The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-21
CHANUTE LANDS.
Big Cement Factory Is to Build
Near the Town.
Has Purchased 16O Acres tor
Site of tue Plant.
is AN OHIO CONCERN.
The Capacity Of the Mills VIII Be
5000 Barrels Daily.
Company Now Owns l,88l Acres
Wp--=R.- 1900
IS AN OHIO CONCERN.
Company Now Owns 1851 Acres
of Land Besides Leases.

Chanute, Kan. Dec. 21.-The Cha
mute Cement and Clay Products COM
pany OF Akron, Ohio, will move to
/ town
This news comes with the announce
ment that the company yesterday
bought the BreyfogIe 100 acres two
miles west of the city for $4,000 The
property is just two miles from the
Athletic park corner
The Chanute Cement & Clay Pro-
ducts company was intended for Villas
and three years has been spent by
the promoters in making all the ar
rangements to build there. A tract of
366 acres was purchased outright for
the site and to furnish shale and 1000
acres Of gas leases were also bought.
Sut1clent gas was easily developed,
and will be piped to the new location, a
matter of four miles. The company
Will retain all its acreage and leases in
the Villas field using such gas as neces-
sary and plans may later be figured
out for using the 166 acres for some 9TH
er manufacturing plant.
The deal for the RreyfogIe land was
completed yesterday, but has been I'M
der consideration for some time. With
the purchase of this site TIE last delay
to the actual building of lle pant IS
removed and the work of stting con-
StIuctiOn contracts was at once taken
up Tor immediate consun--nation.
Mr.. w. $. Pritchard, the company's
engineer, made Chanute a visit and
looked over the company's property a
few weeks ago. He has since made
the designs of the mill, which is about
700 feet long by 200 feet wide The
capacity of the mill is governed largely
by the rotary kilns which are eight
feet in diameter and ITO feet long
Each has rated daily cap city of 500
barrels Eight rotary kilns are to be
placed in the mill at the start.
From the digging of raw material
With steam shovels, to cement in stock
the process Will be continuous and au-
tomato.
The company owns 1881 acres of land
and holds gas and oil leases on 5,127
acres, with an inexhaustible amount
OF limestone. clay and gas-all the nee
eSsary things to make cement Of the
very best quality; for 5000 barrels
day and for 200 years.
Sewer pipe, conduits and other clay
goods will later be a large factor in
the company's business. The company
has at present several good gas and
OIL wells on their lands, and it is as
serted that when the gas is exhausted
oil burners are more practical in a
cement plant than in any other form
of industry.
Connections with all the railroads of
the country are assured through the
proposed interurban road. Superintend-
ent Barnes and Engineer Wells of the
santa Fe visited the site and the lines
Tor santa Fe switch were run.
Work has also commenced upon the
smaller but very necessary houses |
which will be needed al the plant. as |
construction on the main buildings can |
hardly commence until the smaller /
buildings are ready. The company viii I
use cement for the construction of /
-helr buildings and will ship it here at !
me rate of 10000 barrels a day from
their nome factory in Michigan