The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
IMPORTANT INDUSTRY
FOR GLENWOOD SPRINGS
Company Has Been Organized to Manufacture
Plaster, Plaster Paris and Mineral Fertilizer
Twill Build Big Modern Plant
GLtNWO0D SPRINGS PEOPLE TO TAKE INTERESTS

With all the rapid strides made by
Colorado during the past decade in the
development of her wonderful mineral
riches the person cannot be found who
is willing to 1isk his reputation for
prophecy by claiming that we have
any more than scratched over the sur
face.
True we have searched more or
less diligently for gold, silver, iron
and coal and our search has not been
in vain as attested by undisputable
statistics which entitle the Centennial
state to front rank in the line of the
production of the precious metals and
of coal. And as further proof of our
almost unheard of success along these
lines we point to the millionaires
throughout the state, made million
aires by the veins of these hidden
treasures which they have uncovered.
And yet, in our mad rush for gold
and silver, great, massive Lodges of
modest gray rock, apparently worth
less have obtruded themselves on our
| vision but we have refused to notice
them. The very fact that common
rumor has pronounced them worthless
has Teen our excuse for passing them
aim ost without even casual attention
while we hurried on in search of the
iron stain the hematite, the pyrites,
the glistening quartz or the free gold
But few years ago chemical
analysis was made of the great lodges
of gray rock on either side of the
chasm through which flows the Aikan
sas river below the town of Florence.
The result was the erection of the
Portland cement works which have
given the state an enviable reputa
ton as cement producer. For years
the cement rock and shale has been
quarried from the hills by trainloads
while the great mountainous bulk
is scarcely deprecated to visib ex-
tent. The splendid quality of the
product and the tremendous demand
for the same have placed the company
over six months behind with their or
deIs on cement and now a contract has
been made for the enlargement of the
plant to capacity of 1000 barrel per
day.
While manufacturing a superior
grade of hydraulic cement the Colo
RADIO Portland Cement company has
also given considerable attention to
the manufacture of hard brown plas-
ter for first and second coat work and
plaster paris or white finish, both
grades being manufactured from gyp-
sum rock which has been shipped from
Coaldale about 40 miles from the mill.
During the past two years the com
pany has shipped 100 cars of gypsum
from Eagle and this they found to be
superior to any rock they had yet tested.
Convinced of the superior quality of
the gypsum of the western slope the
Post recently undertook to interest
practical men in its development and
has so far succeeded that we can con-
| tidently predict plaster mill at or
near Glenwood before the end of the
present yesr.
A few weeks ago E. ]. Bess, who
has a practical knowledge of the
manufacture of plaster, and who
is first class judge of gypsum,
alabaster, selenite and kindred pro
ducts carefully examined the ledge
near the Roaring Fork ranch of E. A
O'Neil and found here quality of
gypsum greatly superior to anything
he had ever yet seen although he had
Investigated several other beds of gyp-
sum in this and many other states.
He located tract of nearly 100 acres
about six miles up the Roaring Fork
from Glenwood adjoining the O'Neil
ranch and company has been incor-
porated which expects to put in either
at the quarry or at Glen wood plas-
ter plant of 100 tons capacity per day.
Articles of Incorporation have already
been filed. the new company being
The Roaring Fork Plaster company.