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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

FHere's where the rock goes in, and
over yonder is where the cement comes
ont. - remarked p. j. Moran, standing
beside big hopper at the plant OF
the Portland Cement company of Utan.
''And between the time the rock rs
quarried up in Farley canyon until 1T
is ready for sacking, ii is not touchod
by man: all is done by machinery. l'll
show you,' and tho genial Pat -
started Off for brief journey through
the big new plant.
The Portland Cement company OF
Utah has lust completed its plant. II
is situated at Eighth South and Fifth
West and covers vast area of ground:
The investment, including plant and
quarries,, represents Sooo,9oo. Ihere
used 10 be a small plant that manufac-
tured cement, but the little one could
be put into any one Of the big tubes
that turn their everlasting round III
the new enterprise.
The company's organization is made
up thus: p. j. Moran. president; Jo-
seph Geoegan, vice-president; w, O
Carlson, secretary and treasurer. J.
Topbam Richardson of London, well
Stockholder. Mr. Moran holds tho con
trolling number OF shares.
1t is an interesting study, this. mod
ern method of making cement. 1t af.
fords instructive and profitable EN-
ployment for an hour or two to one
who likes TO see and TO know.
Where the "Juice'' Comes From.
Mr.. Moran began his trip through the
works Saturday at the transformer sta
lion. Hero the electric power comes
from the high tension wires and is dis
tributed throughout the plant. II is
pronounced TO be the finest station of
its kind in the west. There is an alb
sence Of the usual closed switchboard,
with its back up against the wall, with
Its connections hidden away in dark
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22
The InS and Outs of Cement Production

cement, and every pound that is pro-
duccd finds ready sale
Mention has been made Of the coal
dust blast which fuses tho rock in tho
rotary l5ilns. Tho production Of this
coal dust is in itself an interesting
operation. The coal comes to the plant
i'm cars in the form OF slack, 1t is
put through IL process much the same
AS is the limerick and shale. First it
is roasted, rendering 1T perfectly dry.
Then il is crushed in kominutcrs and
tubes until it comes out as fine rs the
finest flour, These PARTICLES are blown
into the rotary kilns and produce an
intense heat.
The operating force Of the plant con
sists Of l.. NJ. Bailey, the genral mana
ger; w. Evans, assistant manager, in
charge of the sales department; S. M.
Sneddon, superintendent, and O. G..
Hart, chemist MIR. Bailey has entire
charge Of the cement manufacture from
the time the rock leaves the quarry
until it comes into the stock rooms.
~ don't interfere around here my
SELF said Mr.. Moran. "Thesc men
are supposed to be cement experts, and
il they bring the results, that's all
ask -
Rigid Tests Made.
Tn connection with the making Of &C.
mont nm important branch is the lab
oratory. Chemist Hart makes tests in
all stages Of the process of manufacture
Hourly reports are made on the con-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

Pretty soon the sand that is pushed
forward by the screw reaches a pit,
where another elevator hoists IL to r
position whence it slides down into q
tube mill.
The tube mill requires n sentence or
two by itself. This piece OF machinery
is big steel drum, much after the
shape of the kominuter. 1t is lined in
side with silex, a hard flint that is i'm
in its great belly there roll constantly
pebbles that come from Denmark. These
pebbles are Of the average size Of
lemons. These are also hard flint. When
the limerick comes from the kominuter
in Sand-like PARTICLES. il meets its doom
proper in the tubes, for here it is ground
between the rolling stones and the 1int
lining until il is pulverized as fine as
fine can be. There are three of these
tubes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

dition OF the rock and daily tests are
made for strength and other ascertain
ments. Saturday n sample was put in
the testing machine and showed ten
sile strength of 400 pounds-that is,
four hundred pounds were necessary to
pull it apart; the sample at the point
where the pull was applied was about
an inch square.
Tests of samples Of tho coal which
is ultimately blown into the rotary
kilns are also made daily, in its "sand
form and in its pulverized form. Tests
are also made at the quarries in order
that the rock does not, through geologi-
cal fault, get below standard.
The payroll Of the cement company
carries about $50 men.
In the building Of the cement plant
Mr.. Moran again showed the chief char
acteristic OF the man-''Do it now -
Ono can scarce believe that this stu
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22
In the Hot Place,


