St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-05

terday gave out ali information concern
ing the plant and the condition of the
preparations now making. The site,
as is generally known, is at the inter
section of Hazel avenue and Maryland
avenue extended. Hazel avenue runs
north and south, and the North st.
Paul railroad runs through it. The
Omaha road cuts through iii northeast
erly direction. and in the obtuse
angle thus formed by the two roads
is the site. The buildings will be
in the northeast corner of this space, or
close to the railroad angle. A space
7C0x1. 200 feet in this corner has been re-
served for the buildings, and this will
be graded at once. This space covers
twenty acres, is exclusive of railroad
approaches, switches, and tracks, and
the Yards for the storing of lumber, pig
iron and coal; but the graded tract will
cover these, and will make thirty acres
in all. The remaining portion of the
tract will be utilized tor lumber yards,
and eventually for stOrehOuSeS and
additional railroad facilities. The
property is bounded on The south
by the extension of Harvester ave-
nue.. which will form the principal
roadway into the city. The railroad
facilities are uneXcelled. The Omaha
road Will have line into the works, and
the North st. Paul road will connect
with the north. The latter is now push
ing its electric equipment, and has got
ten IN place most of the posts between
here and White Bear, and will push the
work with yigOr until completed. This
road Will enter the harvester yards from
the south and the Omaha from the
ncrth. both circling the works and pass
ing out again. The accompanying dia
gram will explain the location and
Show the respective locations of the
buildings and the lumber yards.
The Buildings of the Plant
will number fourteen, exclusive of Of
fees. With the possible exception of
the StorehOuseS all the buildings will
be all OF brick: some of the storehouses
will be of wood, but all buildings will
be constructed OH the sloW-burning
plan. They will be equipped with fire
pumps and autumatic sprinklPrs, will
be lighted with electricity and heated
with steam. Electricity will be en-
ployed in some of the buildings for mo-
live power in driving fans and running
elevators, and may be put TO more eX
tensive use. Electricity will be very
extensively used in the new welding
process.
The following buildings will be
erected:
MaIeable foundry, with annealing
ovens and finishing shops.
Gray iron foundry, with cleaning and
finishing shops.
Blacksmith shops.
Bolt and punch shop.
Knife and cutter-bar shop.
Machine shop.
Wood and wheel shop.
Paint shop.
Storage building.
Pattern shops and safes.
Boiler and engine houses.
The fOundrieS and accessories, with
the blacksmith shops. Will be One-StOry
buildings: the others will be two stories,
except the paint and StorehOuseS, which
will be three. The engine house will
be detached and VIII be fitted with 800
horsepower engines. The total capacity
of the works Will be $4,000 machines per
anBum.
Manager MCGOWAN is confident the
works will be in operation this fall.
The work of grading will begin within
the next ten days and will be completed
In SIX weeks, but the builders will not
wait for the completion. Within the
next four weeks the masons will be at
work, and the plant will begin to show
above ground. There are already signs
of activity in that vicinity, and this
time next year that part of the city will
be swarmIng hive of industry and the
center Of a great manufacturing dis
tTict.