The record-union., 1896-06-07

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Put at it, the supply from the two
crushers would be enormous, as the
larger one is warranted to crush 12o
tons an hour. A very conservative
estimate of the capacity of the plant
Ghe rock being on the ground) is 500
tons day.
! Rock, after passing through the large
crusher, is caught in buckets which are
rivited to belt forming an elevator,
which carries it over the canal to a
screen situated above the bunkers,
which receive the crushed article, and
here the buckets dump their loads on
to screen, which sorts the material
of proper size, and from whence it falls
into the proper pocket in the bunkers.
Material too large to pass through
the screen is rejected and passed by a
chute into the small crusher. which
recrushes and returns it to the elevator
which finally deposits It into the pocket
in the bunkerS designed for it's recep-
ton.
The bunkers already mentioned are
stanch affairs in every particular, and
have a capacity of 900 cubic yards OF
rock, or about 3,000G00 pounds, and
are fitted out with suitable gates and
chutes through which the crushed rock
falls into the railroad car run beneath.
And this latter arrangement is also a
labor as well as money saver.
The plant is the largest and most eff
cient known to exist anywhere in the
world, and is regarded by Eastern ex-
perts, many of whom have inspected it,
as having permanently solved the prob
layfa nf ha Of hc,
The construction of the plant was un-
der the personal supervision OF Mr..
Matthewson, and he deserves great
credit for the thorough manner in
which the work has been performed
THE VISITORS OPINIONS-EN-
TERTAINMENT.
AS the visitors left the roar and dust
of the road metal factory and moved
towards the State Prison grounds they
discussed the rock plant and exchanged
| views concerning it. The opinion was
| unanimous that the plant is all, and
more, than has been claimed for it;
that it exceeds in size and capacity
and character of work, in massiveness
and fine machinery, the highest expect
ations of the visitors, and that it is des-
tined to be factor in progress in the
development Of the State OF far greater
moment than has been generally sup
posed.
| The compliments to the Prison Di-
| rectors, the Highway Commissioners
| and Warden Aull over their success in
establishing the plant under adverse
| circumstances and at a point where it
was very difficult to build at all, We're
profuse and thoroughly sincere, and
went beyond mere commendation, since
they manifested entertainment of en-
thusasm upon the subject of the plant,
and what it means for the State.
After viewing the prison grounds the
guests were escorted to the officers din
ingrooms, where a substantial lunch
was served, with the compliments of
the Warden, with liquid refreshments
and cigars, with the compliments of the
| Highway Commissioners. When the
appetite had been satisfied Warden
| Aull called to order and told the story
of the visit of Farmer Mcconnell to
him five years ago in quest of informa-
ton and hope concerning the use Of
| rock or stone then cut on the prison
grounds to make good roads; how the
| Warden told him of the hidden quarry
of trap rock; how Farmer Mcconnell
|
| back to Sacramento to report to the
| Executive Committee of the County
Road Convention and how out of
that interview the agitation began that
resulted in the establishment of the
present plant He called on Mr.. Nc
Connell to respond, which that gentle
man did in happy vein, referring to
| the early trials of the friends of good
| fha in
has come about and how now there is
| all but universal desire and labor to
better the means of transportation and
communication by wagon reads, that
rural life may be more desirable and
! economy and pleasure alike be con-
| served He referred to the fact that
the agitation was long on at the East
| before any movement was made in
California and that those before him
! could not but now see how wise it had
| been to utilize the property of the
State, the labor of idle men and the
great water power of the State to pro-
duce road metal, that will give more
| employment to men and generally con-
| serve the good of all the people.
Warden Aull then gave the toast The
Governor an Enthusiast for Good
Roads" The response was by Private
! Secretary McCabe, who regretted the
| absence of the Governor, and in his be-
half spoke of the deep interest he took
in the welfare of the State and the work
| Just inspected, and in the promise it con-
| tains for the State and its people.
! Professor Martin of Stanford Uni
versity was called out and paid a high
| compliment to the engineering skill
| ma nifeSt in the work he had inspected
He dwelt upon the wisdom of calling to
| the promotion of good road movements
skilled and trained intelligence trained
and fitted for such work He recog-
niZed that in the Highway Commits
sioners such intelligence and skill, their
work proved it, and congratulated the
! State on the fact that these men are
skilled. not mere eyperimenters. He
promised that the State University and
Stanford University will fit young men
for road engineering as rapidly as there
! is call for their services.
| To the toast San Francisco, the
| States Metropolis" George r. Marye.
H., responded in neat speech. in which
| he spoke for the men of san Francisco
as profoundly interested in the whole
| State and in every movement to develop
| it, and pointed out that they are invest
| ing in the interior. and many of them
making rural parts their homes while
| doing business in the city He declared
| that the State had reason to be proud
of its metropolis, and that it is far more
| the friend and promoter of the interior
than it is credited with being He made
a strong plea for warm friendship be-
/ tween the metropolis and the interior.