Not content with crushing all semb
lance out OF the limerick with ko
miuutcr and tube, the cement maker
must needs burn it with a white hot
blaze.
After the material comes from the
tube it goes, bY means of more con
| yeyors and elevators, 20 the rotary
| kiln. Through this rotary kiln blows
! a blast of blazing coal dust that is
hotter than the place where Uncle Joe
Cannon would like to see all the in-
surgents, The rotary kiln is l25 feet
long and eight feet in diameter. Ii re-
wolves once every minute.
From the rotary kiln the rock emergcs
| in the form of red hot clnkers. These
| cliukeTs are almost as hard as quartz,
and scratch glass easily. The hot clinll-
ers are run into coolers, which arc
also great steel drums. In this ap'
paratus they are cooled.
Then the clinkers are weighed and
Gypsum added. About 3 per cent Of this
mineral is used, Its value lies in the
| fact that il causes cement 10 ''set
deposits near Ncphi.
The material then goes through an
other set of kominutcrs and tube mills,
! and comes out finished cement
Four hundred and fifty tons of rock
dropped into the hopper in the be
ginning turns out l2Ou barrels OF &C.
mcnt, Each barrel weighs $50 pounds
sacks weigh ninctyfyc pounds each.
This is the work of tweutYfour hours.
From the stock room the product is
| loaded into cars, which run alongside
the platform. Two railroad systems
have tracks at the cement plant.
Nearly Million a Year
The product of the cement plant, at
| its present capacity, running 800 days
| for the year. will amount 30 100000,
which is a neat sum 10 be added TO salt
| Lake s produced wealth every year. The
! prevailing wholesale market price for
cement is So. lG the barrel.
! Mr.. Moran says that two thirds of the
entire product for the yesr was con
! tractcd for before Chc new plant turned
. wheel, The Salt Lake market. Of
course, viii take the greater part of the
output, M Moran himself being i
! large user OF cement in his various city
! and other contracts. The various towns
! oil Utah aud Idaho arc also taking Che
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

Moran to supply daily 400 horsepower
for the operation of the plant. The sta
tion has capacity of 1000 horsepower,
so there is opportunity for enlarge
ment At the station tho current is
distributed to the various parts OF the
works. Every piece of machinery is run
by an individual motor BY this means
there is no stoppage of the entire plant
when one part of the apparatus gets
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

places, where il takes eternity TO find
a fault The station at the cement
plant is open, after the fashion of open
plumbing. Every connection is in plain
sight and there is ample room for the
electricians to move about freely be-
tween the standards,
a contract has been signed with the
Utah Light and Power company by Mr..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

pcndous undertaking was completed
within FIVE months. 1t is fact that no
approaches this for swiftuess. So rap
idly was the construction work per
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

Il year and a half to get it built
There are two cement plants now un-
der way in other parts of the country,
of comparatively like capacity, whose
erection will require n year and q half
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

out OF keller; it also does away with
the intricate, cumbersome and danger
Gus system of overhead shafting. The
motors and their connections arc so
arranged that, should one line fail, re-
sort may be had instantly 10 another
Tho switches operate automatically,
closing instantly should an extraordi.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

formed and the machinery installed
that the last specifications and plans had
not yet arrived before the mill was in
operation
g. You see," said Mr.. Moran, eve had
to have this cement plant; and we went
to work and built it. We couldn It wait
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

turo of their work, are requi
bathe with frequent regularity
With the demand on his time
Continued on Following Pa
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

