Leo and the others,
I am a good friend with the guy you (Leo) spoke with at the Mendota
Museum (the one that built the layout) and we came up with this
information for you. Like someone else said the place right across
from Conco's was a FS facility. Here is a list of companies. Stark
Stock Yards was just east of the Mendota Farmer's Co-op next to Rte.
34 on the south side of the tracks.
Swift was north of Hart Carter (which is there now) north of 1st
Avenue. There was a spur served by the Q on the Q side which is
still there but a building is built over spur but still visible in
some spots. Swift manfuctured feed. The company that is there now
(where Swift was) is Continental Grain. They make ingredients going
into feed.
The building in a picture by Mike Gleason on page 65 of Mike Spoor's
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy in Color Volume one which was where the
Motor Wheel building is now. The company was J.D. Inderidian and
they were a canning house for corn- IC served this facility.
Thats what the guys in Mendota and I could come up with for you. If
you have any more questions please ask.
Matt Phalen
Wyanet, IL
BNSF Mendota Sub MP 111
IAIS 1st Sub MP 130
--- In BRHSlist@y..., qutlx1@a... wrote:
> As always when I go to a Q town I come up with questions on
customers there.
> What was the name of the company located on Rte 51 directly across
the main
> from Conco? As I recall they made feed from inbound loads of grain
and of
> course shipped out loads of feed. The people at the museum couldn't
help and
> neither could anyone at my dinner table.I remember switching the
place on the
> Midnight switch engine but can't recall the name.Anybody ?
> Also I swear I recall from old photos that Swift had a plant north
of the
> North yard served by either the I.C. or Milw. Noone at the museum
could shed
> any light.It's pictured in one of Mike Spoors books and is brick
with a
> painted green sign on the building.Anybody?
> Finally,had great time at the spring meet.Thanks to everybody who
worked to
> make it the best one yet!
> Leo Phillipp
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