Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
VAN CAMP FACTORY
NEARS COMPLETION
CONDEMSING PLANT WILL BE
IN OPERATION JAN. lST.
Providing Nothing Unforeseen Hap
penS-COntrdCtOrS Will Finish
Next Week. When Steam Filters
Will Stdrt--EdWdrd Rack Now
Busy Laying Concrete Floors.
tFrom Wednesdays DaiIyl

The finishing touches at the Van
Camp condenslng plant preparatory to
the installing of the machinery are
being made at rapid rate and bar
ring any unforeseen delays, the new
INDUSTRY will be IN operation by the
first of January 1t is certainly d
gem of architecture and every touch
toward the completion of the plant
adds to its beauty and completeness.
It reflects great credit upon l.. B.
Milikan of Indianapolis, Ind. the
contractor, also his brother, j. N. Mil
lkan who has been here since the work
was started on the 10th of August.
In speaking of the progress of the
work, Mr.. Milikan said yesterday TO
representative of The Leader: 1--WE
will see the completion of the plant
ready tor the steam filters within 100
days from the time We being opera
tons, which is very good considering
he fact that over half million brick
were used and also because we were
incunvenienced somewhat in delays
M. Milikan expects to bring his
work to a finish no later than the
END of next week and possibly
little sooner.
The work of laying the concrete
floors is now in progress, the con-
tract having been let to Edward
Rack of this city 1t is the lar
gest jub of the kind ever let in
Watertown, there being about l, 700
square feet of concrete flooring to be
laid. This work is,well under way
and upon it's completion, the task of
installing the machinery will be COM
menced, although some of this work
has already been completed. The
concern lis installing its own electric
light plant, $50 light dynamo having
already been placed and the wiring is
now in progress.
Three large boilers have been
placed in the boiler room and three
mammoth smokestacks erected. The
boiler house which is S0x70 feet, will
have concrete floors and is sufficl-
emily large to accommodate three
more 100 horse power boilers. AS
has previously been stated, the build
ing proper is 5Zxl78 feet. two
stories and is certainly a plant of
which Watertown can be justly proud.
1t is an imposing structure of solid
white pressed brick, with red trim
lnnigs. There is not single defect
in any point of construction. The
trusses tor the support of the roof
are of steel and for strength could not
be improved. In the planning, sani-
tary conditions and ventilation were
not overlooked and will be as near pre-
feet as possible to make them.
AS is familiar to all, the concern
purchased the Crangle property near
the junction. 1t was at figure that
caused Mr.. w. B. Bingham, the COM
pany's superintendent to say that it
was just like receiving a Christmas
present. In digging trenches to begin
building operations, the contractor
discovered that on the property there
was a deposit of valuable gravel that
has proven little gold mine. The
concern has already saved enough
on the cost of gravel to pay for
the property.
1t will he remembered that The
Leader quoted J. V. Dlttemore, the
vice president of the concern. as say
ing last summer that In case the
com pany decided to build condens-
ing plant IN Watertown, the proba-
bilities were that at later date
they would erect a large canning
factory here. This is matter it
would be we'll for the citizens of this
city to remember. for such an industry
would be no small affair, but would be
a plant t at would cost no less than
$50, 900. And the best features of it
would be that the concern would ask
no bonus.
The square dealings and business
principles of the Van Camp concern
has practically obIiterated all skep-
ticism on the part of farmers and
business men. The voluntary rails
ing the price of milk to meet exist
ing conditions has made still fur
Their change in sentiment. The
advance not only goes to new pat
rons, but TO the hundreds Of farmers
who had already contracted at a
stipulated price for year.
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