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Hint poitlou of Hiiiillii rn Oregon "in
bracing tln ciiiiittl)' of Jnrkson, Ji
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southwestern pint of tho stnt lliuti
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tirucllriill) unili'Vi'ii.iMMl. .iwaiiln. Hi
tliin whim nliiinilaiit ati iniwi-r ol
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oral iIi'ionIIh, ronnlniiiin of K"il. coi
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Inr. tluilit'r in llm I iiiImI hi ii.h imtluuiti il i'iiii den is ov.r 7
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iany' COO,0Q0 plarit hear thfa city
so far this winter. Good news for
,w Ycar"s Uay. both to this city and
tno entjro valloy, la tho atatoincnt of
company officials that ccir.tructlon
work will bj resumed not later than
FuUruary 1st. It U a)o officially
announced that tho Mr industry will
N in active operation throughout tho
coming summer. In ell probability
10 plant will b rcrdy to grind Its
?r!st of cement by the llrst of Juno.
Uul ding a modorn cnient mill Is
a mammoth undertaking. At tho
site selected by the Ueaver-Port-(and
people the actual worlc of con
struction and Installing machinery 3
tlthln a few months of completion.
Commencing at that point on tho
mountain-side, Just west of Gold Hill,
nheru the inexhaustible IoJkq jot
lh urade cement llm rock has been
uncovered for quarrying, the plan ot
t.e entire plant, aloplnic down to tho
'lacks several hundred yards distant.
Is as follews: ,
I'rom the quarry, connecting each
power to ir.OO electrical horse power K lo tho 1 lurry tanks, extends a
and till of tills power h coiitiacttd.,,',rec-'lll sravjty tramway, ot the
the major portion or It IkI.k under .iwlomallc mvitelilnx type. Tljc raw
contrail to the Ueavrr Tortland Ce-t'''k "rut conveyed to tb panel,
nient company, for the operation of tr,"", rck eruiiher directly bclqw
their 1000 larrel. dally capacity ce- the 'Iarry; thenco fo tho HtornRo
ment plant on the out-cUlrts of tiod,blns and fro'n 'hero to tho tube
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Hill, when the same is In operation, " V,K 'H "" " i-uivcrifcu 10
which will bo about February 1st,
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1915. At the Gold Hill plant tho
company Is throwing a concrete dam
across Horuo river, of which a 110
I foot section Is now completed. Tho
1 canal leading from tho dam to tho
,ower hoiifo Is three-eighths, of a
mile It. Iv.. j- h and at its Intuko Into
tho flue flour that enters the slurry
tanks, a score of yards ucIojv., All
(buildings aud equipment ofj'lijs sec
tion arc in place at,- prescni'j 'flth tno
exception of tho Cube itilll. v--'
Twenty feet In depth hr H feet
In diameter are tho hoxaaial slurry
tanks' of stout', Qroffcjii flra '"at
iho river iiKdom concrete and steel ,terlnl paid to be superior-fo any,
head-pates and spillways havo beon,oin?r l0' l"'8- Purpose, Tio six
Installed, ernilttInR tho handling of tanka aro Broqpod like a Section of
ho waters of tho river at all times. 6lgnt!c Jiec-comb. Jnto lhoe passes
V new power houso Is to bo erected I the Powdered Tock to form t,he liquid
o h in e tho elfitrlcal machinery and i8lut'on of slurry. Direcliy. boncath
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the mote Important Mrc.uiib of south- irglvo tin attcntloim or t.u iln.imlal of approximated Jl.000.0ii0 in the
I'lii Oifmiii. (ii nliii'Ji i-jii.il.lt 1 alil ' world that Iiuh ln.t'11 postponed mull coujlldntIu of llu'o various con-
ovi r one'ha.f It fiiund 011 KoK'i' i!n ' t t - linn on mionat of tie lurk ot flui'tlnj; Intinests, ndi.utnt;e Is taken
1'i.w.iitl.. or JO,iliiO,ioo In koIiI ! tr nt piho" whleli will leriiilt ot of .ill the iffoit liereloforo mndo and
ban hm-ii proiluifil in tin M'ctlon u.i- ' uullmlti'tl no. all of the lieietorore eanli expended
iler lousliliruilon hii.l the giouml han i o,r mine U (n.-u'Mtlcnt to ko li.ii s,ul l"e e.iiillallwillon or tie new eor-
!liait'l lnon n-iatehwl. Tho eop.u 1 dotnllid it'8i'iipllon of tin many a. Ilorntlo wn fK''l l'" '!" oe
ilt'Vtlninm'iit ol tlic Hlm I.uJko. Wal- (iitUvi of mliitiral wwiere. sumj'wllli hOV,,,,l of ,,u' ,0,11 eapltalUatlon of
,do ami (l'ill.-t dUlrlem Is or su.h'K,( modlelnul Ifatureu. tho eiimv t l,eileet'oi.