narily heavy current develop.
The electrical power is only an Incl
dent in the making of cement. To be
sure it is an important incident, but
it has nothing to do directly with the
transforming Of quarry rock into high
grade cement.
Cement Making an Art.
The manufacture Of this essential Of
all construction material has been re-
duced to an art, or, perhaps 'twere bet
ter to say it has been elevated TO an
art, for an art it is now, compared
with the crude methods that formerly
were in use in cement plants.
It is always well 10 begin at the be-
ginning, so at the beginning will be
begun this wholly inadequate descrip-
tiou Of the new plant and its processes;
it would take the pages of big book
to tell it all.
Eleven miles up in Parley's canyon
there is mountain-maybe two noun
tains-of limerick and shale rock. These
two ara the basic and practically the
only ''ingredients' that enter into the
production of cement. The quarrymen
first fix upon a quantity of rock aud
then blast it out with dynamite. The
fragments are loaded into cars and tak-
en- to the crusher, where the big chunks
The crusher discharges this into bins
and the railroad cars come up under
the chute of a bin, man pulls chain
the door opens and the car is loaded
1t takes three minutes 10 load car
Two men can load ten cars simultanc
ously.
Emergencies Are Forestalled.
The bins at the quarry have storage
capacity of 1000 tons, or FIVE days sup.
ply for the plant, running at its pres.
ent capacity. The capacity Mt tho plant
for storage Of raw material is also
2O00 tons, so that things might happen
at the quarry or to tho railroad for five
days without interfering with the opera.
tion Of tho works The Denver & Rio
Grande has built cars especially dc.
signed to handle this rock, and train
of II comes to the plant every day.
When the cur reaches the place on the
track beside the cement works, where
there is Il big hole with a hopper under
| It, workman pulls another chain and
the rock runs down into the pit. An
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

Of time. a
Gas mains have been laid from 4
West to the cement plant for the
cial purpose OF supplying the .
The gas is used for a variety 81
poses, one Of which is the heatn
the baths for the men who, by Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-01
HOPEFUL SIGNS.

OF the $930,000.000 of building done
in this country during the past year
70 per cent was what is called fire
resisting" says Building News in it's
current issue. In most European cities
all the building done is "f1rA-resisting, I"
and, too. over there the fire losses
amount to only about 80 cents per cap
ita, while ours reach the shameful fig
ure of 1884! But the signs are hopeful
in that the 73 per cent Of ''fire-resist-
ing" construction that was done was
an increase Of nearly 10 per cent over
the previous year.
By Interesting the authorities
mean (too nberally) buildings of brick
or stone or cement or metal with in
combustible roofs, though all the floor
and partition construction and the fin
ish may be wood. Incidentally, 80 per
cent of the 10000 buildings that were
destroyed by fire were of that class
OF really fire-resisting or fireproot
building in which no wood was used in
their construction, all the structural
work being of steel and clay tile. or rein
forced concrete, we did an amount equal
to IA per cent of the whole outlay. Re-
inforced concrete representing per
hollow tile is still preferred for big, i'm
portant buildings. for instance, it is re-
ported that that tile was used in over
60 per cent of the freproofing done in
New York city last year.
They have gotten so that they also
build houses of hollow tile, terra Gotta
blocks and without steel framing, alb
solutely freproof. dry, temperature-re-
sisting, vermin-proof, and of as low Gf
not lower) cost as the much inferior
concrete blocks and almost as cheap as
wood framing. For instance, in New
Jersey the other day, alternate bids
were received upon a house, $500 for
all tile freprcof construction. 1920 for
concrete blocks, and $3.50 for brick
walls and wood joists and framing
Taking into consideration the insurance
and repairs and deterioration costs of
the wood construction, the tile house is
not only a safer investment but an ac-
tual and continuous economy. Of course,
away from the great tile manufactur-
ing centers of New Jersey, Ohio. ILL
nois, ETC., the cost of a tile house is
slightly increased by reason of freight
charges, but the amount is negligible.
1t is time all our buildings were made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-01
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
[From the Philadelphia RECORD

[From the Philadelphia Recordl
It is a mistake to suppose that the
grass widow is always in clover.
You couldn't hurt the feelings of
some people with sledge hammer.
There isn't much hope for the fell
low who is too lazy to even run in debt.
The early bird gets the worm, but It
doesn't pay to stay up all night to
do it.
Never call a girl a bird unless you
are prepared to order cold bottle.
The people who throw bouquets at
themselves can't always pay the
florists bill.
Street car companies as we'll as
theatrical managers play to standing
room only.
Strangely enough the majority Of wo-
men who attend conventions are I'M
conventional.
story teller, isn't he?" Slobbs-"Yes.
but he admits that he falls down when
he comes home late to his wife"
Wigg-"What's the matter, old man?
You look as though your conscience
might be pricking you" Wagg-"I
don't know whether it's my conscience
or my winter flannels."
your clerks seem to be in a good
humor,' remarked the friend of ths
great merchant. Yes" replied the
great merchant. my wife has lust
been in, and 1t tickles them to death to
see somebody boss me around"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.l

