El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-03
F0R
FINAL UNIT
OF PLANT
Work Is Being Rushed on
Power Plant Of Big Mill
ing Plant.
MUCH MACHINERY
is BEING RECEIVED

There is a busy buzz Gown al the
Pearson plant. The box factory IS
turning out box shook and packing
cases as fast as the big, double saws
can eat Up the white pine boards from
MADEIRA. New machines are being IN
stalled in the sash and door factory
and this viii add its hum OF prosperity
as soon as the machines can be install
ed and connected to the city power.
There are five of the seven units
under roof now and the final unit OF
the planning mill will soon be covered
and the work of installation started
in this important part Of the Pearson
plant. The surplus stock which is be-
ing shipped from the MADEIRA mills IS
being stored in the unOccup1ed units
of the sash and door factory until It
can be worked by the box factory.
Now Working 800 Men,
Tbs entire plant is now working
600 men on the day shift as the night
work has been discontinued for the
present This does not include men
who are installing the new machines
the suction system which carries the
sawdUst from the mills to the power
plant and the men employed IN the
erection Of the power plant This
power plant is to be the most modern
in the city A number of boilers have
been set .On concrete bases and the
steel stack is being built section AT
time on the south side OF the big pow
er plant The water treating plant
is also being erected Of steel frame
work and will be connected with the
power plant The concrete foundation
and floors for the fuel house have
been poured and are being allowed to
set before the Superstructure is built.
Two car loads of brick for the back
ing of the boilers are being unlOaded
and the switch from the North West
ern track is crowded with materials,
machinery and supplies with which L.
complete the big plant The lumber
track is also filled with lumber which
to be worked in the Il Paso factory.
Drilling Deep Wen.
A well drilling outfit is at work near
the power plant sinking the 500 feet
wen which viii supply the water for
the plant This water viii be stored
in steel tank, the foundation of
which has been laid. and which viii
have a capacity Of 500, 600 gallons The
water viii be treated At the treating
plant before it is Injected into the
boilers of the power plant
The new. two story, office building
has been completed and viii be Oc-
plant Monday. This Office faces the
Stanton street car track and viii in
clude offices for the general clerical
force, the president, vice president and
other out of town executives and @
suite OF cf11ces 1O- the selling force
Of the entire Pearson interests, which
is TO be removed to FL Paso from Chi
cagO-
buI One " Orry NOW.
But one thing can prevent the Fl
PasO Milling company, the FL Paso or
SanizatiOn Of the Pearson interests,
from establishing a record run for
the first year of its existence This
is the cutting of the North Western
line at or below Juarez- The rough
lumber for the plant comes from
MADEIRA and viii come from the new
Pearson plant at Pearson, Chin. Should
the rebels cut the line, the source
of raw material viii be cut off and
it will be necessary for the company
to shut down as soon as the surplus
stock is exhausted, the officers Of the
company say While this is not an
ticipated, all of the lumber possible IS
being sent out of MADEIRA for the FL
PasO plant to be used in case Of
shortage due to the destruction Of the
railroad
Gets Local Patronage.
One pleasing fact about the box
production of the Pearson plant is the
fact that Ell Paso manufacturers ana
wholesale concerns are patronizing the
FL PasO plant. Stacked on the dock
for finished product is a big pile OF
boxes bearing the brand of the West
ern Coffee company Of FL Paso. The
local coffee company is having a large
number OF boxes made at the plant for
shipping coffee to the various towns IN
the southwest The boxes are being
printed with the COmpany's name BY
the automatic printing machines which
are part OF the box factory.