.proportions (hat when the I'lu'upMmnis.nml ilhertliltl mlitPtal tltipos-' At tho plant of tho company near
I power- ami tnuispoitatluu riu'llllltw u, ai of whiih aro awnllliiK the ml. Uiaiitu l'aa. now known us iho Sau-
,aiv offeioil. that Industry will com-'Vimt of rluap motlj powor. tiers plant, tie eoiapaiij has 1M0O
,imro rnviiniiiiy uuii ih kin 111 in- Yhe HliK.itiou luvoUIu.i power and Ip-Uwi lp honwpnwor ilolopml. uinl I ., Mnr0,, bullilliiK Indhnanolls
Atriiiiiiwi ii'iinr 1 lUti els. ......... ...... . 1.. r .1.1, ..1 1.... .1.. . lu, lllllo iHumiiih, inuianapons,
iniBiuii n niiius ami 1 101 eiue in ti:o ,v """i a io.uu mm uu miKf U. Tho company ' officials in-
Southoin Orejtou prmlueo the ma-,' .At. KoKuo-irixer vnllej was llnaljy KvHy IrrlBiitlon dlteh to cover that J chim 0oorKO Bi samlors, president:
jor p.nu.i 01 nut ii.iiiiuiii 101111.1 in itirii on Aui;at ST, I'lll, at wlilnh mmiioii 01 uu vain' wosi 01 unuus
the I'liltod ytnuw. ul.llo i'jki , Iron, ijlme the pnipeitj yf ihe (lo'.dou Drift l's,E1 flll,ls ,lh Intake, and fioni this
llimvloi't' nuul'le ami xriinltu ilepoh- 1 Mlnlnu tojnipuiiy. Ituliiillii tha la.jse I'lRiit lnre pipe lino supply dltehos
rater turhiucs now on the ground.
The company s now negotiating
with tho city of Mcdford, for a con
tract to furnish electric current in
wholesale quantities at tio city
halts for municipal and commercial
j uses, the city to acquire, own and
operate Its own distributing system,
he rato quoted to tho city being so
low that after palng all expenses of
its distributing system, tho city will
be in a position to mako a material
reduction in the rates now charged
for electric current. Should the
company secuio this contract It is
their purpose to at ouco develop au
additional 2000 horse power at their
Gold Hill plant, and to connect that
plant with their Sanders plant by a
standard traiuuuUsIon line. to that
ut all times an uninterrupted supply
or current will be given.
Tho main office of tho company is
Grants I'uss, Oregon, and branch of
fices aro maintained at 9T1 I'eoples
Gas building, Chicago, Illinois, aqd
Q'op, Irfim'i I'oillnn of 'rwfiity-l'ool I' all .Middle, Coutiol (Jutes llelow,
Head UutvH Wallluu I'or Wider
Itn ulitiiiid. Tim irlpiiv.1 waler of tltei puwei' plant 011 Itiw.ie ilor. three "" cither side or tho rler, which.