Never strike a man when he's down
for a loan.
All men who want the earth are not
brick manufacturers.
Most wives seem to think their hus-
bands are made of dust"
People who fish for compliments sell
dom know where to draw the line.
At the rate of a dollar a word we
would rather write than be PRESIDENT
It's as difficult to keep a good man
down as it is easy to turn a bad man
up.
The secret of many an amateur hunt
er's success is "aim high and use a
shotgun"
Occasionally an astronomer discovers
something to admire in the theatrical
starry realm.
Some men never amount to anything
until they get married-then they have
a good fighting chance
The man who boasts of calling a
spade spade may pass a snow shovel
without being able to recognize it.
After a young man succeeds in print
ing one kiss on the lips of a pretty girl
he isn't satisfied until he runs off a
large edition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-01

she dashed them away with self
scorn and bit her lips hard to bring
the blood back to them.
When the two letters had been
two envelopes and ran one into the
machine which she addressed to
Vera Benson.
Care Cromlin & West, Attorneys
New York City"
Mr.. West will return from the
South soon?" she asked. doing her
pest 10 seem matter of-fact.
NOT UNTIL We come home from
Europe--Mrs. Cromlin and myself
You forgot to give me the address
Lor-for this other letter, Mr.. Crom-
I'm, she reminded him. family, as he
seemed to be waiting for something.
oh, I did" he exclaimed. in a
careless of me, to be sure. But
Perhaps you didn't intend to, any
way" she supplied, stifhy, as he
seemed to hesitate.
For the first time Cromlin felt
something Of uneasiness stir in his
heart. He could not understand her
coidness. He had thought-he had
been, in fact. SO sure that she cared,
and now He rose abruptly and
that there was someone else-that he
had been IA fool!
Vera" he broke out abruptly
stung to speech by his fears. what
is it? Are you-do you care for-for
some one?"
do I care for some one?" she de-
manded frigidly.
"And may I ask what right you
nave to put such a question, Mr..
II thought I had" he said slowly
She looked up at him thoughtfully.
You have been good and generous to
me always, and 1 don't mind admit
one" she replied. "Please forgive my
curtness. Have you anything else to
dictate. Mr.. Cromlin %
mo; 1 am tired of debating.
want some one to dictate to me for
awhile: Are you ready TO address that
letter."
In silence she took up the other en-
velope and fed it to the machine.
Cromlin went to the back of her
chair and stood with one hand rest
in concise. business-like tone.
Miss Vera Benson,
"'2345 West 9th Street.
New York, N. "
A peremptory call on the tele-
phone intercepted his next movement.
When he came back, Miss Benson sat
with both hands pressed to her scorch-
ing face.
ed to accept the other placer"
She gave him her eyes for a brief
instant; they were moist and dark
and luminous.
He bent and lifted her chin in his
hands. when do you begin your
dictation?" he asked.
AT once" she, replied sternIy; Ego
back to your desk and take down my
answer to your letter. -(Copyrighted
1910 by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-01
.AYHAWKER JOTy

