The Washington times., 1907-11-10
CHICAGO PACKERS
PLAN FOR GREAT
PROPONENTS
Big Power Plants and
Storage Houses Soon
to Be Built.

Recent large deals in property FOR
Industrial and warehouse purposes have
awakened many Washington real estate
men and other business men TO a real
lzation that the Capital Is developing
remarkably fast not only from resi-
Dental standpoint, but also from an IN
dustrial one, and that transactions in
sites for factories and warehouses near
the railroads are bound 10 become more
and more numerous Industrial Wash
iEgton Is not only a thing desired by
many. but 1t is actually here. as a
cursory glance at recent developments
must demonstrate.
One Of the largest recent deals is the
purchase by Swift & Co., The big West
ern packers, OF g site for IN ice manu-
fatcuring plant and cold storage ware
house. Through 7. c. Daniel, Of the
lexington Improvement Company this
company last week purchased lots j TO
6, s. 49, and 80 in square l2r in the
block bounded by L, N. and First streets
northeast, and the tracks Of the Bal
tiuOre and Ohio railroad. On this ground
tho company will erect n pant which,
when completed. viii represent total
investment OF about $4,000.
Refore making the purchase, Swift &
Co. carefully considered all possible sites
and finally made the selection on ac-
count of the adequate railroad facilities
AFFORDED by the Baltimore and Ohio's
improvements in this section. Not only
are the freight yards nearby. but the
main tracks themselves lie adjacent 10
the property and it viii be possible TO
run cars directly into the warehouse,
saving the long haul to the refrigerator
now necessary.
$4,000 in Lots Sold.
More than $4,000 worth Of lots have
recently been sold by the lexington
Improvement Company for business es-
adjustments at his point and near the
railroads terminals in lexington. one
OF the great objects Of the buyers being
to get on the railroad tracks IN order
to save a double haul
The following lots are among those
sold: Lots II to p, square 712, for Annie
z. Johnson; north hahn Of lot 40. for
Miss OTooIe; south half Of the same,
for Finn & Conner, trustees; lots IS and
70, for Lendau Conner; lot so. for Henry
o. Middleton; lot 81. for Andrew J.
Green, and lots 50, 50, and 81. for Mr.
Clark.
James S. Topham also recently pur-
chased through the Office Of the Har-
rison Realty Company. a plot OF ground
at the northwest corner Of lexington
place and Q street. just opposite the
elevator and warehouse OF the Hoge &
Mcdowell Company. Last week he
commissioned Paul J. Pelz to draw plans
for a factory building, 92x108 feet in
dimensions, and has already contracted
for the excavation work to commence
at once. This factory viii be two
stories in height at first. but is being
designed with eighteen-inch walls so
that it may be increased to a four-story
building when additional space is needed
for the growing business.
viii Have Own Power Plant.
The Topham factory will have its own
power plant, probably using a gas en-
CINE for generating electricity. Entirely
new machinery has been ordered. as the
plan of the company Is to make a com
pletely up-to-date plant The company
has just received an order from the
| Government for several thousand trunks
It's business also extends over the en-
tire country. and It has a considerable
"a pDlL " duEs ~ AA4dL CltAAl ecu QudILtIe
at an early date are imperative The
growth OF this industry Is a fine ex-
ample Of what almost any manufactures
may do in the Capital.
The opinion Of washington Topham,
I one OF the members Of the firm, on APP
portunities for manufacturers in Wash
ington is especially timely. for he has
made a decided success. Mr., Topham is
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for an industrial city. but he does not
believe in sacrificing residential beauty
for this purpose. He thinks that there
is no need to fear any destruction OF
the city's present attractiveness as z
place OF residence by the Introduction
Of much greater volume Of manufac-