Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-17

In chemistry since the days OF Jos
eph Priestly. The research building
is fifty by Toe feet. AT present the
research men are housed In the fac
tory proper.
To Make ElectropIating. Salt.
At the southwest corner OF Com
meree and Rector streets a specially
constructed building Is going up for
the making of a new salt for electro
plating. This building is ffty by
100 feet and will be three stories III
height. Here as in the other BUILD
ings there are arrangements made
for plenty of light and ventilation.
Inc saltto be produced will proba.
DlY revolutionize the industry OF
electroplatfng in this country. Not
only Is 1t commended that this sail
Will be cheaper than any now used.
but it Is said to give a much mora
durable and finer finish than any now
On the market. The sal will h&s
made by a process perfected hy one
winch M Rsessssr I rssases9
1aeacgG4(11fkssa md wil 3
OF copper IL now the most used aa1t
A1duHlEYs
For Light and Power.
AT the Junction OF Commerce and
rom streets three buildings are
going up which will make the Roes-
ster r EassiacheE plant indepcnd-
ent of outside companies 80 far az
power N illumination go. At the
southwest corner Of Front and Com
merce streets Is the new boiler
house. This is forty by 1fty feet.
Within are a series of huge boiIera
from which power will be generated
and steam and hot water supplied
to the different buildings where 1t ID
needed. Rising from this house Is q
stack IT'S feet high. This is proba-
bly, the second highest in the city.
the stack at the cable works rising
It's feet into the air.
Big Gas Producer.
At the southeast III of Front
and Commerce streets Is a ga pro-
Queer which will make Ell the gas
used in the plant for special pur-
poses. The plant is composed of
huge tubes, cylinders, and tanks
with a large tank for reserve supply.
With the exception Of the reserve
tank all this apparatus Is housed In
a building fifty by eighty feet.
New Power House.
Located In Front street, 1ust
north of Commerce street, Is thu
new power house. This Is an extern
sion of the plant constructed some
time ago. Here all the electricity
will be generated for illumination
and power in the plant. Located In
q building sixty by e~ighty-hve feet
1t Is right in the heart of the present
buildings of the company. 1t is ex-
pected to generate about 500 kiIo-
watts of the electric fluid.
Bakeifte Co. to Start Soon.
In addition to these buildings 1t Is
planned to soon supplant the pres
ent frame structure occupied by this
General Bakelite Company with q
fine brick building. While incorpor-
ated as q separate company the
General Bakelite Company ts closely
affiliated with the Roessler q Hass-
laeher company n can be spoken
of as a part Of their business. The
General Bakelite Company has al
ready been described In full by the
When the new buildings are ready
for occupancy about the FIRST OF
April, the moving OF the office force.
the research men and other employ
es affected by the opening OF the
new buildings will mean much more
room in the present buildings which
are at present occupied by these
forces. This space will be thrown
into the factories proper The pres
ent machinery used Ia these build
ings VIII be added to, which viii en-
able the company to increase Its
output in a number of the materials
az. ~nroducas and If will aIsn neseaHf-
tate the addition of many men to its
working force, irrespective = sav
additional me who will be put on