La Junta tribune., 1904-09-03
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In fact the shops seem to be the
observed Of all observers for miles
around. The first remark OF home
folks on returning from the World S
Fair and Eastern trips usually is,
"How good the new shops look /;
we could see them ten miles out
Of town." The first thing that
Rocky Ford people see when visit
ing the county seat is usually the
new shops, although in some in
stances, OF course, It is glass OF
beer. Denizens OF that strictly
moral and prohibition community,
however, do not seem to be par
ticulaIly enthusiastic over our new
shops Right here at home Peo-
pie survey the progress Of the new
shops with the utmost equanimity.
and not wave Of trouble seems to
roll across their peaceful breasts,
II they are ir the least enthused
over La unta's prospects they
make no sign. Even some of the
knockers have finally. though
somewhat unwiliingly. admitted
thai it really does look as though
the shops were going to stay in La
Iunta for an indefinite period.
The fate OF the "kDockers' Club"
will probably be innocuous d.sue-
tude before many moons.
The steel frame work of the new
shops will probably be completed
within two weeks The main
building IS sevent, six feet wide,
4o7 feet in length and fifty six feet
in height. On the west there is a
"lean-to" forty feet wide the en-.
tire length of the building, and on
the east side another clean to"
forty six feet wide. The dimen-
sions OF the building entire will be
I57x4o2 feet.
The addition to the roundhouse.
containing eight stalls. will prob
bsly be compl=ted by September
9Th. The brckiayers finished
their part OF the work last Monday
night, and the structure is now
ready for the roof The bricklay-
ers are now at work on the oil
house and will probably finish
to night.
The new storehouse, SoxISo
fee. in dimensions, is nearly ready
for occupancy, and the shelving is
now being placed in position.
Most Of the storehouse material
has been stored in box cars for
weeks, and il will be some time
before it is all nnloaded and pro-
perly arranged in the new quar-
teTs.
Work on the new "stack," was
discontinued last week on account
of running out OF material. The
specially prepared brick. OF FIVE
different sizes, used in the round
part of the stack, are made in
Pittsburg, Kan, and on account
OF running out OF one Of the neces.
sary sizes the work had to be dis
continued. The stack is fifteen
feet square at the base and up to
q height Of twenty eight feet, from
which point it is circular. The
height OF the stack will be I5o feet
when completed. and at the pres
ent time is about thiIty-five high.
The brick work on the lavatory,
which is to be equipped with wash
sinks, lockers, etc, is completed,
and the structure is now ready for
the roof. Work on the new black
smith shop will not be commenced
until the old storehouse is torn
down and out Of the way. as most
of that building Is located on the
storehouse site. The concrete
foundations for the stationery en-
gines, air compressor and electric
dynamo are now being placed IN
position in the engine room, and
the brick work on this structure
will probably be next in order.
There is Al underground conduit
running from the engine room to
the new shops for the conveyance