The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-07-20
OUTATFOWDERVILLE
ACTIVITY AT THE SITE OF THE NEW
KENOSHA INDUSTRY.
HUNDREDS OF MEN AT WORK
Perfect Village of Buildings is Being
Erected by the Latin 8 Rand Company
Some of the Men Who are in
Charge of the Work

/ The most interesting trip that Re
nosha man could make for the enjoy.
ment of an afternoon, is a trip to the
mills of the Latin and Rand Powder
Mills oHt at Pleasant Prairie station
In no other part of the country is il
possible to find a scene of greater &C.
tivity. Everything is in motion, build
ings are being erected, railways being
laid, and water mains and pipe lines
are being put in in all parts OF the big
tract of land which is the property Of
the big company. The men having
charge of the construction of the plant
are exceedingly courteous to visitors
and it was the pleasure of two of the
Representatives of this paper to take q
look about the entire plant yesterday
afternoon. The grounds, which are
most beautifully located and contain an
area of $40 acres, will be used almost
entirely for the location of the different
buildings connected with the great in
dustry. In all parts of the tract of land
buildings have been started and hun
dreds of laborers are working in order
that the plant may be completed as
soon as possible The little Office and
store building and the large building,
which will be used as a magazine, are
the only two buildings which are fully
completed. Forty or fifty other build
ings are staked out and nearly all of
them are in the course of erection.
Superintendent George Patterson ac-
companied the visitors over the ground
and explained as much as possible, the
magnitude of the plant. The build
ings are all large and are of the best
material which can be secured. Many
of them are of brick but others are of
heavy timber and the whole covered
with corrugated iron. The big bar
rels in which the powder will be
kept will be placed in an under
ground building which is almost COM
pleted. The big engine room is also
nearing completion and will hold the
mammoth boilers which will furnish
power for the entire plant. When the
big engines are in place they will have
a power of 5000 horse power. Not the
least interesting of the works at the
mills is the construction of the railroad
which will lead to every point of the
grounds. This road is a little over a
mile in length and has been put in in
the best manner possible. The works
also have their own water supply which
is furnished from a flowing spring from
which the water is pumped by means
OF a large wind pump. From this
pump the water is piped to a large
reservoir near the power house. and
from here it is piped to all the buildings
of the plant. The buildings are pro-
crossing as rapidly as Joseph Tully,
who is the general contractor, can push
them and it is to be hoped that they
may be finished by the early fall. Mr.
Patterson stated that the work was
being greatly delayed on account Of the
fact that the iron mills were not able
to furnish the iron as fast as it was
needed. He also stated that the com
pany was badly in need of labor and
that they we're considerably handi-
capped on this account. In all the
plant is being erected on a very elab-
crate scale and when it is completed il
will be the largest plant of the kind in
the west. Mr.. Patterson said that il
was the intention of the Latin and
Rand Company to use the plant exclu-
sively for the manufacture of blasting
powder. The plant when completed
will have daily output of 1900 kegs
of powder, making total of fifty thous-
and pounds daily.
When the plant is in operation the
boom which has been caused to the lit
tie village of the Prairie will be even
| greater than it is now. 1t seems that
it would only be right considering the
great value the big plant will be to the
town that the town officers should
make some rebate of taxes to the new
company. In the city the council have
related taxes to two large manufactur-
ing industries for the past five years
and it seems that this large company
should at least be exempt from all
taxes save real estate tax for similar
period. One of the pleasures of trip
to the mills was the fact that the rep
resentatives of the paper were per-
mitted to make the acquaintance of
Messrs. Patterson, Geer, Burton and
Deck, who are here to represent the
company in the construction of the new
plant. These gentlemen are kindly
disposed toward Kenosha people and
have done much to see that all Keno
sha labor was employed in the con-
struction of the plant. We extend a
hearty invitation to Kenosha and as
sure them that they will find warm
place in the hearts of the people.
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