The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-07
Marion Shovel and Dredge
Go. Starts Work.
SOON TO LET THE CONTRACTS
Four Big Buildings Will be
Erected.
Plant VIII be Put in Operation I'm
February With a Capacity of 10
Shovels Per Month--Company
Plans to Push Construction Work
As Soon rs Contracts are Let.

Ground was broken today for the
new plant of the new Marion Shovel
and Dredge company and contracts
for four larre shop buildings with n
capacity of 10 shovels per month VIII
be let very shortly. Men with teams
are engaged in grading the part OF
the 125-acre tract, south of Belle
fountaine avenue and lying between
the Hooking and Pennsylvania rail-
road tracks, which is to be used for
factory purposes.
The contracts to be let at this time
are for four shop buildings. one bu-.~
ing to be 210 feet long and 120
feet wide. This will be used as n
machine shop and erecting room. The
second building will be 2lO feet long
and co feet wide and will be used as
n blacksmith and structural shop. The
third building will be ll2 feet long
and 60 feet wide and will be used as
a carpenter shop and the fourth
structure is to be 100 feet long and
50 feet wide and will be used as
power house. To run at capacity will
require between four and FIVE hun
dred workmen.
bids for this work have agreed that
large force is To be put to work
and the construction pushedsas vigor
ously as possible. The plant VIII be
completed and fully equipped with
the most up-to-date machinery and
the manufacturing of steam shovels,
dregdes, ballast unloadcrs, and kind
red machienry will begin not later
than some time In February.
The company has arranged for spurs
connecting with the Hooking Valley
and the Pennsylvania The Hooking
Valley will construct n switch onto
the company's property from which
point the track will run to the shop
buildings. The main building will be
entered by three tracks and the
others by one each.
The Pennsylvania will construct a
spur onto the company's property
from which point II will be contin-
ued to the shop buildings Other
trackage, such as is necessary In
handling its output has been planned
by the company. Connection with
these two railroads in this manner
will afford excellent shipping facili-
ties.
The shop buildings are to be locat-
ed in a row across the property, each
facing the north.
The company has made its pians so
that 1t will be easy to enlarge its
plant and the construction of other
will follow soon after the
plant is in running order.
The sale of stock has not been push
ed of late, attention having been de-
voted TO getting the plant lined up
and under contract. The books Will
be opened for stock subscriptions for
a short time until the balance Is
sold.
An Office in the Foye building on
East Center street has been opened
up and will be maintained indefinite
ly
Mr.. A. L. Cheney, general mana
ger and secretary of the new company
stated today that no time will be lost
once the contracts are awarded. The
of the buildings will be |
quickly followed by installation OF
the machinery. The location for the |
plant Is excellent and the buildings |
are being constructed with a view |
to providing a good, clean and healthy |
place for the operatives.
A building boom Is already under |
way in this section of the city and
the breaking OF ground for the new
plant is expected to give the boom add
ed impetus.