The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-20
ALL READY FOR WORK
This City's New Railroad Shops Getting
the Finishing Touches.
They are Complete at Every Point
and All OF Them viii be
Models In Their
Way.

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gressing In this city for months will soon
be completed. II is immense in It's ex-
tent, but Il has progressed SO quietly that
comparatively few people In town have
realized what was going on. Miles OF new
track by which Goa n ore md wood
can he delivered on improved plans to
the smelling works across the creek are
now In full operation. just below the
town the new shops Of the Montana
Union road approach completion. A
STANDARD reporter made the tot of
these yesterday afternoon.
The shops are completed and await the
machinery. As soon as that arrives a lit
tie army of mechanics will be added to
the population Of Anaconda.
A tour Of the new buildings in company
with George Lindoff, master mechanic of
the Montana Union, included an inspec-
ton OF the round house, machine shop, oil
house, coal shed, the store house with
Office apartments combined, the dynamo
building, blacksmith shop, n a visit to
the water tank now in use, in connection
with which is III large new well. The
machine shop when fully equipped will
he a model OF mechanism In itself.
Three tracks lead into tins shop, ZACH
having q pit where engines can be re-
paired. The machinery will be run by
two stationary engines and two steel
boilers Of 150-horse power. A car contain
ing an axle lathe and radial drill has
already been received and more machin-
cry is now on the road between this
shapcrs, wheel lathes, an hydraulic
press and all necessary machinery
OF the latest pattern will be set up as soon
as received. In one corner of this shop is
a tool room which will he furnished with
dies, taps drills and the like. The round
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manner A continuous bench Of hard
wood extends the entire length, and each
mechanic has a cupboard with a lock and
key for his own use. Three ~ncandescent
lights between each Of eight stalls will
furnish plenty of light, and every pit will
quite comfortable I'm the coolest weather.
A bathroom is TO be constructed in con-
nection with n Mushroom.
The old round house is to be refltted
and will he used as a paint shop. The
well from which the entire water supply
is furnished Is about 40 feet deep and the
diameter on the inside ~ feet, with "a
tapcring top having "A II foot diameter.
The water has been analysed and found
% he remarkably pure. A Warrington
duplex pump, made by Wheeler x
Happen, of Chicago, furnishes he power
To supply the water and will throw four &
incl streams. The well will supply all
water for the tank, hydrants n fire plugs
aud is regulated by an automatic gov
ernor. Thus any pressure can be OBJ
taincd-1W pounds for testing boilers or
100 for washing-out purposes. The store
room Is ample and is thoroughly fitted
with shelves, drawers, and bins for bolts.
IL is proposed to carry on hand about
900 different kinds OF duplicate castings
for immediate use in case of a wreck.
The blacksmith shop is roomy and will
contain 10 fires, also an improved trip
hammer of the latest pattern. The oil
house is flre-proof. In its cellar six large
tanks are To he placed to contain the
various kinds of oil. After these are
placed the door will be walled up with
brick, leaving room only for an iron door.
A large pump with q connection leading
from Zach tank will he placed In the up
per room of the oil house. and any kind
of oil can thus be drawn from the pump.
All waste and paints are also also to be
fire and sewerage systems are In use and
the Brush electric light system will he
used. Ten are lights are tn be placed i'm
the yards n ~ ~incandescent lights are
to be furnished for the shops. They will
put in the dynamo building,
n for the arc lights and one
for the incandcscent, run by n 2o-horse
power Buckeye machine. The Office
building includes "A telegraph Office, in
which instruments have been placed for
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the wciRhmastcr's Office, and two rooms
i'm which the master mechanic and his
clerks will AVE their desks.
Part of the force now AT the depot !. 10
move TO the new quarters ON Monday. in
Guiding a day and n night telegraph ope-
rator, weighmaster, billing clerks, switch
men and Others. Mr.. Lindofr stated that
this summer the entire works will = he
equipped with steam heating apparatus,
including offices shops.
ANOTHER building the size Of the ma
chine shop $50 by 20 was to nave been
erected AS a car shop but the contract
called for n frame building and il being
subsequently decided that u binding Of
stone and brick was wanted, the car shop
was not erected and IL is expected il will
he built this summer. The required ma
chinery for this shop has already been
ordered.
The yards are extensive and well ar
ranged, containing W coach tracks in
addition To the turn table aud other side
tracks. As soon ms the machinery arrives
IL will at one he set mp and il is antici-
pated that at least 100 men will he brought
over from Butte tn operate the machinery.
Mr.. Lindoir is over from Butte every day
supervising tbe work at the shops and as
soon as he can obtain n suitable house
will move his family 10 Anaconda.