The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-11

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WASHINGTON. sept f8-rAe navy -
rartmens expects 20 o>ws1 re rszufss-
fure % ssnoasiess powder A. - rowsser
mills. few niles saex srcsn the Pascsnac
river. resr fsaisn neaA within ne sexz
two or three months WORK IN re mis-
has been pushed geographically ana ct pres
ert about f.N men ara snpaov~4- Nd
nfrai Oysfi. e.tef % fhe bursaa e ars5-
nance. accompanied 5y I4ess. seymour.
Of the bureau. inspected rne ssrx t1T-
Ing me last ween. and w1s 1s3ea pleased
At the progress nodet
Already about fosen Suslslnxs srs
completed. the electric lsahf plant SAID %
be one Of ne anest in tho world. Is n
stated. and the stand pipe. - fess a1sa.
10 up. There are eleven W twelve Suila-
fnzs Vel along toward complexion. Alto
gesher the group of buildings viii number
twenfy-fnur Or fwenty-Avs. with q capse-
ity Of Loo pounds Of smex~Iess powder
daily. This iaiiy ou<pus seems Iarxe at
frs. thought. 5ut one Of the 30 thirteen
inch gins OF the nstsieshsp indiana nses
lea pounds % powder ~ . ssngss saos-
The various buildings Of the powder
plant cover . vide area about four miles
back from sse river. The general pur-
pose has been to Keep the basldsrzs 80
far apart a. the requirements 81 mana-
faeture viii permit. In order - ssots he
danger % explosions. For that reseon there
- no large central building. bat many
small onee. each nsvsng = itssincs srarcis
Of the powder making. They are srrsnx-
ed also with view 10 the prevailing w'nd
that the risk Of navins the fumes OF acids
borne BY the wind 10 reduced 10 o mini
mum.
One bus!ding n used exclusively for the
picking process another for the mixing.
another for the actin IN this way eaen
stage OF manufacture 10 detached froua al
others. not only reducing the chances ~
ACCIDENT but also giving pms security
sgasns< widespread damage In case u m
explostap IN any stage Of he prucess
Anot11r precautionary neaSure has 5e~n
taken n the building Of Hxhs 'pap~r"
walls ~ the ends % the 5t1tidsnxs These
readily give 10 the pressure Of m sxpfo-
sion. leaving the main walls of the sfrue-
ture standing. and materially reducfng Fne
loss which occurs when IN expjoskse -
closely confined.
In ORDER 70 connect the many buildings
and permit the powder process 70 Ne ear
RED on expeditiousty. a compIsse trolley
ear service - 20 be In operation This will
keep the material in tss vsrfsae asGes
moving forward fro3 busiding 70 sufis-
tnG until completed. TIE electric plant
serves the three-soId purpsse 81 running
the machinery. runaong tho trolley car
service from min 20 min. and Supplying
The opening 81 the mills VII mars .
distinct departure BY the government
Herstofore all the supplsss of powder have
been Drawn from private seurcrs The
first appropriation male by cousre@ fnr
a powder factory was ABOUT s1soN. but IN
the Last naval seproprsatisn bII a.ass~s
vas given for the purcnsss 90 manafsc-
ture of powder This permits . part Of
the last APPROPRIATION Tn b. seed for the
mills now IN course e conarKssoa. Csn-
marder Cow3en 10 In eharse of the work.
Of construction.