Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-13
BLACKWELL IN
BIG CEMENT PLANT
Invest 81, 100000 and Build
Works Of 1000 Bar
rel Capacity


| NEWPORT. Wash. March l2-
All the stock has been subscribed for
sl.oOO.OOO cement plant TO be e.
tablished at the mouth or sullivan
creek on the Pend o'Rreille river.
and work viii start at once on con-
struction Of the min. This announce
ment was made by r. A. BIaekwell.
president Of the Idaho q Washington
Northern railroad. who is also inter
ested In the cement plant.
The Inland Empire Portland CO
ment company has been organized
with a capital OF $1,000. 900.
Interested in the Inland Empire
Portland Cement company are
number Of men connected with the
Lehigh Valley Portland Cement com
pany OF Allentown, Pa. which oper-
ates various plants IN the east with 4
combined output OF $4,000 barrels
day.
The new company has purchased
from Lewis p. Larson. OF Spokane.
his mineral holdings near the mouth
OF Sullivan creek and has also ae-
CURED his valuable water rights ON
that stream. On this property arc
found unlimited quantities OF ran
materials for the manufacture 81
high-grade Portland cement and
lime. The property has been thor
oughly Investigated by experts.
To Develop Mig Power Plant.
Within the next month. provided
that few remaining details can ba
arranged. the work OF developing The
water power on Sullivan creek viii
be started. Water rights have also
been filed on Sullivan lake and the
lake viii be raised 10 Increase It's
storage capacity. Under a head OF
$50 feet there can be developed on
the creek from 5000 10 IL. goo horse
power The cement mill win be op-
Grated BY direct water power, which
viii take about 1900 horse power.
and the balance OF the power avail
able will be utilized to generate eIec.
tricity for the use Of the company
and for commercial purposes.
To Make 1000 Barrcls Daily.
The construction OF a mill with
capacity OF 1000 barrels a day viii
be started as soon as conditions per-
init. but the installation OF machin.
cry aud operation will await the com
pletion OF the extension OF the Idaho
q Washington Northern railroad
from Newport to Metaline. The con-
tract for the grading from Newport
20 lone. : miles. was let last fail
10 Gran, Smith 4 Co. and clearing
right OF way and other work wher.
ever practicable has been In progress
since the middle OF December.
About zoe men are now explored
and this force is being rapidly in
creased with the approach Of spring.
The contract calls for the complet-
ion OF the first 10 miles OF the road
By June l. and Il Is expected that
trains will be running into lone BY
November !, The extension OF tie
road from lone to Meialine. viii Be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Bridgr River at Box Canyon.
Preliminary surveys have been run
for this further extension. the road
bridging the Pend o'ReiIle aud eros
sing 10 the east side o. the river in
the neighborhood OF Box canyon.
The estimated cost Of developing
the water power and constructing
the pl1nt foots up 10 $1,000 .0aa.
The character OF the men In the COM
Pany assures the success Of the pro-
ject. as they are financially able 20
bring It to successful operation. The
building Of the mill win add a large
payroll industry TO the Pend o.Relile
valley and the development of water
power will assist materially I'm the
OF the Metaline mining
district