The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-09-13
LOGAN COUNTY BOYS
Interested in New Cement Plant
to Be Built in Colorado.

The Denver Republican contains the
following notice concerning a cement
plant to be established southeast OF
Denver, in Fremont county, Colorado:
Mr.. Aman Moore and Mr.. Fred
Brown, who were at one time con-
nected with the Buckeye Portland Ce-
ment Works of this county, are con-
nected with the Colorado company.
Mr.. Moore is one of the incorporators.
and will be General Manager. Mr..
Brown will be Superintendent and
Chief Assistant of Mr.. Moore. The
Denver paper says:
"The articles of incorporation of the
Portland Cement company of Portland,
Colorado, were yesterday filed with the
secretary of state. The company is in
corporated with a capital stock OF $780,
900, by c. Leonard, Aman Moore, Jas.
A. McCandless and Lyman Robinson.
The company has $50 acres of cement
land in Fremont county, pronounced
by experts to be the finest deposit in
the world and of quantity sufficient to
manufacture Portland cement enough
to supply the entire world for many
centuries. The officers of the company
say they will manufacture the Ideal"
brand of Colorado Portland cement,
and by next March will be producing
1000 barrels day, which amount, to-
gether with the 300 barrel plant now in
operation near the same location will
be sufficient to supply the entire Rocky
Mountain region from Canada to Mex
leo. The company's land is intersected
by both the Denver & Rio Grande and
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railways
and work will begin at once to connect
the factory site with one or both
the roads.
"The directors of the company for the
first year are John A. Thatcher, c. K.
Boettcher, c. Leonardo, Aman Moore,
NJ. B. 10y, Chas. E. Cast, and James
A. McCandless. The officers elected
at the first meeting of the directors,
held at the company's Office in Pueblo,
are John A. Thatcher, President; C.
Leonardt, Vice-President; NJ. B. Toy,
Secretary and Treasurer, and Aman
More, General Manager.
s'The company will proceed immedi-
ately to construct its factory. The
main building will be 100 feet by 500
feet, of structural iron, with cement
concrete walls and roof. An object
be given to the people of
Colorado in the use of Portland cement
by the new company, as the roofs,
walls, and fiooas of the buildings, the |
foundation for machinery, storage
bins, warehouses and water tanks will |
be constructed with Portland cement
with iron imbedded; also a |
smoke stack will be built of |
the same material.
IAN electric power house with two
300 horse power units will direct driven |
and water tube boilers will |
be constructed to supply power topper
ate the factory, as all machinery will |
be driven by electric motors. The |
factory Will be arranged on the gravity |
system, to insure the most economic |
operation.
sc. Leonardt, the vice-president of
the company, from Los Angeles, Cal,
has had many years of practical exper-
ience in the manufacture and use of
Portl and cement, both in Europe and
Am erica, and Mr. Moore, the general
manager of the company, is also a ce-
ment chemist and manufacturer of
many years experience, being one of
the pioneers of the American Portland
cement industry. Mr.. Leonardt and
Mr.. Moore will at once go East to get
bids on machinery for the factory and
active work will begin Immediately on
their return
We hope the young men have struck
it rich, and that their enterprise will
prove great success.