. The centennial history of Kutztown, Pennsylvania : celebrating the centennial of the incorporation of the borough, 1815-1915. WEXZ COMPANY, Allentown, Pa. manufacturers of memorials. Allentown. Pa. Thisindustry, which is one of the hirgest in the State,was formed in Kutztown. The orginators, Wen;.BrothtTs, started in a small way, but gradually grewuntil to-day they have placed beautiful monuments,tombstones, vaults, and mausoleums in practicallyevery cemetery in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. In 1912 they built a modern plant on West Hamil-ton street, Allentown, near the Duck Farm Hotel,
. The centennial history of Kutztown, Pennsylvania : celebrating the centennial of the incorporation of the borough, 1815-1915. WEXZ COMPANY, Allentown, Pa. manufacturers of memorials. Allentown. Pa. Thisindustry, which is one of the hirgest in the State,was formed in Kutztown. The orginators, Wen;.BrothtTs, started in a small way, but gradually grewuntil to-day they have placed beautiful monuments,tombstones, vaults, and mausoleums in practicallyevery cemetery in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. In 1912 they built a modern plant on West Hamil-ton street, Allentown, near the Duck Farm Hotel, andmoved their business to that city in July, 1913. They have more than doubled their output and em-ploy close on to 100 men. The present aflicers anddirectors are: Wm. Wenz. president; T. E. Hensinger,secretary and treasurer. Directors. William Wenz,T, E. Hensinger, J. D. Wenz, Lawrence .1. Rupp, Har-vey Bascom, C. L. Hollenbach, and E. S. Eterts. The above picture is a reproduction of one of thefinest monuments in Kutztown, that of John R. Gon-ser, erected by the Wenz Company on Fairview ceme-tery. 223.
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