The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-03
TAKEN BY STORM.
KENOSHA OFFICIALSAND BUSINESS
MEN INSPECT POWDER MILLS.
ARE HOSPITALITY RECEIVED.
And Are Shown About the Works by the
Managers of the Company-All Say
That the New Plant will be a
Great Industry for Kenosha.
ARE HOSPITALITY RECEIVED.

The Latin Il Rand powder mills In
the little village of Pleasant Prairie
are henceforth to be considered as one
of the industries of Kenosha, for Tues
Iday afternoon the business men of the
city, accompanied by the Mayor, City
Clerk and number of newspaper men
went out to the new plant and officially
welcomed the plant TO the city.
In the party were Mayor German,
City Clerk Jacob and twenty three
business men. They went out in a large
carryall and all of them state that the
afternoon was spent in very pleasant
manner. AS soon as the party reached
the mills they took the place by storm.
When they went into the Office the
managers took them in charge. All
work was suspended, the safe was
locked "a very necessary precaution,
considering the crowd), and the men in
charge of the works, accompanied the
business men and officials over the
entire plant.
Every building was inspected and all
the members of the party are assured
that the new plant is the greatest
powder mill ever erected in the west.
Messrs. Deck, Burton and Cavanagh.
took charge in the absence of Superin-
tendent Patterson, and if the plant was
not all seen by the Kenosha men, it
was no fault of these gentlemen. All
the buildings were inspected from
garrett to cellar and the construction of
all of them carefully described. The
men working on the buildings were
stopped in order that the guests might
be able to obtain better idea of what
was going on and of the magnitude of
the plans.
The storehouses were a point of
especial interest and Mr.. Deck explain
ed to the visitors that these we're being
built in such manner that when they
blow up they will.not even disturb the
sleep of the neighbors. While these
buildings are placed on solid founda.
ton the top parts of them are exceed
ingly light. This precaution is taken
for the purpose of guarding against
accident as much as possible. He ex-
planned that the average life of a store
house was about five years and explo-
sions are expected to occur once in that
time. The longest time that such
buildings were ever known to stand
was eight years.
The men we're also greatly interested
in the construction of the big four and
one half inch shaft, which will connect
with every part of the factory. 1t is
$500 feet in length and is laid in
cement FIVE or six feet below the sur
face of the ground.
The managers are taking great pains
in the construction of the buildings in
which the powder is to be stored and
all the buildings are being put together
with brass nails instead of steel. This
is for the purpose of making 1t impossi
BILE for an explosion to result from a
spark caused by striking the steel nails
with the feet of the laborers. AS
further precaution all the men who will
be employed in these buildings will be
required to wear rubber shoes.
The entire party were greatly pleased
with the big plant and the hospitable
manner in which they we're greeted by
the managers of the great industry.
Many funny stories are told of the trip,
but the men all declare that they are
without foundation. Deacon Dewey,
who was one of the main men in the
party, states that no stop was made at
the Farmers home Con the return trip
and that all the Kenosha people con-
Quoted themselves in very orderly
manner.