Smethport Bottling Works

photo caption: Lester Jordan. Jr. Collection

see Sanborn-Perris map of Bottling Works

Hungerford to Build Bottling Works

McKean County Miner September 22, 1904
Edward Hungerford of Smethport has begun the erection of a bottling works on the J. S. Hoyt farm, which was recently purchased by W. L. Foster, and is located near the Shawmut tracks in this village. The building is 24x36 feet in size and a story and a half high. It is located on a lot, 50x200 feet in size, which has been leased, of Mr. Foster for a period of 12 years. Mr. Hungerford expects to have his bottling works in operation by October 1. He will bottle Dotterweich beer. He will also begin the erection of a building in which to manufacture ice to supply the needs of Bolivar and surrounding towns. This building will be located on the same lot and will be 50x75feet in size, and have a capacity of 500 tons of ice. This plant will be ready for operation about December 1. Mr. Hungerford is a well-known oil operator of the McKean county field, being interested in a large oil lease at Rixford. He is a very successful businessman and without a doubt will meet with rapid success in his latest undertaking. He and his family will move to Bolivar this fall.

 

Bottling Works Torn Down

The McKean Democrat October 17, 1912
W. H. Hungerford has torn down the barn east of his bottling works, on Water Street, and will erect on the site of the same a building 40x60 feet in size, one story high, which will be used for bottling purposes, cooling room and for barn purposes. When the new building is completed Mr. Hungerford will tear down the old bottling works. When these extensive improvements are completed it will add greatly to the attractiveness of that section of Water Street, and greatly facilitate the handling of the business of that establishment. The old building has gotten very much out of repair, and Mr. Hungerford came to the wise conclusion that it would be cheaper to rebuild than it would be to repair the old building.

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