Knapp to move to new building January 1

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About January 1st the Knapp Electrical Works are to move from their present quarters to 271 and 273 Franklin street, Chicago. The new building has a floor space of 40,000 square feet, which is very nearly double that of the present building. The offices, salesroom and shipping department will be located on the main floor. The two upper floors will be devoted to the manufacture of the company's specialties. The balance of the building will be utilized for carrying a large stock, which will enable the company to fill almost any order immediately. It is also building a factory fifty-two miles from Chicago, where articles that require a great deal of room will be manufactured. The company has recently taken up the manufacture of fixtures, combination, electric and gas, and is getting up new and original designs, and it is its intention to make a very fine display of this line in its new store. This company deals only in electrical supplies, and does not enter into competition with manufacturers of lighting apparatus. Among the valuable agencies which it controls are those of the Safety Insulated Wire & Cable company, of New York, and the Columbia Incandescent Lamp company, of St. Louis. Over five million feet of the Safety wire was used at the World's Columbian Exposition, and one hundred and sixty thousand feet of the lead covered cable is used in the South Park boulevard lighting system. The Knapp Electrical Works intend fitting up offices in the new store which will be complete in every appointment.