Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-08
AL INGREDIENTS or
PORTLAND CEMENT IN
ONE 2-SECT|ON TRACT
Raw Material for 5000 Barrela
Per Dayfor Period of One
Hundred Years.

Rapid City, S. d., May 31.-Wcsterr
South Dakota has long been known as
the greatest cattle range in he world
The mines OF the Black Hills have
been famed from the beginning of thei,
history.
The last five years have been filleo
with developments in another direc-
ton which bid fair to max the vast
resources of this region h basis for
a S gathering of an Industrial peo-
pie.
The real beginning OF all this dates
from the consolidation of the small
light and power companies In the upper
Hills. Not until the Dakota Power
company, who are more or less closely
began the subsection of the waters in
Rapid and Castle canyons, was there
any real tendency towards manufac-
turing in the Black Hills.
AT this time the largest saw mill
west OF the Missouri river, the only
complete packing plant in a grazing
country. and two brick plants, running
mills and n fixture factory represents
the purely manufacturing plants.
However, the dream Of the biologists
Is about to be realized in the overcom-
Ing of the fear of the long distance
market through h advantages gained
through having all of the raw material
required In manufacture Of Portland
Many companies have been formed
n fallen upon the rocks of easy
money through sales of stock under the
usual promotion schemes.
Some years ago wv young men Sc
cured two sections of land and by care
fully saving their money, laid by funds
enough to make a complete investiga.
ton and found that they had lime
gypsum n shale. all Of the highest
quality n in quantities sufficient te
feed a 5,000-barrel mill making Port.
land cement for 100 years.
Their persistence brought the In
evitable result Of offered support and
and obtained the money necessary tt
pay for the first units in the installa.
ton Of their mills.
For a mile on one side of the North.
western tracks. they hold a mountain
{. limestOne; on h other side Of the
track runs a mile-long ridge Of pure
gypsum; yer the hill back OF the gyp-
sum, lies go acres Of the finest shale,
perfectly adapted to cement produc-
ton.
Up 20 date. the immense lime kiln,
three in one. the size of a three-story
business block and the open quarry
represent the expenditure Of $40, 900.
july !, 1,4VU DuSnelS OF lime Will 60
through the hydrators daily. The work
on the gypsum mill will be begun and
the plant completed and running full
capacity by October, 1912.
This is the first plant west Of the
Missouri river north of Kansas and
Missouri using the continuous hydrat-
ing process.
The Rapid City Gypsum. Lime and
Portland Cement company is a close
]. Farrar, president; v. 3. Smith, vice
president; Samuel Candy, secretary; v.
7. Jepsen. treasurer. and F. w. Brown,
director, are all under middle age and
their action in combining all of their
resources to make this $4,000 00 plant a
local institution with no scandals, nor
any opportunity for any, is taken as
the beginning Of a great development
Of industrial activity in the gateway Of
the Black Hills.
PHENOMENAL REVIVAL
OF CROPS BY RAINS
Mitchell. 8. D, May 31.-The crops