Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-01
MACHINE CON-
PANY SEEKS PERMANENT Lo.,
CATION.
!. DeAEY PROVIDED BY TOWNLOT SALE
Factory Addition To Be Plated
South q Illinois Central East Of
zS#s Brewer Street.

will result in a big boost for Man
chester. The Manchester Machine
Company, which !, manufactures th
Finch street sweeper. and dunn
wagons, is to be permanently locat
Cd here In a factory with ample ca
5pacity for its needs, If the presen
efforts are successful. To this ent
the men behind the movement have
secured an option from the Leroy
estate on a tract of Land compris-
,t4g abcnt q acres and lying jus'
south Of the right Of way of the
Illinois Central and east of Brewer
nneet. This will be divided into
lois and sold to the public. This
tract so divided will make 1O6 lots
each with frontage of fifty feet
and depth of ninety-five feet, in
addition to the factory site. The
lots are being offered for $4,000
each and q canvass Of the city is
nRW being made with the object OF
king contracts for the sale OF
ss OF them. The contracts provide
the lots are to be paid for in
-ir equal payments. "A plat has been
pared showing all of the details
the proposed addition and in
form! that twill be recorded. Aft
.9{ all the lots have been contracted
s it Is provided that the purchas-
may make a selection Of lots.
s rs will probably be done by draw
i lots. Ts. e.. = .8
S the promotion of the plan includes
building Of permanent factory
the Manchester Machine Com
hy, OF sufficient size and capacity
furnish employment for fifty to
83 lenty-five men at the start The
fnt as designed will be capable Of
lining out one complete sweeping 6
,$ tipment every working day in the
81 far. One complete outfit includes
lkweeper and two dump wagons. An
3put Of one q day will give en-
fyment to Cne hundred men,
sEhe factory building will be locat-
4 at the north part Of the addition
lr the Illinois Central right Of way
Em which track will be laid con-,
cting with the factory site. Draw
rs and diagrams showing the lO.ss
= eiG1 J4sz the pi1 posed track have
; an prepared by r. ]. Goats OF Du-
! Due, an engineer in the employ;
the Illinois Central railroad. J.. A.
aig, at GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, has
Ide several trips here to consult
! th local parties interested with
I Ference to- the plans ard con-
Nction of the project. He is gen.
III manager Of large machine
mpany and is president of the Ma
NAL Implement Dealers Association.
is q man of wide experience in
|is line of work and his ideas have
EN- q great assistance in Il forming
! 2 working plan. Mr.. H. J. Schwie-
| It formerly of this city, and now
4 Chicago, has given the matter
vnsiedrable attention and was in
chichester yesterday in consulta-
n with local parties. He lis inter
ted by reason of his connection
ath the industrial development de
Artment Of the ]. C. r. r.,
The Democrat hopes, to- see the
chichester Machine Company per-
knently located in Manchester with
building and equipmen ent sufficient
enable the manufacture Of all the
flchines that can be marketed. A
ftpry employing hundred men
build be q great benefit to the city
ID give us what we most need, an
kerease in wage earning population
iy movement designed to give. legi-
hate assistance to manufacturing
Ftitutions here should be backed by
sF people of this community and
.ken every encouragement.