'Athhiml tlivt.lt't innKh with the In-, tun! one-half miles cut of (Smuts with the extniiHloiiK now being made
nioiiH wilier or (U'.many ami Am- ,1W, tt:,B turned (i'ir to the ISOgue il planned to be tompKUed tor the
trl.i lu llitlr 'iiedliinal qualUlea. , tther 1'iilille Jli'ivl' rarjurntlun. irrigation feuson of lain, tho whole
other than rnl'iouil transiorlat!(.n ' inaUhiK that eiitnaiiy the micuViiior lower Hoguo Ither ya)lo west or this '
llie.t' Is no o'ler one thing that ! , lo all effort. fjr!ijn:iti uml qthpr- l''l WH he covered by an adequate-
elepa 11 new country Hko cheap wine, madg iluiiifj'.o imil' fifteen mid modem Inlgutlon system. The)
power 1 ml liii'itp elojtilo powm ' tnn for tl gonrrtlon of liiriiuUc mcMuiiij wl also Install eloetrlc.il 1
ineriiH rapid mul i-erniHitetit develuji- ami uleetrl poer.Oii.l piiivld.iu au eqiilpmeni at tho Hamlern plant the I
incut , adequate hrlgulle.it system lu the cunung Hpring ami win lie in a post-
The hniiiciiko utulevelopeil watt-. Itogue lltver vjillJUf. weit o Gold "" l "et the itnodH or all power
power or Ihu luiliulent Itogue rlvci 'lllll. Tims the Ittjg.io Ulve'r I'uh u mid lighting unets lu that portion of
unman ihoap power lu lln fullual JHcivlcc con oral Ion tuereotloil tl Ir- the val oj. ,,.,.
seiiHe and It furllmr meaim that iiu-jwoa eoiporatlons with au aggregate At Gold lllll, Oregon, tho capacity
turiH great natural it'souiies "in ,11 pltulUatlon of $ 1 1.7 1 0.000. ami or the- eompanj's plant Is now being
southern Oieuon are til lust to 10 Jwjtli au ujjtsreiiulo tush e.poiiditurollneieased from uOO elcctilctil huis.0
Frank M. Tauvie, vice-president;
William K. English, director; ltob
ort W. Held, directer: George V.
Soranson, secretary, and l-'rancla .M.
FnitM'o, assistant treasurer, Gen
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K. Kennies, of Medford, Oregon,
$600,000 Cement
Plant Gold Hill
GOLD IHU., Ore., Dee. 31. De
lay occasioned by the genorul stagna.
tlou of business during the past sev
eral months, hindered, In a certain
ilcgico, tho piogresa of ('Quutructlou
tho tanks Is tho content feeding
platform, whoro the, lt.r Is passed
on to the fiery ordeal of ihe kiln.
Snid to bo third largest In tho ce
ment Industry of tho world, tho IcPn
Is a stolid-looking steel tube 200 feet
In length by 10. In diameter. Us
weight Installed is a trlflo or 1,200,
000 pounds, and Iho frerglit hill from
au eastern fo u miry to Gold lllll upon
this slnglo shipment as $15,000.
Tho kiln la already. Ids tailed, upon Ua
trucks, which rest on thrco stoiij, plera
of cement, lu operation. It will' slow
ly rotate, breath a white hot .bja.it or
crude oil, and calling for 75 h p to
turn It over.
From the kiln tho productemerpn
as clinker and Is again pr,qUttd,,jje
foto taking the conveyor for.Uis.ware
hoUse. Tho clinker, or fUilhfK will
Is not yet In place. Tho bljrlware
house, already comploi'od.'ouses
four concrete bins, fiom tho buuo of
which coruveyorH carry the,-finished
product to tho packers,. Tlin'c It, (ii
hut a score of yards to-the-'lracks-n"
tho Southern Paciric, aqd entrance to
tho markets of the warh,, ',,,
Another lnrco bull'dlne coulalnH
tho machlno hops and Joca offices
' tlio (ompany, In tijls hvilmug, is
aceiiiplctely equipped , tfmlthy," nia-
n"l' omiiv "UIM'ijr nigiii uif qom-.
pros-or. laboratory und off Ices, The
ftruUt.ie Is U0 fee.t Vr 40, and two
,'tlvlle In 'Ijolght. ' ,. . . ''
Tlit ,iyaxliluiii capacity of tjie, local
comoiit iMirt will ho 100 bariels
pi'r t'nv, ami will "inp)pyn forego et
7C io ntlVos. Its completion' and
i."iaUi .;' Je seaHonwi) fnean rnicb,
'iir I'-lr'i and tlo siiccaeding yeans
Ir, the ner Intrr'asfrip fif dnrlty qt
si tif Oreion. ' 'I '
W M SLlirump of Minneapolis vice
prcsl'lgnt ot the cement eomnany, Ut
here at ircK)iit on,butnM iMe(lf
with tlte plant' ',' . J '
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