have been made to the
plant, some are being made at the
present time and far greater will be
made in the future providing the
citizens of Watertown show disposi-
tion to encourage, rather than tear
down, which the Leader will speak OF
more fully later on in this article.
A representative of the Leader paid
a visit to this busy mart yesterday
afternoon and as agreeably surprised
at the activity, not only in the work
of iron construction, but to see that
improvements are being made to the
plant in the way of a large addition,
35x65 feet, to assist in carrying on the
rapidly increasing business of the
company. The new addition is to be
one story in height. One room.
25x65 feet, is to be used as cleaning
room and the other, 10x65 feet, has
a templet room. The foundation as
already been completed and carpenters
began the work yesterday of making
the windows, doors and frames. The
Dornfeld-Kunert company has made
rapid progress since it's reorganization
two years ago last February and much
mvre will be made if the citizens of
Watertown show the proper spirit
toward the institution.
1t is recognized fact that the
company is shut off on al sides, yet
their growing business from time to
time has demanded enlarging the
plant to meet the demands. The con-
Germ has nearly exhausted all of its
available space and yet in the spring
it is the desire of the company to erect
a new office, enlarge the machine shop
and blacksmith shop and make other
changes. 1t is the desire of mem
bers of the company to purchase from
the city little strip of land hutting
on First street and to the south Of
the pumping station. A year ago, the
company offered the city good price
for the same. but after being encour-
aged by the Individual members of
the council they were turned down by
that body. The strip of land referred
to is wanted for the erection of an
office building, the Office work now
being scattered around two or three
sections of the plant.
1t should be remembered that the
Dornfel-Kunert company has been
offered fattering inducements to move
it's plant elsewhere and 1t be hocves the
people of Watertown to treat the con-
Germ in a liberal and fair manner, for
we need all we've got and more. To
show to what extent the business OF
this company is growing, it might
be said that force of over one hun
dred is now employed, including those
employed in the construction work.
II is also worthy of note that the
company has big contract at Lock-
port, H., erecting the locks, steel
work for the building and the power
plant.