Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
eoWlEs. NGs-kEssIER COM :
PANv aEMoDELING HOME
At ALTOONA.
HEADQUARTERS OPENED
THERE FOUR YEARS AGO
New Home Fer Firm to Be- Modern IN
Every Particular, Rsmedslins Pro.
cess .Entailins Expsnditurs Of About
$500 Change in Managers Of A.
coma and Marshal ewn Houses.

improvements being mace ny tHe
Bowles Billings -Kessler Grain Com
pany, Of Algona. Marshalltown. and
nine other Iowa towns. are outlined in
an article printed in the Kossuth
County Advance Of Algona. The COM
pany, which maintains headquarters
at Algona, is remod cling building for
the firms occupancy, At an expense OF
$780, The Advance says Of this COM
pany. which: mas made such rapid
growth:
THE Bowles Billings Kessler Grain
company has begun remodeling the old
Wigwam building where the Mcdonald
farm implement business has been con-
Quoted for several years, and the plans
call for what will practically be new
structure with an all-new handsome
street front. The improvements con-
templated will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000. The contract has been let to
Cowan & Herman.
"The first work is being done on the
basement This is being deepened
and leveled. and will be cemented
thruout. At the rear there will be a
sloping entry big enough to accom-
modate a team and loaded wagon. The
dirt removed from the basement is
being dumped on the business lot next
east Of the building, which Is owned
by the Bowles B Billings Kessler COM
pany. A driveway from the street will
be opened on this lot next to the build
ing, 80 that farmers may load or UNI
n
leaving their wagons.
To Lower Main Floor.
"The main floor Of the building is
now eighteen inches above the side
walk. The old floor will be taken out
and new floor will be laid on a level
with the walk. Plate glass will be
provided for the display windows. The
new front will be q credit to State
|street.
From the front entrance on the east
side of the buildings suite Of offices
will extend half or two-thirds of the
way down the length Of the building.
The front room will be the managers
office. Next will be g. room for the
bookkeeper and stenographer. The
third room Will be a private office for
Mr.. Bowles.
Company Here Four Years.
"The basement and all Of both floors
will be used by tie Arm, and an ele-
ya.o- Will be used to hoist goods to
the first and second floors and vice
versa.
.rhe Bow1es- neutrality-suspicious. COM
pany established it's headquarters In
Algona four years ago. Messrs. Bowles
and Kessler moved here, and at once
took high rank among the business
men of the town. Mr.. Billings man
ages the firms Marshalltown business.
Besides the Algona and Marshalltown
offices and elevators, the firm conducts
nine other elevators, located at Rich
Point, st. Benedict Corwith, Stilson,
Kanawha, Alexander, Neils, Thor and
Marietta.
Billings May Come Also.
mr. Billings, like Messrs Bowles
and Kessler, is a young, progressive
business man. He is being urged. to
make Algona his home.
wv. r. Wright has been a valued
Iemploye of the firm for the last year or
50, and will remain. E. z. Collier, OF
Des Moines, has just arrived to take
over the firms bookkeeping. Mr.. Col
lier Is an expert accountant. He has
q wife, and they will live in the Abner
Long house on East Call street. John
Liebenstein is also in the employ OF
the company, and Fred Anderson,
former county treasurer, has charge OF
the local elevator. An expert stenog-
rapher will be added to the business
force as soon as one can be found"
Managers to Change Places.
Since the above article appeared in