The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-26

STEAM SHQ!vE[S
To be MADE HERE.
Continued from First Pa ge.l s..
rial impairment OF the public convenience
by this action as the H1Iocomo I've Nv orks
reserved the right to construct any NUM-
Der OF tracks across the extension OF the
street. and to aySculvcrts and pipes and
to build cellars. 'rhe company already
has a large number OF tracks IN railway
use, and is now aboutilto build a long
culvert through which to 3dlrcctSt he course
of shockoe Creek.
To Be Large Building.
4 The steam shovel plantsis to be erected
on the east side OF Seventh Street, across
the street from the present shops. II
will be 172 feet In width, and $50 feet
long. It will be built in three bays Cor
in d layman's phrasing, three long
shops). The two outside bays will be 40
feet wide, and 81 feet high, and will,
run the full length Of the building. The
central bay will be "A feet wide, As feet
high and $50 feet long. The central bay Will
be used for putting together the steam
shovels, and In addition, will be used
a to build locomotive tenders tanks and
trucks. The side bays are to be used
3 for the care OF the work, both on ten-$
ders and on the steam shovels From
these new shops two cranes, 80 feet high
with a &C foot span, will be run across
Seventh Street to the present shops.
These cranes are to be y used for the
handling Of crude and semi Finished ma
8terial for the team shovel plant and
will be builtSwlth tho tremendous capa-s
city of ten tons. In addition to all this
work. Sho ckoe Greek. which runs directly
through the land upon which the new
plant Is to be erected. will be enclosed
and Its neandering length run through
q ], LOO foot culvert, to be built of cement
extending from Hospital Street, in front
of the Locomotive Works, under the
Valley r Dad, and through about 800 feet
of the American Locomotive property,
and connecting with the culyert under,
the tracks Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. The contract for this work
has been awarded to Mr., John I. VIE
son, at cost of go, 900. ist
The Management is now working on the
plans and specifications; the contract will
soon be awarded, and the plant will be
ready inside Of five months. And out
sidegof the expenditure noted above, the
company is now receiving $4,000 worth
OF now machine TOOLS
e The steam shovels are built to hold
two and half cubic yards Of earth at
each operation. They are conceded to
be the most economical and best put up
from a mechanical point OF view, and
the company has been unable to keep up
with the orders, being now six months
behind in the deliveries. .saS f II
Richmond Chosen for Site.
Il When the American Locomotive Works
first considered Increasing its steam
shovel shop facilities, Dunkirk, n. VI
was selected as the location forth new
shop; & but through the efforts Of sdr,
Joseph Bryan, one of the managing direc-
tors, the matter was gone into more fully,
and Richmond was chosen rs the location
for this work. Ono Of the largest factors
In settling on Richmond is that all Sindi.
cations point toward the South and South
west as being tho field wherein the most
extensive improvements would be made
in the next decade, and where the biggest
market would sbe found. In connection
with this It may be, stated that several
OF these shovels are now in use at tho
,Culebra cut in the Panama Canal, anu
many are being sent to the TidewaterI
Railroad construction work.
This will be tho only plant In the South,
It will be In the center Of wide territory
Of demand for Its output, and Its estab-
llshnent will add greatly to the prestige
of tho Richmond Locomotive Works, and,
incidentally, to tho city of Its location.
It Will require a large Increase IN tho al
ready large number of hands employed In.
the works, another consideration to be
taken into account when thinking OF the
advantages OF the plant to Richmond.
An additional feature to the steam
shovel plant will be the building of a
PAINT shop for shovels and tenders which
will have in connection with 1t house
for sand blast cleaning, TITS also pro-
posed to build a shop In iwlAch to com-
plete the locomotives after they are
turned out OF tho erecting shop This
building will be known ms the running
the finishing touches $3put on them
preparatory to shipment. All this work
is now done out ofsdoors. and the cree
tlon of theshop Will be an added con-
ycnence. The building Of the Gteam
shovel plant will mean also that the
facilities for turning out locomotives VIII
be increased and put the company IN
position to handle great many more or
ders which they now have to refuse,
New Gas Plant.
Furthen, improvements Will he the cree.
don Of a new power-house, which VIII
b. modern in every detail, and of 800
horse power, a large increase oNlr Wy
presont facilities. Amongst the lllslall9-
tons will be q producer gas plant, SO
that The works may make Us own gas
and use 1t In their gas engines, Which
Will he OF 500 horse power each, There
viii also be punt In amodern engine room
"a feet wide and 40 feet Long, a boiler
and producer of gas units Will be put IN
4 boiler room, Which will be 12 feet Wide
and "a lliat long, This boiler room VIII be
ssupplled with storage pockets overhead,
! so that the coal may be fed autorlat!nal'y