. The street railway review . eam engines, refrigerating and ice-making machinery. Thebusiness was established in 1867 bv P. Weisel. In 1S79 thefirm of Weisel & Vilter was fonmil, and in 1S86 the Weisel& ^ilter Manufactin-ing Company was organized. In 1893Messrs. Theodore O. and N\illiam O. Vilter reorganized thecompany under the present title, and remo\ed to Bay View,where a modern plant of large size has been erected. 01 recent \ cars a specialty has been made of compcjund,cross-compound and tandem corliss engines, designed to givegood economy under peculiar conditions. In building enginesfo
. The street railway review . eam engines, refrigerating and ice-making machinery. Thebusiness was established in 1867 bv P. Weisel. In 1S79 thefirm of Weisel & Vilter was fonmil, and in 1S86 the Weisel& ^ilter Manufactin-ing Company was organized. In 1893Messrs. Theodore O. and N\illiam O. Vilter reorganized thecompany under the present title, and remo\ed to Bay View,where a modern plant of large size has been erected. 01 recent \ cars a specialty has been made of compcjund,cross-compound and tandem corliss engines, designed to givegood economy under peculiar conditions. In building enginesfor electric light and power plants, where liigh speed and thebest regulation are requisites, this company has been (piitesuccessful. The large engine in process of erection, in theview of the interior of the machine shop is a 32 and 48 by48-inch Corliss cross compound condensing Vilter engine,built for the Minneapolis General Electric Company, ofMinneapolis, Minn. The refrigerating and ice-making machinery of this com-. HORKS OF THE VILTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE. A general view of the new plant and the interior of themachine shop are shown in the engravings. The buildingscomprise a two-story machine shop 85 by 305 feet, store-house and pattern shop three stories in height 60 by 60 feet,pipe shop 60 bv 160 feet, blacksmith shop 40 by 60 feet,engine and boiler room 45 bv 40 feet.
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