The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-02
An Interesting Industry Being
Built Up.
Making of Market Baskets
Grows in Importance.
MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.
Breaking OF Chain Puts 1t Out
of Business.
Plans for Putting in Force SAN
itary Rules.
MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.

Somehow little or nothing has been
said of the Kaw Package Mfg. Co. and
its rapid growth during the last few
years In fact there are very few peo-
pie on the North side that know any
thing about this industry, growing up
in their midst, and perhaps never heard
of it.
Its principal output is market baskets
but they also manufacture barrels,
barrel tops, and bushel baskets. The
business was organized in the fall Of
1905 in a small frame building that is
now used for an office and also for the
finishing and putting together of the
peach and fruit baskets. From this
small frame building it has rapidly
grown until now the company has four
large work shops with the prospects Of
a new one next spring.
we use from 40 to 50 employees
every season" said c. A. Schwarz, tn
general manager, "and in the busy part
of the year we send out every day
about two carloads of material. L
takes on an average of from three TO
four cars of logs to last us for a weeks
run. These logs are of native timber,
being mostly cottonwood, elm, maple
and sycamore"
It is interesting to note the difference
between the new employees and the old
ones. A girl Will make, when she starts
10 work, about 10 dozen baskets day
while an experienced hand can finish
as many as 40 dozen per day. Also in
plating baskets, the beginner averages
possibly IS dozen, while the older girls
turn out between 50 and 81 dozen.
Any one desiring a very interesting
as Wen as instructive afternoon, should
visit this manufacturing plant and see
Just how the baskets, you observe in
the grocery stores loaded down with
peaches and good things to eat, are
made. Almost any day is visiting day
and the management extends a cordial
invitation to the general public.
There was an accident on the Union
Pacific motor car running between
Topeka and Marysville Yesterday. about
mile west of Topeka. The ear was
Just entering the yards and running
slowly when chain connecting the
axle of the front trucks to the gasolins
engine broke. This left the motor car
without any power of its own and sc
a switch engine was detailed TO hau
the cripple into the depot The dam
age was soon repaired, however, and
the train vent out yesterday afternoon
OH its regular scheduled rime.
The meeting called by J. B. Billiard
president Of the North Side Civic club
and George Young. president of the
drainage board, for the purpose of dis
cussing plans in placing North Topeka
in sanitary condition for this Iall anC
winter, viii be held tonight in tht
rooms above fire station No. 1. cornel
Of Gordon street and Kansas avenue
s"The holding of this assembly was pro
Sa.bly hurried by the smallpox condi.
tons on the South side said Mr.. F
r. Sinus this morning. eve have 70,
some time deplored the conditions o.
some of our streets and alleys and ST
we are going to get together. as on,
strong body and make a thorough
cleanup of all the tincans, weeds anc
refuse to De found in North Topeka
This work viii have double purpose
for besides Frightening and polishins
up the thcroughfares we intend to us,
All this waste material picked up foi
the strengthening of the dikes." A