Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-03
Fuller Holway Co. Block.

The most important building enter
prise that has been undertaken, dur
ing the past year OH Water street, is
the large brick block of the Fuller
Holway Co. on Water street, North
end, situated upon the site formerly
occupied by the b. F. Parrott Co. The
new block has ground dimensions of
115x56 feet. The south end OF the
building is used for the wholesale
grocery department of the concern.
L has five floors, including the base
ment, giving a total floor space of
1000 square feet. This department is
equipped with a large electric freight
elevator for moving goods to and from
the various floors. The south end of
the second floor is occupied with a
modern suite of offices, finished in
CHARTERED oak and equipped with a
New ENGLAND. No. 2. private exchange
telephone, connecting all departments.
The north end OF the building will
be used for a grain min and elevator,
which is 80 feet higher than the main
building and contains % grain bins
with a total capacity of 10000 bushels
of grain. The mill Is equipped with
the latest improved machinery and has
capacity of 1000 bushels of finished
product per day The power for this
machinery is furnished by Il general
electric motors. The grain is un-
loaded from the cars to the grain
chute by electric power shovels and
elevated to the receiving bin, where it
passes out through automatic scales,
is weighed. and the weight registered,
as it passes through TO the grain
cleaners, where it is thoroughly
cleansed. From there it is elevated
to the top of the building and is then
conveyed by iron spouts down TO the
attrition and roller mills, where it is
ground and drops through to the next
floor to the cleaning and boiling ma
chimes. 1t is then conveyed to the
storage bins, a finished product.
The arrangement for loading and
unloading cars is particularly ex-
peditious, provisions being made, by
means of a double track, so that six
cars can be handled at one time.
The mill and warehouse are among
the finest wholesale establishments in
New England and have an exception
ally favorable location for shipping
and receiving goods The company is
uIdDle TO give the exact cost Oh Inc
plant at this time, but a conservative
estimate places it at not less than
$4,000.
The Fuller Holway Co. started in
the wholesale grocery business in the
Macomber & Wight block in April.
1902, commencing in a small way, and
has gradually increased it's business
from year to year, until, at the pres
ent time, with the combined business.
they are doing over 100000 worth of
trade per month.
The concern decided, in April. 1911,
to take on the grain business in con-
nection with the wholesale grocery
business and for that purpose bought
out the B. F. PARROT Co, removed the
old building, and built the handsome
new block upon the old site.
All of the labor and material used in
building this block have been furnished
by Augusta people, with the exception
of the Georgia pine lumber, which was
shipped directly from the South. The
company, since commencing the cree
ton of this block, has paid out for
labor alone. to Augusta Workmen the
sum of $4,000. The plant when run
ming at full capacity will employ rs.