El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

BOtn plants are being connected to the
lumber camps in the woods by means
of the logging railroad extensions. So
miles of which is now in course OF
construction at a cost of 100000, ac-
cording to general manager N. A.
Leach, Of the MADEIRA company. For
operation over these logging roads.
500 all steel cars and IA big engines
have been purchased at a total cost
of $40, 000
A monorail trolley system for hand
ling lumber in units at the Pearson
plant is being installed at a cost of
$4,000. When completed the mono
rail will make it possible to handle
lumber in units of from 1000 to 5000
feet at one time instead of each plant
being handled separately. This mono
rail system will have $4,000 feet Of
track.
Pearson Paper and Pulp Mills.
The paper and pulp mills at Pear
son, TO cost 100000, are now being
built. This plant will supply the Ell
Paso paper mills with all the pulp
they use. Finished paper products
will be also be manufactured for the
Mexican trade at this plant. These
mills will be built of reinforced con-
crete, steel and brick and will be
operated by electricity as far as pos
sible. The plans for the pulp and
paper mills are now completed and the
machinery all purchased In the east
for the big plant which is to supply
pulp for the Ell Paso plant, to be erect
ed later. The name of this company
will be the Sierra Madre Pulp Paper
company and it will produce paper
pulp from the better grade of refuse
from the Pearson mills of the MADEIRA
Lumber company. This refuse will be
handled by conveyors and will be
dumped at the mills direct from the
sawmills.
The machinery for the operation of
the plant and for making paper and
paper pulp will cost $4,000 and the
buildings $250,000. It works almost
automatically and requires only a
comparatively small force of men to
operate 1t. These men will all be
skilled paper makers from the east
and abroad, although native labor will
be used for the rougher work around
the plant. 1t will require 123 motors
to drive the machinery for grinding
the pulp and making the different
grades Of wrapping paper from the
pine fiber pulp. This plant will be
located at the south end of the pond
and separate colony will be estab-
lished there for the paper mill en-
ployes- Stores, cottages and other
buildings will be built for the accom-.
mediation Of the paper makers en-
ployed at the mills.
Smaller Improvements that are be-
ing made at Pearson and MADEIRA in
clude a cutup factory at MADEIRA for
handling the timber before it is man
into boxes and other wood
enware. This will cost $4,000. Ex-
tensions are being made to the Ma
1era planning mills and box factory
and refrigerating plant at Pearson
costing $4,000. Drying kilns. lum-
Der sheds and houses for the employees
are also being built, the cost of which
have not yet been estimated.
Railroad improvements.
The Pearson syndicate is not con-
timing its operations entirely to the
MADEIRA company or the lumber inter-
ests. The Mexico North Western, their
line, that runs from Juarez to Ma
1era and Pearson, is to- receive its
share of the improvement appropria-
lions. Machine shops, roundhouses
Ear shops and general terminal facil-
ties are now being built at MADEIRA
For the North Western. These improve
nents will cost $500, 600.
The foundations for the concrete
buildings that are to house the shops
and foundry are now being poured ,
md the necessary machinery will be
installed as rapidly as possible to
equip the shops, roundhouses, car
shops and foundry.
VIII Be General Shops.
The shops at MADEIRA will be made
The general shops of the entire North |
Western railroad and all the repair |
work and ear building will be done |
here for the entire system from |
Tuarez to Chihuahua
The machinery will be shipped |
through Ell Paso over the Pearson |
inc to MADEIRA as soon as it can be |
handled at that end and large force |
# men will be employed in the con- |
truction work. When completed the !
hops and foundry will employ 800 /
men and will be operated by electric |
'ower generated from its own and the |
dadera companys plant at MADEIRA. |
All the plans have been completed /
or this permanent improvement to the |
dexican line and when it is complet- |
d the North Western will have the /
most modern and completely equipped I
hops in the republic. A 16 engine