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Watertown Machine Co
305 Third
12 25 ANDWALL COMPANY
We are glad to
notice that the business of the Watertown Machine Company has increased to such
proportions as to greatly tax the capacity of the works -- the employees of
which are now working twelve hours per day in order to meet the demands for the
new “Perfection” sanders. Considering
the slanderous and despicable character of the assault made upon this company
and their business by their unscrupulous competitors in the same line of
manufacture, we think the success of the Watertown Machine Company is a matter
for which congratulations and an augury of their future success and prosperity
[is worthy].
1890
03 05 SOLD
TO BERLIN MACHING CO.
The Watertown Machine Company disposed of their
interests here to the Berlin Machine Company, of Beloit, the transfer taking
place last week. By this transaction
Watertown, we regret to say, loses another manufactory, which had kept employed
a number of men, and thus was a vital importance to the place. Can we hope to see the space made void filled
by another establishment?
1915 Ad
1954
01 27 ANDWALL
COMPANY
The Andwall Company, which operates in Ixonia,
and which recently acquired a plant in Watertown, recently has doubled its
facilities at Ixonia with the erection of a new
building. The new building, which
measures 160 by 160, adds, together with the dock space and boiler room, about
20,000 square feet of floor space. Formed
a short five years ago, the Andwall Company has had a
rapid growth, with approximately 250 persons now being employed by the
concern. Of this number, about 20 are
employed in the Watertown plant, which a short time ago was acquired from the Watertown Machine Company. Of the approximately 230 working at Ixonia, about 75 per cent, or about 175, are from Watertown
and vicinity. The Watertown plant, which
is a subsidiary of the Andwall Company, continues to
operate as a separate unit under the corporate title of Watertown Machine,
Inc. The company began its operation in
Oconomowoc five years ago, and in 1950 opened a small branch plant at Ixonia. With the new
addition, the Ixonia facility now has expanded to the
point where the Oconomowoc operation is being discontinued. WDT
1955
11 04 CITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY
The
city is expected shortly to acquire possession of the old Watertown Machine Co.
property at South Fifth and Market streets purchased recently by the City
Council for an off-street parking lot.
All preliminaries have been completed, but filing of the abstract is awaited.
The
city is expected to begin demolishing the buildings on the site early next
year. The lot will provide room for some
30 cars and it is planned to meter the lot before it is opened for parking.
The
city paid $20,000 for the property, a reduction of the $5,000 from the original
price asked. Money from the parking
meter fund will pay for the property.
1962 JENSCH AUTO SUPPLY
09 18 Robert Jensch
and William Jensch have taken over the operation of the
Auto Supply and Service Company, located at 307 South Third Street. They purchased the business from their
father, Henry P. Jensch, who is treasurer of the city
of Watertown. The business was started
by Mr. Jensch on July 1, 1933. The store building was at one time located in a portion of the Watertown Machine Co.,
which is now the site of the parking lot of the Wisconsin Telephone Co. Robert Jensch has
been working for the company since Aug. 1, 1948, and his brother since Jan. 1,
1958. The company is a wholesale
automobile parts and equipment establishment.
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of Watertown, Wisconsin