The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-18

4 one OF the greatest anu most SUI
stantial additions TO Alexander coun
| tvs numerous and growing industrte.
/ Il the plant Of the Miami Powder com
uany at FayviIle. three miles south o.
Thebes on the Mississippi river and
c. & u. |. railroad.
The entire machinery Of this big
liant was put in operation this week
I for the first time and marketable
quantities Of the finished product
we're manufactured. A great portion
Of the machinery was started several
DAYS aaa, since which time ONE Of Il
has been undergoing tests, while the
remainder was put in working order,
but not until this week was the I'm
ished powder manufactured,
The building Of the Miami com
pauy's plant has been great under
taking and il has required months Of
skillful toll 10 perfect II in such a
hiuh class, ranking as one Of the most
peffect III it's kind in the country. That
/ The plant was put mp by men Of skin
ana practical experience il proven By
fha manner In which every machine
including ten-ton machinery respond
10 The motive power without SO much
az tremor. AS Superintendent Spar
row expressed 1t, he had seen one
mill in a plant frequently cause more
trouble than the entire twelve mills
Of the new plant"
Work Of building the powder plant
was begun The latter part Of June
1905. and II was then hoped TO have
/ IT in operation by the beginning Of the
present year but unforeseen delays and
obstacle were encountered which
Ettwarted the realization Of such hope
Ii il some degree Of pride and salts
faction. however. to those who have
labored unflringiy 70 that end, e
know thar they have one Of the mosi
complete and hest constructed plants
in the world. The first car Of powder
Twin be shipped. his week
An Ideal Location.
From a powder manufacturer
view point the topography Of the spot
chosen for the location Of the plant 4
so near perfection that it almost ap
pears ia have been designed by ma
Iture for this purpose Running east
and west and triangularly from the
C & f. |. railroad is deep narrow
hollow from which several hollow
branch at very short and nearly eqal
distant intervals and nesting i
these hollows are the buildings Wher'
the powerful explosive IL manuiactuf
cd. These small hollows each affords
an ideal location for one mill. per
Uniting it 70 be isolated from all oihe
mills and thereby obyiating the prob
ability Of disastrous results 70 NOR
than one mill III rh5 event that on
1 should be destroyed by an explosion.
i But thi consideration is pfobabl,
Iof secondary importance compared
with The almost absolute seclusiony o
1.-THE plant from the outside world, es
fpecially its remoteness from any larg'
city, yet with shipping advantages at
iforded by few cities OF considerable
limportance. It's nearness to the grea
Thebes brldge-rhe gateway TO th'
sonthwest--where five important rail
roads serve as distributors, is one q
the material reasons for locating the
plant where it is.
Cost and Capacity
Some idea Of the magnitude OF The
concern may be gained from the fac
that It covers about 80 acres Of grounC
. and costs approximately s125,oo0. 4
regular working force of about 80 mel
will be employed. creating a month";!
payroll exceeding $4,000.
The daily capacity OF the plant vii
be about 1000 pounds. OF zoo 25lb
kegs. every ten hours, and if the plans
OF the company are carried ont the
capacity will be doubled in a yer,
short time
Nearly Fifty Buildings.
There are now twenty-three build
ings comprising the main part of th'
plant. there being twelve mills fiyi
warehouses and .tOrerooms. two mag
azine.. one carpenter shop. one repai
shop, an oil stproroom and a wasl
hou.e. The buildings are of wooi
with galvanized iron sides and root
and some have concrete floors Re
sides those enumerated. there az
eight cottages. a boarding house. al
loffce building. poweFhouse, black
smith shop and barn. not includin
several residences in Santa Re. mos
ct which have been purchased b
the company. Santa Fe being n=ar IN
plant All the hu.ldings above mer
p toned are a safe distance from IN
powder plant being protected by
bill which .nterp0ses as barricad'
The power house is about 1909 Zee
distant frgm the plant aud the cle'
'Tical posylT which ruus ihc plant
! ctuyrsrd ~ ihc min sire Dog tvo mai
, aires Thtc vircs are tapped wit
emallc- "ti, which convey thu cui
> rcat ~ She different mills. each o.
, which h. an indiv dual motor Tia
y power Is furnished by q i75 hors.
power Hamhou-Corliss engine
20 Process Of Powder Making.