. The Central Manufacturing District : Chicago Junction Railway Service : a book of descriptive text, photographs & testimonial letters about Chicago Junction Railway Service and the Central Manufacturing District - the center of Chicago, "The Great Central Market" . een installed at immense cost. The entire plant is operatedin a most efficient and sanitary manner. Rest rooms, mani-cure parlors, etc., have been provided for the comfort andcleanliness of operators. They also occupy one whole sectionof the large building on Ashland Avenue, which formerly wasknown as the Chicago Junction Belt Lin


. The Central Manufacturing District : Chicago Junction Railway Service : a book of descriptive text, photographs & testimonial letters about Chicago Junction Railway Service and the Central Manufacturing District - the center of Chicago, "The Great Central Market" . een installed at immense cost. The entire plant is operatedin a most efficient and sanitary manner. Rest rooms, mani-cure parlors, etc., have been provided for the comfort andcleanliness of operators. They also occupy one whole sectionof the large building on Ashland Avenue, which formerly wasknown as the Chicago Junction Belt Line Buildings. Theoriginal buildings built in 1911 contain in all approximately250,000 square feet of floor area and are of heavy mill con-struction and sprinkled. A. S. Alschuler was architect forthese buildings. With the exception of space occupied by theWrigley Company the buildings are occupied by several con-cerns, among them being, Herman Reach Company, bags andburlap: Pacific Mutual Door Company, doors; McClernanMetal Products Company, manufacturers of kitchen cabinets;Manufacturers & Retailers Company, wholesale grocers, andWestinghouse Lamp Corppany. The main factory building of Wrigley Company was de-signed by Postle & Fisher, Architects. 50 f. r :|*^f^^^**^^-^^tt^®^ The WM WRIGLEY. PpcSioiNTA G H PATRICK. Secretarv.£,W£CKERLY, Gen Manaoeo . TBtASUREH. WEtSON or Factdrics GENERAL OFFICES 5 N WABASH BRANCH OFFICES & WAREHOUSES 218 NO IS-ST. STREET. BROOKLYN HIGH STREET. CALIFORNIA ST, SAN SCOTT CAN164 PICCADILLY. LONDON. ENGLAND FACTORIEIS CM ICAGO NEW YORK TORONTO LONDON CABLE ADDRESSSPEARMINT-CH ICAOO C^SAyOCV^O^ Mr. Peronto,IiriUHtrial Agent,Central I>fg. District,Chicago, Illinois. Dear Sir:- In June, 191^, i^e nurchase^. the 4-1/4 acretract at the extrere northwest corner of your districtat 35th & Ashlanrl Avenue, only


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