Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-28
ALBUQUERQUE MEN
SUCCESSFUL IN
The BIDDING
Main Work on the Vanadium
Mines Company Property viii
be Done by Local Concerns.

Contracts for the construction of
an oxide plaEt, which viii cost ap-
proximately 10000, and which win
be constructed near Cutter. y. NJ. We're
let TO various local and foreign firms
Yesterday afternoon by the officers Of
the Nanadium Mines company. who
W n operate extensive properties
in the Caballos mountains twelve miles
west of Cutter. George. A. Stevens
an Albuquerque man, was the success
idl bidder for the construction Of the
main building Of the plant. which VIII
be one hundred ana sixty-two bv one
hundred and seventy-two feet. The
American Lumber ompan was the
successful bidder on the lumber which
VIII be used in the plant. and the Al
buquerque Pressed Brick and Tile
company rave the lowest figure on
10000 fire brick. The Albuquerque
Foundry n Machine Works was
awarded the contract for casting and
other similar work. there being prac-
tically 10000 pounds of this special
work to be done. From the fire
brick to be furnished by the Albu-
querque Brick and Tile company. there
. ~ AVii@Al hAANh tliNt tN dHnIlliilk /
furnaces and one calcining furnace.
The stern Rogers company of Den
Yer had the lowest bid ON the three
$50 ton acid tanks and one twenty
%standpipe and was awarded the
contracts. Krakauer. York and Moye.
an El Paso firm, was awarded The con-
tract for the boiler. engines and cleo
tric lighting plant. IN addition to the
let TO Albuquerque concerns, {
1t is the intention of the Nanadium I
people to purchase. or have purchased
m Albuquerque, practically all the
hardware and incidental fixtures to
used in the construction of the new
plant. {
The bids Yesterday were opened and
contracts were awarded by A. b. q
Bement. president. and w. A. Bonitz. I
president OF the Nanadium Mines ]
company, who have been i'm the city @
It the AlVaradO hotel for several days. ,
ogether with Mr.. Deitisch. of Pitts {
,urg. their consulting engineer. MT G
and Mr.. Bonit2 left last night u
or Cutter. where they viii remain q
or several days completing prelimi- d
plans for the commencement of D
.ctual construction operations. Next :
fondaN they expect to leave on a ten -
laws trip TO P%ittshurg. but win be back r
n Albuquerque within two weeks L
pom their return bids Will be asked Il
or here for the construction of an 7
ffice building near Cutter. which viii
ost in the neighborhood of twenty
dollars. This building in ad-
to being the local general Of L
Ices of the company. Will he so cont
hat portions Of il can be util-,
Ted as a hotel.
II is hoped that the oxide plant. for
"a L. 49, 80 49, -a.am.l4
ere let yesterday. viii be- completed
ithin sixty days from October ]. this g.
cling one of the specifications agreed "
5 by the contractor.
The plant will DE used I'm leeching %
reducing Nanadium. % rare mineral
hich Is ound in quantities i'm the "
oldings Of the Nanadium company in
b. Cahalio mountains ONE twelve 4
lies from Cutter. Nanadium Is now n
great demand and is used iu the L.
instruction OF battieship ma plate m
id steel OF the finest and, best quail an
At the present time. 10 is estimated U'
lat there is enough vanadium visible ca
the Caballos. owned by the Nana- 60
um people. 40 run the oxide plant ~
T. six wears. After being reduced. th
q xanadium VIII he shipped Co Pitts We
whore it will De further reduced De
I'D placed ON thc market fht
The santa Re telegraph company en-
IS rcoponed IT'S telegraph office at,r
utter and placed an agent and opt- ~.
there. this being necessary he
of the COMMENCEMENT OF opc- JAZZ
hV the Nanudfum COMPANY. y
h. Nanaatum afin.s .,mn.r, .o-. DO
ne ago took over the holdings 81 the
uthwesteru Lead company near Cut Ger
o. backed hN ample capital hope Ne
prosecute the work which thcv have STA
ont to do. Among the dircct-
of The Nanadium company are two tax