The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
American Brass Planning
Great Expansion for
Branch Here.
GET DECISION SOON
Company Would Be for Sup
plying Chicago District and
Plans Ready for Sanction.

It Is probable that Kenosha will be
the location Of the largest copper wire
mill in the world. The possibility of
this great expansion in the business Of
the Kenosha branch Of the American
Brass Company was brought to Keno
sha over che weekend, when President
John A. Coe Of the company was the
guest of Itiie local officials of the COM
Ipany. Mr.. Coe declared, however, that
an authoritative statement could not
be given out at this time, but that
when 1t came out it would be after he
had carefully gone over the announce
ment.
| It is known, however, that the plans
for the big extension of the business
of the Kenosha branch have been made,
and plans for the buildings which are
to be erected to house the great mill
are ready for the consideration Of the
officials of the Anaconda Mining Com
ipany, the owners Of the American
Brass Company.
Just when the Anal decision in the
matter will be made is not known, but
IL is expected that some statement of
an authoritative nature will be made
some place around the FIRST of the new
year.
Local officials Have No Information.
The local officials Of the American
Brass Company have no information in
regard to the proposed extension which
they can give to the people Of Kenosha
"You will have to get this story from
Mr.. Coe,' said one of the officials this
morning. ut Is true that he made an
interesting announcement at the ban
quet the other night, but when he made
this announcement he added to 1t the
fact that any statement in regard to
these plans must have his personal
Ok. We haven't received any such
announcement, and while we are hope
full, we must be silent. When this mat
ter IL ready to be announced officially
undoubtedly Mr.. Coe will be the first
one to give out1th statement"
When leaders of the Anaconda Com
pany were here just after the purchase
Of the American Brass stock it was de-
clared that Kenosha was considered for
this great wire mill. It was also un-
derstood at the time that the officials
of the company also considered loca-
ton Of the plant at East Chicago, Indi-
ana, where the company has consider
able real estate holdings.
Big Questions Considered.
1t is understood that the two big
lproblems to be considered In connee-
tino with the location of theS big plant
here is, first, the probable action of the
coming session Of the legislature of
Wisconsin. 1t has been limited that the
plans of the company to locate the big
mill in Kenosha might be changed If
the legislature of Wisconsin put too
great handicaps on industry. The
other problem was the problem Of Sc
curing help for the big mill in Kenosha
and the proper housing Of help if it can
be secured. 1t is believed that the off,
Gals of the company have been con-
WINGED that the second objection can
be completely overcome, and that, if
the company located the big mill here,
that Kenosha will see to it that provi-
sions are made to take care of the peo-
pie who must be employed in the plant.
The proposed plant would employ be-
tween six and seven hundred men soon
after it Is put into operation, and 1t Is
certain to have very rapid develop
ment and expansion. 1t is planned
ESPECIALLY to supply the demands of the
Chicago district.
Tear Down Old Refrigerator Plant.
If the big mill comes to Kenosha,
one of the historic industrial plants of
the city is to 60 into the discard to
make room for it. The land now oecu-
Ipied by the old refrigerator plant,
which was purchased number Of years
ago, will be utilized as the site for the
new big mill. This plant has been his
toric in Kenosha. 1t was the home of
the old Lane company, remembered by
some of the older people. Later it went
over to the Sieg, Walpole Company and
was used for the manufacture of bicy-
cles, and still later Gus MieBelbach
found in it the home for the Miesel-
bach typewriters. Then it went to the
refrigerator company, and still later,
just before it was purchased by the
Brass company, it was the home of the
Kenosha Macaroni Company. It is UNI
i derstood that the buildings are not in
any way suitable to the big Brass com
pany development, and that they will
be torn down. Authoritative announce
ment> of the plans of the company are
being awaited with great interest by
all Kenosha.