The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11

is a sample of the rapid and accurate
work the plant is able to turn out, Be
slde II is d peculiar looking implement
to be used by P. J. Moran in rolling q
dam he is constructing at Wells, New
On all sides are seen pieces of work un-
der way that show the success with
which the company is meeting
| A special machine has been installed
for grinding down -four mill rollers.
These rollers, in course of time, become
! uneven and do not crush the wheat
with uniformity. BY the special process
IN the Silver plant the rollers are re-
turned as smooth as when new.
More Big Machinery.
In the back shops are pieces of ma
chinery used in dressing castings,
Boilers are made and repaired in this
department. Two large steel plate cut
! ting machines arc used in this section
of the plant and the first rolling ma
chine used by the Silver company years
ago has a place on the floor and still
is used for small pieces of steel One
Of the pieces Of machinery to attract
attention is the big saw used to saw
girders and the like. BY using this
machine, large bridge girders, r rails
and anything of that kind are clipped
In two as easily and quickly as a car
wood.
In the yards are heaps of scrap iron
bought from all parts of the state. Pig
iron is shipped from the east at great
cost in price and freight. With the
installation Of the steel casting plant
class of raw iron which is mixed with
the pig iron is used that costs 500 a
ton, besides the freight. 1t was point
ed out by representative Of the firm
&h.,t he >tn, I
should be furnishing all the raw iron
material needed, not only in their
plant, but in all the foundries Of Utah
and other western states. The growing
foundry industry is opening up big
market for iron ere and the foundry
owners naturally would like to see the
material come from Utah instead of
having to be shipped from Alabama.
Employs $50 Men.
At this time the Silver plant is
using $50 men. When working full
force the plant uses 3l5 men At this
time of year work is somewhat slack,
but orders are coming in that will soon
mean an Increased force. On account
Of the class of work turned out a
number Of skilled workmen are EN-.
ployed. In adding the steel conyertors
more skilled workmen will be needed
pany was first started by the father
Of Joseph Silver. After time, the
founder of the plant sold out to his
three sons. They enlarged the plant
and made big success of it Later
two of the brothers sold out, leaving |
Joseph Silver, the present manager,
the sole owner of the plant. The com
pany was reorganized as stock com
pany and operates under the name
with Joseph Silver as gen
eral manager, and his son, James W.
Silver. assistant manager.
The plant is substantially built of
brick: 1t has been kept up by the
addition of new machinery and with
improved machines to handle the work.
Although the plant draws business
from distant states. few people in Salt
Lake know the size of the plant and
the part 1t plays in contributing to
the support of the city. After a visit
TO the plant visitors TO the city say
without hesitation. ''Well, YOU have
answered our question, as far as your
plant is concerned -