Tom Thompson says perfect wife
! is one who, though ten years married
still allows herself to be deceived.
Fall river, in Wilson county, is be-
ginning to live up to its name. 1t is
reported to be lower than ever known
before.
Some valuable advice from Mack
Gretchen: Just remember that al
though a monograph can talk IT can't
think. Don't be photograph.
A house is like a suit of clothes, says
the Osawatonie Graphic and it ex-
plains: TT makes a world of difference
who is tramping around in it,
The Norton Courier is somewhat dis
turbed because no cross country or
north and south railroads are being
built on paper this winter.
An inquiry from the Wilson County
Citizen: Is the much discussed detec-
tive prohibitionist. Clerin Zumwalt, a
Waltzim. or Zumri Imwalt, or what
ever may be his right name-who runs
a paper at Bonner Springs?
If a man loves a girl-that's his
business. If a girl loves a man
that's her business. If a preacher
wants to preach-that's his business
This would be a glorious country for
business if everybody would tend to
their own Observation-Disclosures Valley
Farmer.
Miss Lena Long and Mr.. Sam Short
were married recently in Solomon. The
Minneapolis Messenger says it was
good match, especially so when you con-
slider that the bride is unusually pretty,
can cook extra we'll and has a rich
father. All Of which being true and
nothing in particular said about the
groom, it is reasonable to conclude that
he got the long end of the bargain and
the bride got the short one.
e.
A Seneca Tribune correspondent,
telling of the customs prevailing among
the Mennonites. writes: when a young
man reaches the marrigable age and
shows those well known symptoms the
elders of the church hold a meeting.
They decide, if he is honest and reli-
able, to buy him a farm, usually an
eighty. Into the farm he puts his saw
fngs, and then members of the con-
gregation raise the rest Of the funds
to pay for the land. This amount the
young man must pay back with a
small rate of interest. Thus by ex-
ample and material assistance they
bind him by the strongest bonds, that
of debtor to the church. They know
full well that nothing can be lost for
the land is always worth what it will
cost. After the young people are loca-
ted on their farm the elders assist
with advice and help. Do you wonder
that this thrifty people are gradually
buying the finest of all Kansas land
and the best part Of the incest little
city within the borders of that great
slater"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-01
THE GREAT wHTrE WAY.

Topeka'S latest project for turning
| Kansas avenue into a brilliantly f1lunl-
| mated street when the shades OF even
ing fall is moving along slowly. It is
| to be hoped that this is an indication
| of its sureness. For nothing would
! add more to the attraetiveness of the
capital city of Kansas than to have its
main thoroughfare blaze out with
lights at night.
| OF course an adequate system OF
! lighting, such as will be desirable, can
| not be established without considerable
| expense. And the city, as a whole,
| might well bear the brunt of 1t. The
| original cost of setting the system up,
however, will be the main expense, and
while it may look large when the figs
ures for it are assembled, it must be
borne in mind that it viii represent an
investment out of which big returns
are going to be received for a number
of years.
This suggests the fact that whatever
system is decided upon, it should be of
the substantial sort, one that will last.
1t may be more expensive to install
such a system at the start, but it's ad-
vantages are patent. And in making it
be presented to make it ornate Such
is the kind of system which should be
established. There is no good reason
doing a job of this sort in a halfway
fashion.
Suggestions made in these columns
not long ago that, as q part of the
Great White Way project, there should
be more general effort on the part of
the merchants on the avenue to keep
their show windows lighted at night
seems to have struck a responsive
chord. 1t was suggested that per-
haps the business men would go in for
such a display more enthusiastically if
the lighting companies gave them a
flat rate for their window lights, as is
done in other cities. So far as the elec-
trio lighting company in this city is
concerned the only objections it has TO
putting in such a rate take on the
form Of mechanical difficulties Under
present conditions its wire conduits are
in the alleys at the rear OF the store
buildings, and the experts of the COM
pany have been unable as yet to de-
wise a satisfactory scheme for tapping
these wire in a way that would permit
them to charge flat rate for window
lights and still keep up the metered
system for the rest of the light in the
stores. 1t has been pointed out, though,
that if the Great White Way project
goes through, conduits for it will prob
ably have to be laid under the side
walks on the avenue, and If these are
controlled by the electric light COM
pany, or it has access to them,
it will be easy for it to put in
flat rate for the windows and one
which will be attractive to the mer-
chants.
These and many other features Of
the plan should be thoroughly dis !
cussed and worked out before definite |
decision is reached as to just what sort |
of lighting system will be placed on |
the avenue. So maybe it is just as wei |
that the matter is moving along slow |
ly. But If it isn't pressed to con- |
clusion Topeka and Topekans, and |
the business men along the /
avenue, will be the losers