Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
VAN CAMP PLANT
NEARS COMPLETION
EXPECT TOBECIN OPERATIONS
BY DEC, 18TH.
Not Later Than Jan. LIST. However
institution a Credit to the
City-ContrdCtorS Expect to Fin
ish in two WeekS-WOrthy a
Visit to Inspect.

ANY person who has not taken ad-
vantage of the opportunity to note
the progress being made in the cree
tion OF the Van Camp condenslng
plant, could not spend an hour or two
more protitably this afternoon than to
visit the scene and take observations
The new industry is fast nearing
completion and it is certainly gem
IN architecture and a credit TO the
contractor, L. B. Milikan of indiana
polls, Ind, and his brother, j. N.
Milikan, who has been here since
the 10th of August, when The work
was started, experimenting the con-
structlon work. The building is
also credit to the city and enables
Watertown to boast of as fine a
factory building as there Is in the
state. In speaking of The building
to a representative of The Leader
yesterday, Mr.. Mlikan said: eve
have erected a number of similar
buildings for the Van Camp concern.
but the one nearing completion in
Watertown is the best of all. 1t is
complete in every detail and appoint
ment and the citizens of the citya can
point to it with pride as local in
dustry.''
A visit to the scene yesterday re-
vealed the fact that the building is
now fast nearing completion. The
roof is on and about ready for the tar
and gravel, underneath which there
will be Exc matched lumber under
the five ply tar and gravel, making
roof that is guaranteed for ten
years. The building proper is 52xl78
feet, two stories. The boiler house
is 60x70 feet, sufficiently large to
house, six 100 horse power boilers.
although but three are being install
ed at present. Then there is the
receiving room 27x65 feet, also
partitioned off for Offices. The floors
of the receiving room and ground floor
proper will be cemented floors. The
building is of solid white pres sed
brick, with red trimmings, making a
very pretty pEearance, The trusees
for the support of the roof are of
steel and are as true as a dial. In
the second story there are two large
ventilatiors, one in each end of the
building, it being the design to have
the sanitary conditions as near perfect
as possible.
The work of installing the machin-
cry is we'll under way and it is ex-
pected that the contractors will be
through with their work in two weeks
time. w. B. Bingham, who will ACT
as superintendent Of the local concern.
who has been here since the
beginning of the building operations,
informed The Leader representative
yesterday that he fully expects that
the plant will be in full operation
by the first of the year and possibly
by the 18th of December.
L. B. Milikan, who has previous
ly erected three plants for the Van
Camp concern, understands the con
struction of these plants thoroughly
and is said to be one of the largest
contractors IN the state of Indiana
and at pres sent is working on a $500,
600 contract for the New York Cen
trail railway in the erection at large
car shops and round house of Buffalo,
N. Y, tor which city ]. n. Milikan
will leave as soon as he completes his
work here. which he expects will be
no later than Nov. 18th.
The new plant complete in Water
town and in operation will stand the
company an expense of nearly $500. 900.
| The location, as most readers of The
Leader know, is on the Crangle pro-
perty at the jun ction of the Milwaukee
and Northwestern roads, the company
having bought parcel of land
there.
The concerns has erected large
barn in on the property, which,
during the construction of the plant,
has been used as machine shop
and office for the superintendent and
supervising contractor.