The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
A MONSTER new PLANT
CIarindd Poultry, Butter & Egg Co.'S
New Plant one of the Largest
and Finest in the World.

The work of remodeling and rebuild-
ing the immense plant of the Clarinda
Poultry, Butter Il Egg Co. in this city,
is rapidly nearing completion, large
force OF men being employed and the
work is being rushed as fastas possible.
Few of our people realize what extensive
improvements are being made. The old
plant which was erected three years ago
by the Swift & Co., represented an
investment OF about $4,000. When it
was decided to remodel and build an
addition to the plant the Clarinda Co.
appropriated $4,000 for the purpose
OF making the improvements, and the
appropriation will all be spent and
probably several thousand dollars in
addition, making total investment of
between $4,000 and $4,000 as they
are leaving nothing undone to make it
the most complete poultry, produce and
creamery plant in the state. There is
no question but what the plans have
been we'll studied and it can we'll be
claimed that it will be the ost COM
plete and handiest plant which the COM
pany owns.
We were kindly shown through the
plant the first of the week by Mr.. W. r.
Grace, the accommodating local manager
and we confess we were surprised at the
extent of the improvements being made.
The main building is 4Sx95 feet, with an
L 32x72 feet, and the floor space of the
building will exceed $4,000 square feet.
The building is three stories and full
basement, making it the same as four
story building. The entire basement
las been cemented, over 1000 square
feet of cement flooring being laid. In
the basement will be located the poultry
killing and dressing rooms, the engine
room, and the creamery.
A brick boiler room 20x48 and brick
scalding and picking room 20x25 feet
has been erected on the northwest side
of the main building. Two big boilers
of 70 and 80 horse power have been in
stalled and fine Corless engine 100
horse power will be installed this week.
Another engine of 35 horse power has
also been installed. MIR. p. B.Walker
will be in charge as CHIEF. engineer.
The creamery department. will be
complete in every detail, here being
two big new churns each having
capacity of 600 gallons of cream, and
the butter making will be in charge of
MIR. Fred Stephenson, of Lamont, Iowa,
who is one of the finest butter makers in
the state, and who has had years of ex-
perience in creamery work. 1t is ex-
pected the creamery will start about
the first Of July.
| Another new feature of the plant is
the cooling device and the artificial ice
machine. The system used is the amonia
pipe system, and the temperature of the
cooling rooms can be reduced to any
degree down to below zero. A huge
compressor has been installed with a
compression Of 2492 cubic inches per
revolution. The ice machine has 65
ice moulds each making cake of artifi-
cial ice weighing 100 lbs. SO that $500
pounds of ice can be manufac-
tured each day. This ice will be used
for storage purposes and in icing the
refrigerator cars in which the dressed
poultry is shipped. The uew plant will
have five cooling rooms, while the old
one had but one.
A complete electrical system has been
installed, making their own lights,
about 200 being used to illuminate the
building. Electric power will also be
used for running machinery, fans and
conveniences. A fine elevator with a
lifting capacity of 5000 pounds, operated
by electricity will provide easy access
10 all IOuF uOOfS OF Un6 building. Ad-
ditional platform room will be construct
ed to facilitate the loading and unload
ing of cars, being made large enough so
that five cars can be used at one time.
When the plant was first built platform
was provided for only two cars at a
time and that was ample to handle the
business.
The feeding station will be continued,
the floor space having been greatly en-.
larged and many conyeniences added,
being now 32x12O feet, and has capac-
ity of from 10000 to 10000 head of
poultry.
This big poultry planthasprovena a good
thing for Leon and all the surrounding
country in the past five years. and
thousands of dollars have been made by
poultry raisers where before they made
but few dollars. During the busy
season they will give employment to
from $50 to 200 employees, and the weekly
pay roll will exceed $4,000, and this
money is spent right here in Leon, our
merchants and everybody getting the
benefit of it. In addition to Manager
w. R. Grace, two men are kept constant
ly on the road, both of whom reside in